The full text and translation of the ancient book, Classic of Mountains and Seas, was urgently needed!

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The full text and translation of the ancient book, Classic of Mountains and Seas, was urgently needed!

" Classic of Mountains and Seas " was a mythological geography book in ancient China. It mainly recorded various strange natural landscapes and mythological creatures in legends within China. The book was divided into three parts: Mountain Scripture, Sea Scripture, and Wilderness Scripture. Each part included various mountains and rivers, myths of monsters, and strange stories.

The following is the full text and translation of the Classic of Mountains and Seas:

Chapter 1: Mountain Scripture

There is a mountain in the East China Sea called the Great Wilderness Mountain. At the foot of this mountain, there is a sea dried stone shaped like a dragon and colored like copper. It eats human flesh and kills people to sacrifice to the mountain. There is a beast in the mountains. Its name is like a human face, its body is like a cow, it eats sand and stones, its voice is like a drill, it can be used as a tool, its name is a giant spirit, its shape is like a turtle's back, it has nine tails, it can be used as an arrow. There is a bird called Peng Ying, which has twelve tails and can be used as a boat.

Chapter 2: Sea Scripture

There was an island in the Great Desolate Sea, which was called the shore of the Great Sea. At the foot of this island, there is a stone chicken shaped like a bird's wings, spreading thousands of miles to eat grass and grow fat. Its cry is like the sound of a phoenix, which can be used as a tool. There is a beast named Dog Rong, whose body looks like a horse's head. It eats grass for people and makes sounds. It looks like a dog and can be used as an arrow. There is a fish called Kun Peng. It looks like a turtle's back and has nine tails. It can be used as a boat.

Part Three: Desolate Scripture

There is a mountain called Nanshan on the coast of the East China Sea. There is a beast at the foot of this mountain. Its name is Taotie. It has a human face and a cow's head like a turtle's tail. It is like a snake. It eats earth and likes to eat human flesh. It can be used as a tool. There is a bird called Peng Ying, which has twelve tails and can be used as a boat. There is a kind of insect called the mantis, whose head is like a hook and can be used as a tool. There is a sea beast called a whale. It has nine tails on its chest and can be used as a boat.

The above was the full text and translation of the Classic of Mountains and Seas.