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海内北经
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海內北經
海內西北陬以東者。
匈奴、開題之國、列人之國並在西北。貳負之臣曰危，危與貳負殺窫窳，帝乃梏之疏屬之山，桎其右足，反縛兩手，繫之山上木。在開題西北。
有人曰大行伯，把戈。其東有犬封國。貳負之尸在大行伯東。
犬封國曰犬戎國，狀如犬。有一女子，方跪進柸食。有文馬，縞身朱鬛，目若黃金，名曰吉量，乘之壽千歲。
鬼國在貳負之尸北，為物人面而一目。一曰貳負神在其東，為物人面蛇身。蜪犬如犬，青，食人從首始。
窮奇狀如虎，有翼，食人從首始，所食被髮，在蜪犬北。一曰從足。
帝堯臺、帝嚳臺、帝丹朱臺、帝舜臺，各二臺，臺四方，在昆侖東北。
大蠭其狀如螽。朱蛾其狀如蛾。
蟜，其為人虎文，脛有𦜹。在窮奇東。一曰，狀如人。昆侖虛北所有。
闒非，人面而獸身，青色。
據比之尸，其為人折頸被髮，無一手。
環狗，其為人獸首人身。一曰蝟狀如狗，黃色。
𥘯，其為物人身黑首從目。
戎，其為人人首三角。
林氏國有珍獸，大若虎，五采畢具，尾長于身，名曰騶吾，乘之日行千里。
昆侖虛南所，有氾林方三百里。
從極之淵深三百仞，維冰夷恒都焉。冰夷人面，乘兩龍。一曰忠極之淵。
陽汙之山，河出其中；淩門之山，河出其中。
王子夜之尸，兩手、兩股、胷、首、齒，皆斷異處。
大澤方百里，羣鳥所生及所解，在鴈門北。
鴈門山，鴈出其閒。在高柳北。
高柳在代北。
舜妻登比氏生宵明、燭光，處河大澤，二女之靈能照此所方百里。一曰登北氏。
東胡在大澤東。
夷人在東胡東。
貊國在漢水東北。地近于燕，滅之。
孟鳥在貊國東北，其鳥文赤、黃、青，東鄉。
Translation
Classic of the Interior Regions: North
Within the interior regions, from the northwest corner eastward.
The Xiongnu, Kaiqi, and Lieren kingdoms all lie in the northwest. The minister of Erfu was named Wei. Wei and Erfu slew the Yayu, so the Emperor imprisoned Wei on Mount Shushu, shackled his right foot, bound his hands behind his back, and tied him to a tree on the mountain. This is northwest of Kaiqi.
There is a man called Daxingbo, holding a dagger-axe. East of him lies the Kingdom of Quanfeng. The corpse of Erfu lies east of Daxingbo.
The Kingdom of Quanfeng is also called Quanrong, shaped like a dog. There is a woman kneeling and presenting food and drink on a tray. There is a patterned horse with a white body and vermilion mane, eyes like gold, named Jiliang — riding it grants a lifespan of a thousand years.
The Kingdom of Gui lies north of Erfu's corpse; its people have human faces with a single eye. One account says the god Erfu lies east of it, with a human face and serpent's body. The Taou dog is shaped like a dog, bluish-green, devouring people starting from the head.
The Qiongqi is shaped like a tiger with wings; it devours people starting from the head, and those it eats have disheveled hair. It lies north of the Taou dog. One account says it starts from the feet.
The terraces of Emperor Yao, Emperor Ku, Emperor Danzhu, and Emperor Shun — each has two terraces, square in shape, lying northeast of Kunlun.
The great bee is shaped like a katydid. The vermilion moth is shaped like a moth.
The Jiao has a human body with tiger-stripes, and sinews on its shins. It lies east of the Qiongqi. One account says it is shaped like a man, found north of the Kunlun wastes.
The Tafei has a human face and a beast's body, greenish-blue.
The Corpse of Jubi: its people have broken necks, disheveled hair, and one arm missing.
The Huangou has a beast's head and a human body. One account says it is shaped like a hedgehog or a dog, yellow in color.
The Yin has a human body, a black head, and vertical eyes.
The Rong people have human heads with three horns upon them.
The Kingdom of Linshi has a rare beast large as a tiger, adorned with all five colors, its tail longer than its body. It is named Zouwu — riding it, one can travel a thousand li in a day.
South of the Kunlun wastes lies the Fan Forest, three hundred li square.
The Abyss of Congji is three hundred ren deep, where Bingyi (Ice Yi) dwells. Bingyi has a human face and rides upon two dragons. One account calls it the Abyss of Zhongji.
Mount Yangwu: the Yellow River flows from within it. Mount Lingmen: the Yellow River flows from within it.
The Corpse of Prince Ye: his hands, thighs, chest, head, and teeth were all severed and scattered in different places.
The Great Marsh extends a hundred li square, where flocks of birds are born and molt. It lies north of Yanmen.
Mount Yanmen: great geese fly forth from the mountains. It lies north of Gaoliu.
Gaoliu lies north of Dai.
Shun's wife Dengbi gave birth to Xiaoming and Zhuguang. They dwell by the great marsh of the River, and the spiritual radiance of the two goddesses illuminates the surrounding hundred li. One account calls her Dengbei.
The Eastern Hu lie east of the Great Marsh.
The Yi people lie east of the Eastern Hu.
The Kingdom of Mo lies northeast of the Han River, near Yan, and was destroyed by Yan.
The Meng bird lies northeast of the Kingdom of Mo; this bird bears patterns of red, yellow, and blue, facing east.