How did my ignorant self get here, lol? I recently watched the 2017 Chinese TV series A Life Time Love ( 上古情歌), starring Huang Xiaoming ( 黄晓明) and Victoria Song ( 宋茜) (on Viki), because Victoria Song is one of my favorite actresses. …the consensus among modern Sinologists is that the book was not written at a single time by a single author, but rather by numerous people from the period of the Warring States to the beginning of the Han dynasty.” “The exact author(s) of the book and the time it was written are still undetermined. It is largely a fabulous geographical and cultural account of pre-Qin China as well as a collection of Chinese mythology.” Early versions of the text may have existed since the 4th century BCE, but the present form was not reached until the early Han dynasty. I’m the most curious about what it may have to say about core Chinese principles and culture.Īccording to Wikipedia, 山海经 Shanhai Jing Classic of the Mountains and Seas “is a Chinese classic text and a compilation of mythic geography and beasts. This and other things I’ve read on the internet about the very many different categories that the book has been put into are part of what has drawn my interest to the book. It is not known why it was written or how it came to be viewed as an accurate geography book.” In fact, the information in the book is mythological. Regarding 山海经 Shanhai Jing Classic of the Mountains and Seas, according to Wikipedia, “Earlier Chinese scholars referred to it as a bestiary, but apparently assumed it was accurate. It’s apparently more accessible to general people than its preceding English translation The Classic of Mountains and Seas by Anne Birrell, published in 2000. His book is apparently written for general people and not just academics. Strassberg, is a Professor of Chinese at the University of California, Los Angeles. Search for “ 山海经 Classic of Mountains and Seas.”Ī Chinese Bestiary weaves together translations from 山海经 Shanhai Jing Classic of the Mountains and Seas with information from other texts. 山海经 Shanhai Jing Classic of the Mountains and Seas can also be downloaded for free at. Strassberg, published in 2002.Ī Chinese Bestiary can be downloaded for free at the following link. I recently stumbled across an English translation of the ancient book 山海经 (Shanhai Jing Classic of the Mountains and Seas) for free! It’s A Chinese Bestiary: Strange Creatures from the Guideways Through Mountains and Seas by Richard E. I’m new to all this, so please pardon my extreme ignorance on all levels.
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