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海外东经
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海外東經
海外自東南陬至東北陬者。
𨲠丘，爰有遺玉、青馬、視肉、楊桃、甘柤。甘華，百果所生。在東海，兩山夾丘，上有樹木。一曰嗟丘，一曰百果所在，在堯葬東。
大人國在其北，為人大，坐而削船。一曰在镸𨲠丘北。
奢比之尸在其北，獸身、人面、大耳，珥兩青蛇。一曰肝榆之尸，在大人北。
君子國在其北，衣冠帶劍，食獸，使二文虎在旁，其人好讓不爭。有薰華草，朝生夕死。一曰在肝榆之尸北。
𧈫𧈫在其北，各有兩首。一曰在君子國北。
朝陽之谷，神曰天吳，是為水伯。在𧈫𧈫北兩水間。其為獸也，八首人面，八足八尾，背青黃。
青丘國在其北，其人食五穀，衣絲帛。其狐四足九尾。一曰在朝陽北。
帝命豎亥步，自東極至于西極，五億十選九千八百步。豎亥右手把筭，左手指青丘北。一曰禹令豎亥。一曰五億十萬九千八百步。
黑齒國在其北，為人黑，食稻啖蛇，一赤一青，在其旁。一曰：在豎亥北，為人黑首，食稻使蛇，其一蛇赤。
下有湯谷。湯谷上有扶桑，十日所浴，在黑齒北。居水中，有大木，九日居下枝，一日居上枝。
雨師妾國在其北，其為人黑，兩手各操一蛇，左耳有青蛇，右耳有赤蛇。一曰在十日北，為人黑身人面，各操一龜。
玄股之國在其北，其為人股黑，衣魚食䳼，使兩鳥夾之。一曰在雨師妾國北。
毛民之國在其北，為人身生毛。一曰在玄股北。
勞民國在其北，其為人黑，食果草實。有一鳥兩頭。或曰教民。一曰在毛民北，為人面目手足盡黑。
東方句芒，鳥身人面，乘兩龍。
建平元年四月丙戌，待詔太常屬臣望校治，侍中光祿勳臣龔、侍中奉車都尉光祿大夫臣秀領主省。
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Translation
Classic of Regions beyond the Seas: East
Beyond the seas, from the southeast corner to the northeast corner.
The Qiu Mound, home to remnant jade, azure horses, Shiflesh, carambola, Ganzha, and Ganhua, where all manner of fruits grow. It lies by the Eastern Sea, with two mountains flanking the mound and trees upon it. One account calls it Jieqiu, and another says it lies east of the burial place of Yao.
The Kingdom of Daren (Great Men) lies to the north; its people are tall and carve boats while seated. One account says it lies north of Changqiu.
The Corpse of Shebi lies north of the Great Men, with a beast's body, a human face, large ears, and two green serpents dangling from its ears. One account calls it the Corpse of Ganyu, lying north of the Great Men.
The Kingdom of Junzi (Gentlemen) lies north of the Corpse of Ganyu; its people wear proper caps and robes, girded on swords, and keep two striped tigers at their side. They are yielding and never contend. There is a Xunhua grass that blooms at dawn and withers at dusk. One account says it lies north of the Corpse of Ganyu.
The Chongchong creatures lie north of the Junzi Kingdom, each having two heads. One account says they lie north of Junzi.
The Valley of Chaoyang: the deity is called Tianwu, the Lord of Waters. It lies north of the Chongchong, between two rivers. Its form is a beast with eight human faces, eight legs, and eight tails, its back a greenish-yellow.
The Kingdom of Qingqiu lies north of Chaoyang Valley; its people eat the five grains and wear silk robes. Its foxes have four legs and nine tails. One account says it lies north of Chaoyang.
The Emperor ordered Shu Hai to pace out the distance from the easternmost limit to the westernmost: five billion, ten xuan, nine thousand eight hundred paces. Shu Hai held counting rods in his right hand and pointed with his left to the north of Qingqiu. One account says Yu ordered Shu Hai; another says five billion, one hundred thousand, nine thousand eight hundred paces.
The Kingdom of Heichi (Black Teeth) lies north of Shu Hai; its people have black teeth, eat rice, and devour snakes — one red and one green — kept at their side. Another version says it lies north of Shu Hai, where the people have black heads, eat rice, and keep snakes, one of which is red.
Below lies the Tang Valley. In the Tang Valley stands the Fusang tree, where the ten suns bathe, lying north of the Kingdom of Black Teeth. It grows in the water, and upon the great tree nine suns perch on the lower bough while one sun perches on the upper bough.
The Kingdom of Yushi Qie (Rain Master's Consort) lies north of the ten suns; its people are black-skinned, each hand grasping a snake, with a green serpent in the left ear and a red one in the right. One account says it lies north of the ten suns, where the people have black bodies and human faces, each holding a turtle.
The Kingdom of Xangu (Black Thighs) lies north of Yushi Qie; its people have black thighs, dress in fish-skins, and feed on gulls, with two birds flanking them. One account says it lies north of Yushi Qie.
The Kingdom of Maomin (Hairy People) lies north of Xangu; their bodies are covered in hair. One account says it lies north of Xangu.
The Kingdom of Laomin lies north of Maomin; its people have black faces, hands, and feet, eating fruits and seeds of grasses. There is a bird with two heads. Another name is Jiaomin. One account says it lies north of Maomin, with faces, hands, and feet all black.
The eastern deity Goumang has a bird's body and a human face, riding upon two dragons.
In the first year of Jianping, fourth month, bingxu day, the Grand Master of Ceremonies' subordinate Wang was ordered to collate and edit; Palace Attendant and Guanglu Minister Gong and Palace Attendant, Coachman, and Guanglu Grandee Xiu supervised and reviewed the work.
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