ThefamousancientbookShanhaijingorBookofMountainsandSeashasnotyetbeenfullycognized.ThereexistmanycontroversiesconcerningShanhaijing,andtheacademiccircleshavenotyetreachedanagreedrecognitiononmanyissues.Disputeshavelongbeenfocusedmainlyonthreetopics:itsnature,itsauthorshipanditsgeographyresearch.
ThefirsttopicdiscusseswhatkindofbookShanhaijingis.ThesecondoneisaboutwhowroteShanhaijing.Andthelasttalksabouttheplacenamesandregionalscopeinthebook.
WhatkindofbookisShanhaijing?WeregarditasacomprehensiverecordoftheeasterncommunityinancientChina.Thisbookcoversastronomy,meteorologicalphenomena,calendar,geographicalfeature,medicine,society,folkcustom,law,andsoon.Itreflectsaneraofsocialfeatureandrecordsaperiodofcommunity.