Chapter 11 The Classic of Mountains and Seas, the Seven Seas and the West

Overseas, from the southwestern Zou (z#u) to the northwest Zou. 【Translation】Overseas countries, regions, mountains and rivers from the southwest corner to the northwest corner are as follows. The Miemeng bird is in the north of Jiexiong, and it is a blue bird with a red tail. [Translation] Miemeng Bird is in the north of Jiexiong Country, where the bird has blue feathers and a red tail. The Dayun Mountain is three hundred ren high (r6n) ①, in the north of Miemengniao. [Note] ①Ren: In ancient times, eight feet combined with one Ren. [Translation] Dayun Mountain is three hundred ren high, standing on the north side of Miemengniao.

The field of Dale (y6) was opened here by Xia Hou (w () "Nine Dynasties" ①, riding two dragons and covering three layers of clouds. The left hand holds the shade (y@) ②, the right hand holds the ring, and Pei Yuhuang (hu2ng) ③.In the north of Dayun Mountain.One is the wilderness of the great legacy. [Notes] ①Xia Houqi: Legend has it that he is the son of Dayu, the founding monarch of the Xia Dynasty, and the first monarch of the Xia Dynasty.The Empress of Xia is the King of Xia.儛: Same as "dance". ②Yi: An umbrella-shaped canopy made of feathers. ③ Huang: A semicircular jade.

[Translation] Great Leye, where Xia Houqi watched the music and dance of "Nine Dynasties", riding two dragons, soaring above the triple cloud.He holds a canopy in his left hand, a jade ring in his right, and a jade huang around his waist.Daleye is just to the north of Dayun Mountain.Another theory holds that Xia Houqi watched the music and dance "Nine Generations" in Dayiye. The Kingdom of the Three Body begins in the north after Xia, with one head and three bodies. 【Translation】The Three Body Kingdom is in the north of where Xia Houqi is located, and the people there all have one head and three bodies.

One arm is in the north, one arm, one eye, and one nostril.There are yellow horses and tiger scripts, one eye and one hand①. [Note] ① Hand: This refers to the horse's legs and hooves. 【Translation】One Arm Kingdom is to the north of the Three Body Kingdom, where people have one arm, one eye, and one nostril.There were also yellow horses with tiger stripes and one eye and one hoof. The kingdom of odd (j9) brachial (g#ng) is in its north.He has one arm and three eyes, with yin and yang, and rides a horse. There is Niaoyan, with two ends, reddish yellow, next to it. [Note] ①Wenma: That is Kira horse, with a white body and red mane, eyes like gold, riding on it, the life span can reach a thousand years.

【Translation】The Qigong Kingdom is to the north of the Yiarm Kingdom.The people there have one arm and three eyes, the eyes are divided into yin and yang, and the yin is on the top and the yang is on the bottom, riding a horse named Ji Liang.There is also a bird with two heads and a red and yellow body that perches beside them. Xingtian competed with the emperor (so far) for the gods, and the emperor cut off his head and buried it in the mountain of Changyang.It uses the breast as the eye, the navel as the mouth, and the dry Qi dances. 【Notes】①Xingtian: Xingtian is a headless god in myths and legends.Shape, Tong "punishment", the meaning of cutting, killing.The sky is the meaning of the top, referring to the head of a person.Xing Tian is beheading.Therefore, this god was originally nameless, and only after being decapitated did he get the name of Xingtian God.

【Translation】Xing Tian and the Emperor of Heaven competed for the throne, and the Emperor of Heaven cut off Xing Tian's head and buried his head in Changyang Mountain.Xing Tian, ​​who was headless, used his nipples as eyes, his belly button as his mouth, and danced with a shield in one hand and a big ax in the other. The female sacrifice, the female (Qi) [薎 (mi6)] is in the north, between the two waters, (Qi) [薎] Cao (Yu薎) [鱼 ■ (zh@)] ①, Ji Caozu (z() ②. [Note] ① 觛: It is the small 觯.The scorpion is a kind of wine vessel in ancient times. ②俎: A ritual vessel for offerings in ancient sacrificial offerings.

[Translation] The witch named Ji and the witch named Xi lived in the north of the place where Xingtian and the Emperor of Heaven fought, just in the middle of the two water streams. The witch Xi held a small wine cup in her hand, and the witch Ji held a Zu in her hand. device. ■(c＠) bird, ■(zh1n) bird, its color is blue and yellow, and the country it passes through dies.In the north of the female sacrifice. ■Bird face, living on the mountain.One is Wei Bird, which is collected by blue birds and yellow birds. 【Translation】A kind of ■bird, a kind of ■bird, their color is blue with yellow in the middle, whichever country they pass through will be defeated. ■bird and ■bird inhabit the north of the Witch Festival. ■A bird with a human face stands on a mountain.Another theory holds that these two kinds of birds are collectively called Wei birds, which is a mixed name for blue birds and yellow birds gathered together.

The husband's country is in the north of Wei Niao, and he is a man with a sword in his clothes. 【Translation】Husband Country is in the north of Wei Bird, and the people there are all dressed in clothes, hats and swords. The corpse of a female ugliness is burnt for ten days (zh@) to kill it①.In Husband North.Use the right hand to strike (zh4ng) its face ②.On the top of the ten days, the female ugly lives on the mountain. [Notes] ① Sunburn: Barbecue. ②鄣: Same as "obstacle".To block, to cover up. 【Translation】There is a corpse of a female ugly, who was roasted to death by the heat of ten suns.She lies across the north of her husband's country.He covered her face with his right hand when he died.Ten suns hung high in the sky, and the ugly woman's body lay on the top of the mountain.

Wu Xianguo is in the North of Nvchou. He holds the green snake with his right hand and the red snake with his left hand.In Dengbao Mountain, the group of witches came from top to bottom. 【Translation】Wu Xianguo is to the north of Nv Chou, and the people there hold a green snake in their right hand and a red snake in their left hand.There is Dengbao Mountain, where a group of wizards travel between heaven and earth. It was also sealed in Wuxiandong, and its shape was like a pig (zh@), with heads on the front and back, black. 【Translation】The monster called Bingfeng is located in the east of Wuxian Kingdom. It is shaped like an ordinary pig, but it has heads front and back, and it is black.

The country of women is in the north of Wuxian, where the two women live, surrounded by water.One is to live in one gate. 【Translation】The country of women is in the north of Wuxian country. There are two women living here, surrounded by water.Another theory holds that they lived in the middle of a gate. When the country of Xuan (xu1n) and Yuan (yu2n) is in (this) poor mountain, those who do not live are eight hundred years old.In the north of the country of women, there is a human face and a snake body, with the tail on the head. 【Translation】Xuanyuan Kingdom is next to the poor mountain, where people can live to be 800 years old even if they don't live long.

Xuanyuan Kingdom is to the north of the Women's Kingdom. They have human faces but snake bodies, with their tails coiled around their heads. The poor mountain is to the north, and I dare not shoot westward, fearing the hill of Xuanyuan.In the north of Xuanyuan Kingdom, on the side of the hill, four snakes surround each other. 【Translation】Qingshan Mountain is to the north of Xuanyuan Kingdom. People there dare not shoot to the west with their bows and arrows, because they fear Xuanyuan Hill where the mighty spirit of the Yellow Emperor is located.Xuanyuan Hill is located in the north of Xuanyuan Kingdom. This Xuanyuan Hill is square and surrounded by four big snakes. (This) in the fields of various (yao) [wo], the phoenix sings by itself, and the phoenix dances by itself; the eggs of the phoenix emperor are eaten by the people;Animals and herds.In the north of the Four Snakes, the man eats the eggs with two hands, and leads them with two torii gates. [Note] ① Manna: The ancients called sweet dew, thinking that the world is peaceful, and manna will fall from the sky. 【Translation】There is a place called Woye, where the phoenix sings freely and the phoenix dances freely; the eggs laid by the Phoenix Emperor are eaten by the residents there; You can do whatever you want.All kinds of wild beasts live there with people.Woye is to the north of the four snakes, and the people there are eating the phoenix eggs with both hands, and two birds are leading them in front. Longyu Mausoleum lives in the north, and looks like (raccoon) [carp].One is called 鰕 (xi1)①.That is to say, there are sacred people who take advantage of this to travel the nine fields ②.One said that the soft-shelled turtle fish is in the north of (Yao) [Wo] Ye, and it is a fish like a carp. [Notes] ① 鰕: The big salamander (n0) fish is called 鰕.Salamander is an amphibious animal with four legs, long tail, small eyes and big mouth. It lives in valleys and streams.Because the cry is like a child crying, it is commonly known as the salamander. ② Nine: Indicates the majority.Here is the meaning of vastness. 【Translation】Arowana, which can live both in water and in mountains, is in the north of Woye. The shape of dragon fish is like a common carp.Another way of saying it is like a catfish.There are holy people riding it to roam the vast wilderness.There is also a saying that the turtle fish is in the north of Woye, and the shape of this fish is also similar to carp. The Kingdom of Baimin is located in the north of Longyu, and Baishenqui (p0) is issued ①.There is Chenghuang, which is shaped like a fox and has horns on its back. The life span of Cheng is two thousand years. [Notes] ①Being: Tong "Phi". 【Translation】Bai Minguo is in the north of where Arowana is located, and the people there are all white-skinned and with loose hair.There is a beast called Chenghuang, which is shaped like a common fox and has horns on its back. If a person rides on it, he can live for two thousand years. The country of Sushen is in the north of Baimin.There is a tree named Xiongchang, (first entered the emperor) [the sage stands on behalf of], it is taken from here①. [Note] ① The sage stands on behalf of the sage, and it is taken here: According to the ancients, the custom of Sushen country is that people usually have no clothes. Once a wise emperor succeeds in the Central Plains, then the everglory tree will grow a kind of bark. The people there take it and make it into clothes. 【Translation】Sushen State is in the north of Bai Minguo.There is a kind of tree called Xiongchang tree. Whenever a holy emperor succeeds to the throne in the Central Plains, people there will take the bark of Xiongchang tree to make clothes. The country of long stocks is in the north of Xiongchang, and was announced by (p0).One is long feet. 【Translation】Changgu country is to the north of Xiong Changshu, where the people have loose hair.Another way of saying is that the country with long shares is called the country with long feet. West Ruo (r)) receives ①, has a snake in the left ear, rides two dragons. [Notes] ① Rushou: The golden god in myths and legends, looks like a human face, tiger claws, white hair, and holds a (y) e) ax in his hand. 【Translation】The God of Ruo Shou in the west has a snake on his left ear, and he rides two dragons to fly.