06
海外南经
712 characters
Original
海外南經
地之所載，六合之閒，四海之內，照之以日月，經之以星辰，紀之以四時，要之以太歲，神靈所生，其物異形，或夭或壽，唯聖人能通其道。
海外自西南陬至東南陬者。
結匈國在其西南，其為人結匈。
南山在其東南。自此山來，蟲為蛇，蛇號為魚。一曰南山在結匈東南。比翼鳥在其東，其為鳥青、赤，兩鳥比翼。一曰在南山東。
羽民國在其東南，其為人長頭，身生羽。一曰在比翼鳥東南，其為人長頰。
有神人二八，連臂，為帝司夜于此野。在羽民東。其為小人頰赤肩，盡十六人。
畢方鳥在其東，青水西，其為鳥一腳。一曰在二八神東。
讙頭國在其南，其為人人面有翼，鳥喙，方捕魚。一曰在畢方東。或曰讙朱國。
厭火國在其南，獸身黑色。生火出其口中。一曰在讙朱東。
三株樹在厭火北，生赤水上，其為樹如柏，葉皆為珠。一曰其為樹若彗。
三苗國在赤水東，其為人相隨。一曰三毛國。
臷國在其東，其為人黃，能操弓射蛇。一曰臷國在三毛東。
貫匈國在其東，其為人匈有竅。一曰在臷國東。
交脛國在其東，其為人交脛。一曰在穿匈東。
不死民在其東，其為人黑色，壽，不死。一曰在穿匈國東。
反舌國在其東，其為人反舌。一日支舌國在不死民東。
昆侖虛在其東，虛四方。一曰在反舌東，為虛四方。
羿與鑿齒戰于壽華之野，羿射殺之。在昆侖虛東。羿持弓矢，鑿齒持盾。一曰持戈。
三首國在其東，其為人一身三首。一曰在鑿齒東。
周饒國在其東，其為人短小，冠帶。一曰焦僥國在三首東。
長臂國在其東，捕魚水中，兩手各操一魚。一曰在焦僥東，捕魚海中。
狄山，帝堯葬于陽，帝嚳葬于陰。爰有熊、羆、文虎、蜼、豹、離朱、視肉。吁咽、文王皆葬其所。一曰湯山。一曰爰有熊、羆、文虎、蜼、豹、離朱、𩿨久、視肉、虖交。有范林方三百里。
南方祝融，獸身人面，乘兩龍。
Translation
Classic of the Lands Overseas: South
What the earth bears, within the six directions and four seas, is illuminated by the sun and moon, governed by the stars, marked by the four seasons, and measured by the Grand Year. What the divine spirits produce takes strange forms—some short-lived, some long-lived. Only the sage can understand their ways.
The lands overseas from the southwest corner to the southeast corner.
The Jie Xiong Kingdom lies to its southwest—its people have crested chests.
The South Mountain lies to its southeast. From this mountain onward, insects become snakes and snakes are called fish. One account places the South Mountain southeast of Jie Xiong. The Biyi Bird lies to its east—these birds are blue and red, two birds flying wing to wing. One account places it east of the South Mountain.
The Yumin Kingdom lies to its southeast—its people have long heads and bodies covered in feathers. One account places it southeast of the Biyi Bird, where people have long cheeks.
There are divine people, twenty-eight in number, linked arm to arm, serving the Emperor as night watchmen in this wilderness. They lie east of the Yumin—small people with red cheeks and shoulders, sixteen in all.
The Bifang Bird lies to its east, west of the Qing waters—it is a bird with one foot. One account places it east of the twenty-eight divine people.
The Huan Tou Kingdom lies to its south—its people have human faces with wings and bird beaks, catching fish. One account places it east of Bifang. Another name is the Huan Zhu Kingdom.
The Yan Huo Kingdom lies to its south—its people have black beast bodies, and fire emerges from their mouths. One account places it east of Huan Zhu.
The Three Stem Tree stands north of Yan Huo, growing on the Red River—it is a tree like a cypress, with leaves like pearls. One account says it is shaped like a comet.
The San Miao Kingdom lies east of the Red River—its people follow one another. Another name is the San Mao Kingdom.
The Zhi Kingdom lies to its east—its people are yellow and can draw bows to shoot snakes. One account places the Zhi Kingdom east of San Mao.
The Guan Xiong Kingdom lies to its east—their chests have holes. One account places it east of the Zhi Kingdom.
The Jiao Jing Kingdom lies to its east—their shins are crossed. One account places it east of Chuan Xiong.
The Immortal People lie to its east—they are black, long-lived and cannot die. One account places them east of the Chuan Xiong Kingdom.
The Fan She Kingdom lies to its east—its people have reversed tongues. Another name is the Zhi She Kingdom, east of the Immortal People.
The Kunlun Ruins lie to its east, square in shape. One account places them east of Fan She, square in shape.
Hou Yi fought with Yao Chi in the Shouhua wilderness—Hou Yi shot and killed him. This is east of the Kunlun Ruins. Hou Yi held a bow and arrows; Yao Chi held a shield. One account says a dagger-axe.
The Three Head Kingdom lies to its east—its people have one body and three heads. One account places it east of Yao Chi.
The Zhou Rao Kingdom lies to its east—its people are short and wear crowns and sashes. Another name is the Jiao Yao Kingdom, east of the Three Heads.
The Long Arm Kingdom lies to its east—they catch fish in the water, each hand holding one fish. One account places them east of Jiao Yao, catching fish in the sea.
Mount Di: Emperor Yao is buried on the south face and Emperor Ku on the north face. Here are bears, raccoon dogs, patterned tigers, monkeys, leopards, li zhu and vision flesh. Xu Yan and King Wen are both buried here. Another name is Tang Mountain. One account lists bears, raccoon dogs, patterned tigers, monkeys, leopards, li zhu, longjiu, vision flesh and hujiao. There is a fan forest three hundred li square.
The southern deity Zhu Rong has a beast body and human face, riding two dragons.