山海经卷八翻译.doc

The Classic of Mountains and Rivers, the eighth volume Classics of Northern Overseas Classics of Northern Overseas mainly tells about the nations expand from Northwestern corner to Northeastern corner. They are as follows: Nation Wuqi lies in the east of Nation Changgu, and people here do not have offsprings. (Note : Wuqi means without offsprings. It is said that people in Nation Wuqi live in the cave and feed on soil and earth. Whether they are man or woman, they would be buried once they are dead. But their heart would never decay and therefore, they would turn into human being again 120 years later.) The God of Mountain Zhong is called Zhuyin. If he opens his eyes, it would become the day; if he closes, it would become the night; if he blows, it would turn into winter; if he inhales, it would become summer. He does not eat, nor does he drink or breath. Once he has a breath, it would become wind, and body is as long as a thousand Li. Located in the east of Nation Wuqi, he has face of mankind, body of snake, being crimson all over and living on the foot of Mountain Zhong. (Note: 1 Li = 500 meters) Nation Yimu is just in its east, and for the people living there in the middle of their face is one eye. There is also a saying assuming that people there also have hands and feet as ordinary one. (Note: Yimu means with one eye ) Nation Rouli is in the east of Nation Yimu, and people there have just one hand and one foot with their knees going on the opposite and feet bending up. There is also a saying assuming that Nation Rouli is also called Nation Liuli, with the feet of people there being reflexed. Mr Liuxiang is a Minister for God Gonggong. He has nine heads with each feeding over the mountains separately. Whats more, wherever he touches, it would turn into marsh and brook. So God Yu murders it, but it turns out that the place where his blood flows is so bloody that it can not even grow crops. So God Yu chooses to fill this place, but it collapses again