1. "The Classic of Mountains and Seas"
"The Classic of Mountains and Seas" is an important ancient book in China's pre-Qin period, and it is also an absurd and strange book.
The "Book of Mountains and Seas" records about 40 states, 550 mountains, 300 waterways, more than 100 historical figures, and more than 400 gods, monsters, and beasts, such as chaos: The second chapter of "The Book of Mountains and Seas" The "Western Mountain Sutra" says: "Three hundred and fifty miles to the west is the Tianshan Mountain. There are many gold and jade, some are green and real yellow, and the Yingshui flows out, and flows southwest into the Tang Valley. There is a sacred bird, which looks like a yellow sac and is red like a sac. Danhuo, with six legs and four wings, Hundun has no face, it is the divine bird that knows singing and dancing, and it is actually the Emperor River."
Hundun is chaos, and the image of chaos is the divine bird that knows singing and dancing; Ruqiongqi: According to the "Shan Hai Jing Hai Nei Bei Jing", Qiong Qi looks like a tiger, has a pair of wings, likes to eat people, and will eat from the head of people. It is a ferocious beast.
2. "Sou Shen Ji"
"Sou Shen Ji" is a supernatural novel that collects more than 400 ancient mythical stories and created a new era in China. The first of ancient myths, the author is Qian Bao, a historian of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
"Sou Shen Ji" is very rich in content, including the transformations of gods and warlocks, the magic of elves and monsters, the perception of monsters and auspicious dreams, as well as the communication and love between humans, gods, and ghosts, etc.
It retains a considerable part of the historical myths and legends passed down from the Western Han Dynasty and the folk stories of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, which are beautiful and moving and deeply loved by people. Myths, such as the "Panhu Myth" in Volume 14, are speculations about the origin of the ancestors of the barbarians in ancient times; the "Silk Horse Myth" is a myth about silk production. Historical legends, such as the revenge story told by "Mo Xie" in Volume 11; the Legend of Purple Jade in Volume 16, which tells the life and death love of the daughter of the King of Wu.
Folk stories, such as "The Filial Wife of the East China Sea" in Volume 11, tell the story of Zhou Qing, a filial woman who was wronged; the legend of Han Ping and his wife praises loyal love; the Fairy Marries Dong Yong in Volume 1 So is the story. These stories are the essence of "Sou Shen Ji" and have been passed down through the ages.
3. "You Ming Lu"
"You Ming Lu", also known as "Yu Ming Lu" and "Nu Ming Ji", is a collection of magical and weird stories about ghosts and ghosts, which was written in the Southern Dynasties. Written by Liu Yiqing, the clan member of the Song Dynasty, and his disciples, 30 volumes.
The ghosts and spirits recorded in the book are constantly changing, which is consistent with this meaning, hence the name. The genres of stories in "You Ming Lu" include geographical studies, miscellaneous histories, and talks about Buddhism and Taoism
Most of the works are short and concise, lacking details, but the descriptions are elegant and delicate. It is also quoted in chapters such as "Underwater String Song", "Girls Picking Water Bottles", "Tiao Shu Jing", "Guo Changsheng", "Fei Sheng", "Chen Aden", "Fish Belly Alchemy" and "Fangshan Pavilion Charm". poetry.
"You Ming Lu" inherits the traditional fairy and monster themes, but also has innovations, especially in the humanization of ghosts and ghosts, which has made great progress, making the work more realistic.
4. "Stories of Miracles"
"Stories of Miracles" is a collection of Chinese myths and legends. Written by Wang Fu of Jin Dynasty. The original book has been lost, and only "The Legend of Miracles", which he cited in similar books around 1910, can be found in Lu Xun's "Ancient Novels". It has more than 400 words and is divided into eight chapters. The first three are short stories. The last five are only one sentence each.
Tea sage Lu Yu quoted three places in the "Four Utensils" and "Seven Things" in the "Tea Classic" and "Gu Zhu Mountain Records" from Yuyao people's Yuhong Waterfall Mountain recorded in "The Legend of Miracles". Meeting Dan Qiuzi and getting the great tea.
5. "Internal Biography of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty"
"Internal Biography of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty" is also known as "Internal Biography of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty" and "Internal Biography of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty", which is a novel about myths and strange things. ***One volume. People in the Ming and Qing Dynasties said that it was written by Ban Gu of the Han Dynasty or Gehong of the Jin Dynasty, but there is no solid evidence, and it is actually a false trust from later generations.
The General Catalog of Sikuquanshu states that it was created by scholars during the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Qian Xizuo of Qing Dynasty, the compiler of "Shoushan Pavilion Series", speculated that it was created by scribes after the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The two theories are roughly correct.
This book was written from the time when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was born to his death and burial. Among them, it is slightly about military and political affairs, but more detailed about seeking immortality. In particular, the story of Queen Mother Xi's descent to meet Emperor Wu is described in detail.
6. "Youyang Zazu"
"Youyang Zazu" is a Tang Dynasty novel, as a collection of notes and novels, with 20 volumes in the first volume and 10 volumes in the sequel.
The nature of this book, according to the author's preface, is "a book of novels that suppresses fantasy and eccentricities for those who have no shame in serving solidly".
The records include immortals, Buddhas, ghosts, human affairs, animals, plants, wine, food, temples, etc., which are classified and cataloged. Some of the contents are of the legendary type, while others record rare things from various places and exotic places, which are related to Jin Dynasty. Zhang Hua's "Natural History" is similar. His descriptions were either collected from old news or written by himself. "There are many weird and unheard-of remarks and nonsense, and the secrets and secret documents often contain errors. Therefore, although the commentator is sick of his exaggeration, he cannot explain it." Do not cite each other" ("Sikuquanshu General Catalog").
Many of the chapters are quite cryptic and strange. For example, the one about Taoism is called "History of the Pot", the one about Buddhist texts is called "Bei Bian", the one about funerals is called "The Shizhu", and the one about weird things is called "The History of the Pot". "Nuo Gao Ji" and so on. The sequel includes two volumes of "Records of Temples and Towers", which details the architecture, murals, etc. of the Buddhist temples in Chang'an. It preserves many precious historical materials, which will be used by future generations to compile Chang'an history.
7. "Taiping Guangji"
"Taiping Guangji" cites about 400 kinds of books. The source is usually indicated at the end of each article, but occasionally there are some errors. , causing the same book to have different names or different books to have the same name, so accurate statistics cannot be made based on it.
There is a bibliography at the front of the book, ***343, but it does not match the actual number cited in the book. It was probably added by people after the Song Dynasty.
"Taiping Guangji" is compiled in categories, divided into ninety-two major categories according to themes, and more than 150 subcategories below. For example, animal subordinates are divided into cows, horses, camels, and donkeys. , dogs, sheep, hogs and other details, it is easier to check.
From the content point of view, the most popular ones are stories. In fact, it can be said to be a collection of stories before the Song Dynasty. Many of these books have been lost, and their remains can only be seen in this book.
Many stories from the Tang Dynasty and before the Tang Dynasty have been preserved by "Taiping Guangji".
8. "Fengshen Yanyi"
"Fengshen Yanyi" is commonly known as "Fengshen Bang", also known as "The Complete Biography of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties", "The External History of King Wu's Conquest of Zhou", "The Legend of the Gods" is also an ancient Chinese novel about gods and demons.
It was written by Xu Zhonglin (some say Chen Zhonglin) in the Ming Dynasty, and was completed during the Longqing and Wanli years. The whole book has one hundred chapters.
The prototype of "The Romance of the Gods" can be traced back to the Southern Song Dynasty's "Wang Wu's Defeat of Zhou". It may also refer to "Shang and Zhou Dynasties" and "Eight Immortals of Kunlun's Journey to the East", with Jiang Ziya assisting the Zhou Dynasty ( With the history of King Wen of Zhou and King Wu of Zhou conquering the Shang Dynasty as the background, it describes the story of explaining the teachings, intercepting the teachings, fighting wits and bravery among the immortals, and breaking the formation and beheading the generals to become gods.
Contains a wealth of folklore and mythology. There are vivid and distinctive characters such as Jiang Ziya, Nezha, Yang Jian, etc., and it ends with Jiang Ziya conferring the title of gods and King Wu of Zhou conferring the title of princes.
9. "Journey to the West"
"Journey to the West" is one of the four classic Chinese classics. It is the first romantic novel in ancient China created by the novelist Wu Chengen of the Ming Dynasty. A long novel about gods and demons.
It mainly describes the three people Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Seng protect Tang Monk on his journey to the west to obtain Buddhist scriptures. From reincarnation to returning from Buddhist scriptures, Tang Monk encounters eighty-one difficulties. , the story of obtaining the true scripture. It is based on "The Tripitaka of the Tang Dynasty", folklore and Yuan dramas.
10. "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio"
"Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" is referred to as "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" and commonly known as "The Legend of the Ghost Fox". It is a classical Chinese novel written by Pu Songling, a famous novelist in the Qing Dynasty of China. Collection of short stories.
There are 491 short stories in the book (Zhang Youhe's "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" and Zhu Qikai's "New Notes from a Chinese Studio" contain 494 short stories).
It has a wide range of themes, rich content, and high artistic achievements. The work has successfully shaped many artistic models, with vivid and vivid characters, twists and turns of the story, rigorous and ingenious structural layout, concise writing style and delicate description. It can be called the pinnacle of classical Chinese short stories.