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海内经
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海內經
東海之内，北海之隅，有國名曰朝鮮；天毒，其人水居，偎人愛人。
西海之内，流沙之中，有國名曰壑市。
西海之内，流沙之西，有國名曰氾葉。
流沙之西，有鳥山者，三水出焉。爰有黄金、璿瑰、丹貨、銀鐵，皆流于此中。又有淮山，好水出焉。
流沙之東，黑水之西，有朝雲之國、司彘之國。黄帝妻嫘祖，生昌意。昌意降處若水，生韓流。韓流擢首、謹耳、人面、豕喙、麟身、渠股、豚止，取淖子曰阿女，生帝顓頊。
流沙之東，黑水之閒，有山名不死之山。
華山青水之東，有山名曰肇山。有人名曰柏子高，柏子高上下於此，至于天。
西南黑水之閒，有都廣之野，后稷葬焉。爰有膏菽、膏稻、膏黍、膏稷，百榖自生，冬夏播琴。鸞鳥自歌，鳯鳥自儛，靈壽實華，草木所聚。爰有百獸，相羣爰處。此草也，冬夏不死。
南海之内，黑水青水之閒，有水名曰若木，若水出焉。
有禺中之國。有列襄之國。有靈山，有赤蛇在木上，名曰蝡蛇，木食。
有鹽長之國。有人焉鳥首，名曰鳥民。
有九丘，以水絡之，名曰陶唐之丘、叔得之丘、孟盈之丘、昆吾之丘、黑白之丘、赤望之丘、參衛之丘、武夫之丘、神民之丘。有木，青葉紫莖，玄華黄實，名曰建木，百仭無枝，上有九欘，下有九枸，其實如麻，其葉如芒。大皥爰過，黄帝所為。
有窫窳，龍首，是食人。有青獸，人面，名曰猩猩。
西南有巴國。大皥生咸鳥，咸鳥生乘釐，乘釐生後照，後照是始為巴人。
有國名曰流黄辛氏，其域中方三百里，其出是塵。有巴遂山，澠水出焉。
又有朱卷之國。有黑蛇，青首，食象。
南方有贑巨人，人面長脣，黑身有毛，反踵，見人則笑，唇蔽其目，因可逃也。
又有黑人，虎首鳥足，兩手持蛇，方啗之。
有羸民，鳥足，有封豕。
有人曰苖民。有神焉，人首蛇身，長如轅，左右有首，衣紫衣，冠旃冠，名曰延維，人主得而饗食之，伯天下。
有鸞鳥自歌，鳯鳥自儛。鳯鳥首文曰德，翼文曰順，膺文曰仁，背文曰義，見則天下和。
又有青獸如莵，名曰𡹤狗。有翠鳥。有孔鳥。
南海之内有衡山，有菌山，有桂山。有山名三天子之都。
南方蒼梧之丘，蒼梧之淵，其中有九嶷山，舜之所葬，在長沙零陵界中。
北海之内，有蛇山者，蛇水出焉，東入于海。有五彩之鳥，飛蔽一鄉，名曰翳鳥。又有不鉅之山，巧倕葬其西。
北海之内，有反縛盗械，帶戈常倍之佐，名曰相顧之尸。
伯夷父生西岳，西岳生先龍，先龍是始生氐羌，氐羌乞姓。
北海之内，有山，名曰幽都之山，黑水出焉。其上有玄鳥、玄蛇、玄豹、玄虎、玄孤蓬尾。有大玄之山。有玄丘之民。有大幽之國。有赤脛之民。
有釘靈之國，其民從䣛已下有毛，馬蹏善走。
炎帝之孫伯陵，伯陵同吳權之妻阿女緣婦，緣婦孕三年，是生鼓、延、殳。殳始為侯，鼓、延是始為鍾，為樂風。
黄帝生駱明，駱明生白馬，白馬是為鯀。
帝俊生禺號，禺號生淫梁，淫梁生番禺，是始為舟。番禺生奚仲，奚仲生吉光，吉光是始以木為車。
少皥生般，般是始為弓矢。
帝俊賜羿彤弓素矰，以扶下國，羿是始去恤下地之百艱。
帝俊生晏龍，晏龍是為琴瑟。
帝俊有子八人，是始為歌舞。
帝俊生三身，三身生義均，義均是始為巧倕，是始作下民百巧。后稷是播百榖。稷之孫曰叔均，始作牛耕。大比赤隂，是始為國。禹、鯀是始布土，均定九州。
炎帝之妻，赤水之子聽訞生炎居，炎居生節竝，節竝生戲器，戲器生祝融，祝融降處於江水，生共工。共工生術器，術器首方顚，是復土穰，以處江水。共工生后土，后土生噎鳴，噎鳴生歳十有二。
洪水滔天。鯀竊帝之息壤以堙洪水，不待帝命。帝令祝融殺鯀于羽郊。鯀復生禹。帝乃命禹卒布土以定九州。
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Translation
海內經
Within the Eastern Sea, in the corner of the Northern Sea, is the state of Chaoxian. The Tian Du people live in the water and draw close to others, loving humanity.
Within the Western Sea, amid the Quicksand, is the state of Heshi.
Within the Western Sea, west of the Quicksand, is the state of Fanye.
West of the Quicksand stands Bird Mountain, from which three rivers flow. Here are gold, spiral jasper, cinnabar goods, silver and iron—all flowing into these waters. There is also Mount Huai, from which the Hao River flows.
East of the Quicksand and west of the Black River lie the states of Zhaoyun and Sizhi. The Yellow Emperor's wife Leizu bore Changyi. Changyi was banished to the Ruo River, where he gave birth to Hanliu. Hanliu had a long head, small ears, a human face, a boar's snout, a qilin's body, pig's feet and tail. He took a wife from the Nao tribe named Anu, who bore Emperor Zhuanxu.
East of the Quicksand, between the Black River waters, stands the Mountain of Immortality.
East of Mount Hua and the Green River stands Mount Zhaoshan. There is a man named Baizigao, who ascends and descends from this mountain to reach the heavens.
To the southwest, between the Black River waters, lies the Wild of Duguang, where Houji is buried. Here grow rich soybeans, rich rice, rich millet, and rich panicled millet—a hundred grains growing naturally, sown in both winter and summer. The luan bird sings of itself, the phoenix dances of itself. The spirit-lingering tree blossoms and fruits, and plants gather here. A hundred beasts dwell in flocks. The grasses here never wither in winter or summer.
Within the South Sea, between the Black River and the Green River, there is a tree called Ruomu, from which the Ruoshui River flows.
There is the Land of Yuzhong. There is the Land of Liexiang. There is Mount Ling, upon which dwells a red snake in the trees, called the Rushe, which feeds on wood.
There is the Land of Yanchang. There are people with bird heads, called the Bird People.
There are nine mounds encircled by waters, called the Mounds of Tao Tang, Shude, Yingying, Kunwu, Black and White, Red Gazing, Shenwei, Wufu, and Shenmin. There is a tree with green leaves, purple stalks, dark blossoms, and yellow fruit, called the Jian Tree. It stands a hundred ren tall with no branches above and nine rootlets below. Its fruit is like hemp, and its leaves like grass. The Great Emperor passed by here, and it was made by the Yellow Emperor.
There is the Yayu, with a dragon's head, that devours people. There is a green beast with a human face, called the orangutan.
To the southwest lies the state of Ba. The Great Emperor fathered Xianniao; Xianniao fathered Chengli; Chengli fathered Houzhao; Houzhao was the first of the Ba people.
There is the state of Liuhuang Xingshi, whose territory is three hundred li square, and from which dust emerges. There is Mount Baisui, from which the Mian River flows.
There is also the Land of Zhujuan. There is a black snake with a green head that eats elephants.
To the south lives the giant of Gan, with a human face and long lips, a black hairy body, reversed heels, who laughs upon seeing people, his lips covering his eyes—thus one can escape.
There are black people with tigers' heads and birds' feet, holding snakes in both hands and eating them.
There are the Lei people with birds' feet and giant boars.
There are people called the Miao. There is a god with a human head and a serpent's body, long as a chariot shaft, with heads on both sides, dressed in purple robes and a feathered crown, called Yanwei. If a ruler obtains and sacrifices to it, he can dominate the world.
The luan bird sings of itself, the phoenix dances of itself. The phoenix's head bears the character De, its wings bear Shun, its breast bears Ren, its back bears Yi. When it appears, the world is at peace.
There is a green beast like a hare, called the Shan dog. There is the kingfisher bird. There is the Kong bird.
Within the South Sea lie Mount Heng, Mount Jun, and Mount Gui. There is a mountain called the Capital of the Three Sons of Heaven.
To the south lie the Cangwu Hills and the Cangwu Abyss, within which stands Mount Jiuyi, the burial place of Shun, in the territory of Changsha and Lingling.
Within the Northern Sea stands Mount She, from which the Snake River flows east into the sea. There is a five-colored bird whose flight blots out an entire township—it is called the Yi bird. There is also Mount Buju, on whose west side Qiaohui is buried.
Within the Northern Sea, there is a criminal bound in reverse carrying a dagger-axe, called the Corpse of Xianggu.
Boyifu fathered the Western Peak; the Western Peak fathered Xianlong; Xianlong was the first of the Di and Qiang peoples, who bear the surname Qi.
Within the Northern Sea stands the Mountain of the Dark Capital, from which the Black River flows. Upon it dwell dark birds, dark serpents, dark leopards, dark tigers, and dark foxes with bushy tails. There is the Great Dark Mountain. There are the people of the Dark Mound. There is the Great Dark State. There are the Red-shanked people.
There is the Land of Dingling, whose people are hairy from the knees down and have horses' hooves, swift runners.
The Flame Emperor's grandson Biling had an affair with Wuquan's wife, the woman Yuanfu. Yuanfu was pregnant for three years and gave birth to Gu, Yan, and Shu. Shu first made targets; Gu and Yan first made bells, initiating musical composition.
The Yellow Emperor fathered Luoming; Luoming fathered the White Horse, who is Gun.
Emperor Jun fathered Yuhao; Yuhao fathered Yinyang; Yinyang fathered Panyu, who first made boats. Panyu fathered Xizhong; Xizhong fathered Jiguang, who first made wheeled vehicles of wood.
Shaohao fathered Ban, who first made the bow and arrow.
Emperor Jun bestowed upon Yi the vermilion bow and white arrows to aid the states below. Yi began to relieve the hundred hardships of the people on earth.
Emperor Jun fathered Yanlong, who made the se and qither.
Emperor Jun had eight sons, who first created song and dance.
Emperor Jun fathered Sanshen; Sanshen fathered Yijun, who first made crafts and taught the people their skills. Houji sowed the hundred grains. Houji's grandson Shujun first plowed with oxen. Dabi Chiyin first established states. Yu and Gun first spread the earth and settled the Nine Provinces.
The Flame Emperor's wife, the son of the Red River, Tingyao, fathered Yanju; Yanju fathered Jiebing; Jiebing fathered Xiqi; Xiqi fathered Zhurong, who was banished to the Jiang River and fathered Gonggong. Gonggong fathered Shuzi, whose head was square and flat. He restored the soil and dwelt by the Jiang River. Gonggong fathered Houtu; Houtu fathered Yeming, who fathered the twelve months.
The floodwaters rose to heaven. Gun stole the Emperor's self-renewing soil to dam the flood, without waiting for the Emperor's command. The Emperor ordered Zhurong to kill Gun at the outskirts of Yu. Gun gave birth to Yu. The Emperor then commanded Yu to spread the earth and settle the Nine Provinces.
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