Chapter 21 The Classic of Mountains and Seas The Seventeen Great Wilderness Northern Classics

Beyond the Northeast Sea, in the wilderness, among the rivers, on the mountain of Fuyu, Emperor Zhuan (zhu1n) Xu (x&) and his nine concubines were buried.Yuan You (■) [鸱 (ch9)] Jiu, Wen Bei, Li Yu, Luan Niao, (Emperor) [Phoenix] bird, big thing, small thing②.There are blue bird, Lang (l2ng) bird, black bird, yellow bird, tiger, leopard, bear, 罴 (p0), yellow snake, Shirou, 璿 (xu2n) rose (gu9), Yaobi ③, all out (wei) Yu Shan. [Wei] Qiu Fangyuan is three hundred miles away, and Qiu Nandi's handsome bamboo forest is there, which is a big boat.There is Chize Water in Zhunan, which is called Fengyuan.

There are three mulberries without branches, [all are a hundred ren high].In Chiusi there is Shenyuan⑤, which Zhuanxu bathed in. [Notes] ① Fuyu Mountain: The above-mentioned Wuyu Mountain and Anyu Mountain are the same mountain as this.Fu, Wu, and 鲋 are all common in ancient characters. ②Large objects, small objects: Refers to the large and small utensils and objects that were buried. ③Lang bird: white bird.Lang: pure white.Xuanniao: Another name for swallows.Because of its black feathers, it is called a black bird.Xuan: Black.璿: beautiful jade. ④ seal: big. 5 sink: deep. 【Translation】Beyond the Northeast Sea, in the midst of the wilderness, where the Yellow River flows, there is Mount Fuyu. Emperor Zhuanxu and his nine concubines were buried on this mountain.There are kite eagles, piebald shellfish, Lizhu birds, luan birds, phoenix birds, big and small things.There are also bluebirds, wolfbirds, swallows, yellow birds, tigers, leopards, bears, scorpions, yellow snakes, meat monsters, jade gemstones, Yaoyu jasper, all produced in this mountain.Weiqiu has a radius of three hundred li, and to the south of Weiqiu is the bamboo forest of Emperor Jun. The bamboo is so big that it can be made into a boat.To the south of the bamboo forest is a red lake named Fengyuan.There are three mulberry trees that do not grow branches, all of which are one hundred ren high.To the west of Weiqiu is Shenyuan, where Emperor Zhuanxu bathed.

There is a country of Hu Buyu, whose surname is Lie, and who eats millet (sh). 【Translation】There was a country named Hu Buyu, where the people surnamed Lie ate yellow rice. In the wilderness, there is a mountain named Buxian.There is the country of the Sushen family.There are cockroaches (f5i) leeches (zh@) ①, four wings.There is a worm ②, which has the head of a beast and the body of a snake, and its name is the lyre worm. [Notes] ① Fei: Tong "fly".Leeches: Annelids, there are several types, such as leeches, fish leeches, and mountain leeches. ②Insect: This refers to the snake.

【Translation】In the wilderness, there is a mountain called Buxian Mountain.There is a country named Sushen.There is a flying leech with four wings.There is a kind of snake, which is the head of a beast and the body of a snake, called the lyre insect. Some people are called adults.There is a country of adults, where Li (x9) has the surname and millet (sh () food. There are big green snakes, yellow heads, and food stag (zh (). 【Translation】There is a kind of person named adults.There is a country of adults, where the people surnamed Li eat yellow rice.There is a big green snake with a yellow head that can devour big deer.

There is Elm Mountain.Gun (g(n)) attacked the mountain of Chengzhou. 【Translation】There is an elm mountain.Another Gun attacked Chengzhou Mountain. In the wilderness, there is a mountain named Hengtian.There is the mountain of the ancestors.There is Pan (p2n) a thousand miles of wood. 【Translation】In the wilderness, there is a mountain called Hengtian.There is another mountain of ancestors.There is a big tree that twists and turns for a thousand miles. There is an uncle (ch) country, the son of Zhuan (zhu1n) Xu (x&), who eats millet (sh) and makes four birds: tiger, leopard, bear, and 罴 (p0). There is a black worm that looks like a bear, and it is called Hunting (x＠x＠).

【Translation】There is a country called Shushu, where the people are all descendants of Zhuanxu, who eat yellow rice and can domesticate and drive four kinds of wild animals: tigers, leopards, bears, and 罴.There is a black bug that is shaped like a bear and it's called hunting. There is the country of Northern Qi, the surname Jiang, envoys tiger, leopard, bear, and 罴 (p0). 【Translation】There is a Northern Qi State, where the people surnamed Jiang are able to domesticate and drive tigers, leopards, bears and 罴. In the great wilderness, there is a mountain named Xianjian Dafeng Mountain, where Heji enters, and Haibei pours into it.To the west there is a mountain called the Stones Accumulated by Yu.

【Translation】In the Great Wilderness, there is a mountain called Xianyan Dafeng Mountain. It is the place where the Yellow River and the Ji River flow in. The sea water pours into it from the north.There is also a mountain on the west side of it, named Yusuo Stone Mountain. Those who have Yangshan.Those who follow the mountains will come out along the water.There is the country of Shizhou and Danshan. 【Translation】There is a Yangshan mountain.There is another Shun Mountain, and the Shun River originates from this mountain.There is a state of Shizhou, and there is a Danshan in the state.

There is Daze, which is thousands of miles away, and the birds can understand it. 【Translation】There is a big marsh with a radius of thousands of miles, where all kinds of birds shed their old feathers and regenerate new ones. There is a country of Maomin, according to their surnames, they eat millet (sh) and make four birds. Yu gave birth to Junguo, and Junguo gave birth to servants, and servants gave birth to Xiulu (ji2), and Xiuren killed people. For the country, it is the Mao people. 【Translation】There is a Mao Minguo, where people surnamed Yi, eat yellow rice, can domesticate and drive four kinds of wild animals.

Dayu gave birth to Junguo, Junguo gave birth to Yucai, and Yucai gave birth to Xiulian, who killed the Chu people.Dayu mourned the killing of the Chao people, and secretly helped the descendants of the Chao people to build a country, which is the Mao Minguo. There is the country of Dan (d1n) ears, Ren surname, Yu Haozi, and Shigu.In the Zhu of the North Sea, there is a god with a human face and a bird body, two green snakes Er and two red snakes named Yu Qiang. [Translation] There is a country of Dan'er, where the people surnamed Ren are descendants of the god Yuhao, and they eat rice.

On an island in the North Sea, there is a god-man with a human face and a bird's body, with two blue snakes hanging on his ears and two red snakes under his feet. His name is Yu Qiang. In the wilderness, there is a mountain called the Arctic Sky Cabinet, where the sea flows northward.There is a god with nine human faces and a bird body, named Jiufeng.There is also a god who holds a snake in his mouth and manipulates a snake. He has the head of a tiger and a human body, with four hooves and long elbows, and his name is Qiangliang. 【Translation】In the middle of the wilderness, there is a mountain called the Arctic Tiangui Mountain, and the sea water pours into it from the north.

There is a god-man with nine heads and a human face and a bird's body, named Jiufeng.There is another god-man with a snake in his mouth and a snake in his hand. He has the head of a tiger and the body of a man with four hooves and long arms and elbows. His name is Qiangliang. In the wilderness, there is a mountain named Chengdu Zaitian.There is a man who has two yellow snakes, and the two yellow snakes are called Kuafu. Later natives gave birth to letters, and letters gave birth to Kuafu.Kuafu is reckless, he wants to chase Rijing (y!ng)①, and catch him in Yugu②. Will drink the river but not enough, will go to Daze, and will die here before arriving.Yinglong had already killed Chiyou and Kuafu, so he went to the south, so it was rainy in the south. [Notes] ① King: The original character of "shadow". ② catch: to, and. ③Kill Kuafu again: First, it is said that Kuafu died because of chasing the sun, and then it is said that Kuafu was killed by Yinglong. This is a divergence in myths and legends. 【Translation】In the wilderness, there is a mountain named Zaitian Mountain in Chengdu.There is a man who wears two yellow snakes in his ears and holds two yellow snakes in his hands. His name is Kuafu.Houtu gave birth to Xin, and Xin gave birth to Kuafu.But Kuafu didn't measure his physical strength, he wanted to catch up with the sun's light and shadow, and went straight to Yugu.Kuafu wanted to drink the water of the Yellow River to quench his thirst, but it was not enough. He was going to go to the north to drink the water of Daze, but before he arrived, he died of thirst here.After Yinglong killed Chiyou, he also killed Kuafu. Because his supernatural power was exhausted and he couldn't reach the sky, he went to live in the south, so there was a lot of rain in the south. There is also the country without intestines, which is Ren's surname.No stepson ①, eat fish. [Notes] ① Wuji: That is, the Wuqi country mentioned above.No Qi means no heir, no descendants.But here it is said that the Wuchang people are the descendants of the Wuqi people, obviously they have successors, not no successors.This is in line with the magical and weird nature of myths and legends. 【Translation】There is another country without intestines, where the surname is Ren.They are the descendants of the people of No Ji Nation, and they eat fish. The minister of Gonggong is named Xiangyou (y2o) ①, with nine snake bodies, self-circling, and eating on Jiu (soil) [mountain]. Its place ■(w&) Soni② is the source of water, which is neither bitter nor bitter, and no beast can get away from it.Yu Yu (y1n) Flood ③, killing Xiang Yao, its blood is stinky, and no grain can grow; its land is full of water, and it is not inhabitable.Yu Yanzhi, Sanren (r6n) and Sanju (j()) ④ are considered ponds, and the emperors thought they were platforms. It is in the north of Kunlun. [Notes] ①Xiangyou: That is the Xiangliu mentioned above. ②■: vomiting.Ni: Stop it. ③ Obliteration: blocking. ④ Three: Indicates the majority, not the real one.Ren: Tong "■".full.Ju: corrupt.Here it means collapse, fall. [Translation] There was a courtier named Xiangyou in Gonggong, who had nine heads but snake bodies, circling around and forming a ball, greedily occupying the nine sacred mountains and asking for food.The place where he spit and stayed immediately turned into a big swamp, and the smell was either acrid or bitter, and none of the beasts could live here.Dayu blocked the flood and killed Xiangyou, but Xiangyou's blood was so foul and smelly that the crops could not grow; the place was flooded and people could not live there.Dayu filled it up, filled it up repeatedly and collapsed many times, so he dug it into a big pool, and the emperors used the excavated soil to build several high platforms.Zhudi Terrace is located in the north of Kunlun Mountain. There is the mountain of Yue, where bamboo grows. 【Translation】There is Yueshan, a tall bamboo grows on this mountain. In the wilderness, there are mountains whose names are unknown, and the sea water [North] enters Yan. 【Translation】In the midst of the wilderness, there is a mountain named Buju Mountain, and the sea water pours into it from the north. There are those who are connected to the mountains of Kunming, and there are the platforms of Gonggong, those who shoot dare not go to Beixiang (xi4ng)①.There is a person who wears Tsing Yi ②, and her name is Huang Di Nu (魃), [妭 (b2)] ③.Chiyou sent troops to attack the Yellow Emperor, and the Yellow Emperor ordered Yinglong to attack the wilderness of Jizhou.In response to the dragon's animal water, Chi You asked Feng Boyu Master ⑤ to make the wind and rain.The Yellow Emperor went down to heaven and said (魃) [妭], when the rain stopped, he killed Chi You. (魃) [妭] Can't go back up, and it doesn't rain where I live.The emperor of Shu Junyan was placed in the north of Chishui.Uncle Jun is Tian Zu ⑥. (魃) [妭] It died at the time, and those who wanted to chase it, the order said: "The gods go north ⑦!" [Note] ① Township: Tong "Xiang".direction. ②Clothes: wear.Here are the verbs. ③ Nvni: According to legend, she is a bald goddess who does not grow a single hair. It does not rain in the place where she lives. ④ Bing: This refers to weapons and weapons. ⑤ Feng Bo: The wind god in myths and legends.Rain Master: The god in charge of rainwater in myths and legends. ⑥ Tianzu: God in charge of the fields. 7 Northbound: refers to returning to the north of Chishui. 8 blasphemy: small ditch. 【Translation】There is a mountain called Xikun Mountain, and there is Gonggong Terrace on it. Archers dare not draw their bows to the north because they are in awe of the power of Gonggong.There is a person who wears blue clothes, and her name is the concubine of the Yellow Emperor.Chiyou made many kinds of weapons to attack Huangdi, and Huangdi sent Yinglong to the wilderness of Jizhou to attack Chiyou.Yinglong accumulated a lot of water, and Chiyou invited Fengbo and Yushi to set up a big storm.The Yellow Emperor sent down a celestial girl named 妭 to help in the battle, and the rain stopped, so he killed Chiyou.The daughter-in-law could no longer return to the sky because of exhaustion of divine power, and there was no rain in the place where she lived.Shujun reported the matter to the Yellow Emperor, and later the Yellow Emperor placed the concubine in the north of Chishui.Shujun became the God of Tian.The daughter-in-law often flees and suffers from drought. If she wants to drive her away, she prays: "O God, please go north!" Clear the waterways and dredge the ditches. There is someone who eats fish, named Shenmu Minzhiguo, whose surname is (f5n), who eats fish. 【Translation】There is a group of people who are eating fish. The name is Shenmu Minguo. The people here are surnamed and eat fish. Those who have Zhongshan.There is a woman in Tsing Yi named Chishui Lady (Xian) [魃 (b2)]①. [Notes] ① Chishui female 魃: the above-mentioned female concubine who was placed in the north of Chishui by the Yellow Emperor.妭, the same as "魃".Ba: God of drought. 【Translation】There is a bell mountain.There was a woman in blue clothes, named Chishui woman Ba. In the wilderness, there is a mountain named Rongfu Mountain, which enters Yanshui along the river.Some people call it Dog Rong.The Yellow Emperor gave birth to Miaolong, Miaolong gave birth to Rongwu, Rongwu gave birth to Mingming, Mingming gave birth to white dogs, white dogs have females (p@n) and males (m()), they are dogs and eat meat. There are red beasts, horses without The first one is called the body of King Rongxuan. [Notes] ① Rongxuan King Corpse: Legend has it that it is a god worshiped by the Quanrong people. 【Translation】In the midst of the wilderness, there is a mountain named Rongfu Mountain, which flows into this mountain along the river.There is a kind of person named Dog Rong.The Yellow Emperor gave birth to Miaolong, Miaolong gave birth to Rongwu, Rongwu gave birth to Nong Ming, and Nang Ming gave birth to a white dog. The white dog had a male and a female and mates with each other, so they became dogs and Rong people, who ate meat.There is a red beast, shaped like an ordinary horse but without a head, called Rongxuan King Corpse. There are mountains named Qizhou Mountain, Jun Mountain, ■(qi4n) Mountain, Xianye Mountain, and Yu Mountain. [Translation] There are several mountains called Qizhou Mountain, Jun Mountain, ■ Mountain, Xianye Mountain, and Yu Mountain. Someone has a glance, face-to-face.One is the surname of Wei, the son of Shaohao, who eats millet (sh (). 【例句】There is a kind of person who has one eye, which is in the middle of the face.One theory holds that their surname is Wei, they are descendants of Shaohao, and they eat yellow rice. There are [no] following (no) people, [no] following (no) people take their surnames, have no bones, eat qi, and fish. 【Translation】There is a kind of people called Wujimin, whose surname is Ren, who are the descendants of the boneless people, who eat air and fish. Northwest Overseas, east of Quicksand, there is a country called Zhong (bi3n), son of Zhuan (zhu1n) Xu (x&), who eats millet (sh (). [Translation] Overseas in the northwest, to the east of the quicksand, there is a country called China. The people here are the descendants of Zhuanxu, who eat yellow rice. There is a country named Laiqiu.There is the dog Rong country.There is a (god) [human] with a human face and an animal body, and his name is Quanrong. 【Translation】There is a country named Laiqiu.There is also a dog Rong country.There is a kind of person with a human face and an animal body, called Quan Rong. Overseas Northwest, north of the Black River, there are people with wings called Miao people.Zhuanxu gave birth to Huan Tou (hu1n), Huan Tou gave birth to Miao Min, Miao Minli (x9) surname, carnivorous.There is a mountain named Zhangshan. [Translation] Overseas in the northwest, on the north bank of the Black River, there is a kind of people with wings called Miao people. Zhuanxu gave birth to Huantou, and Huantou gave birth to Miao Min, who were surnamed Li and ate meat.There is also a mountain named Zhangshan. In the wilderness, there are Mount Hengshi, Mount Jiuyin, and Mount Luye, on which there are red trees with green leaves and red flowers, called Ruomu. 【Translation】In the wilderness, there are Hengshi Mountain, Jiuyin Mountain, and Huiye Mountain. There is a red tree on the mountain, with blue leaves and red flowers, called Ruomu. There is a country of cattle and li.Some people are boneless, the son of Dan'er. 【Translation】There is a Niu Li country.The people here have no bones on their bodies, and they are descendants of the Dan'er people. Beyond the Northwest Sea, north of Chishui, there is Mount Zhangwei.There is a god, with a human face and a snake body, red, [thousands of miles in length], with straight eyes and upright ①, whose eyes are dark, whose vision is bright, who does not eat or sleep, and is greeted by wind and rain (y6) ②.It is Zhu Jiuyin ③, which is called Candle Dragon. 【Notes】①Cheng: According to the research of scholars, "Cheng" may be a borrowed sound of the word "望".I: Gap. ② Ye: According to the research of scholars, "Ye" is a borrowed sound of "choke".Choking: Eating too fast and food clogs the throat.Here it means to devour, to swallow. ③Nine Yin: a dark place. [Translation] Overseas in the northwest, on the north bank of Chishui, there is Mount Zhangwei.There is a god-man with a human face, a snake body, and a red body. His body is a thousand miles long, and his erect eyes form a slit in the middle. When he closes his eyes, it is night, and when he opens them, it is day. It sleeps without breathing, and only feeds on wind and rain.He can illuminate dark places, so he is called Candle Dragon.