Shan Hai Jing

Chinese classic text and a compilation of mythic geography and myth
VisualArtwork literary_work Q844278
Shan Hai Jing
Wu Renchen (Wu Jen-Ch'en in Wade-Giles), (1628-1689) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Shan Hai Jing

Summary

Shan Hai Jing is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (406 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shan Hai Jing authored Guo Pu[3].
  • Shan Hai Jing's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Shan Hai Jing's Commons category is recorded as Shan Hai Jing[5].
  • Shan Hai Jing's language of work or name is recorded as Chinese[6].
  • Shan Hai Jing's has edition or translation is recorded as Shanhai jing (Siku Quanshu ben)[7].
  • Shan Hai Jing's has edition or translation is recorded as Shanhai jing (Sibu Congkan ben)[8].
  • Shan Hai Jing's has edition or translation is recorded as Libro dei monti e dei mari: (Shanhai jing): cosmografia e mitologia nella Cina antica[9].
  • Shan Hai Jing's has edition or translation is recorded as The Classic of Mountains and Seas[10].
  • Shan Hai Jing's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shan Hai Jing[11].
  • Shan Hai Jing's main subject is Chinese mythology[12].
  • Shan Hai Jing's main subject is ethnology[13].
  • Shan Hai Jing's main subject is travel[14].
  • Shan Hai Jing's Commons gallery is recorded as 山海經[15].
  • Shan Hai Jing's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[16].
  • Shan Hai Jing's title is recorded as {'lang': 'lzh', 'text': '山海經'}[17].
  • Shan Hai Jing's has characteristic is recorded as Chinese literature[18].
  • Shan Hai Jing's has characteristic is recorded as ancient literature[19].
  • Shan Hai Jing's has characteristic is recorded as classical literature[20].
  • Shan Hai Jing dates from the Warring States period[21].
  • Shan Hai Jing's hashtag is recorded as 山海经[22].
  • Shan Hai Jing's derivative work is recorded as Q137396597[23].
  • Shan Hai Jing's derivative work is recorded as Mythical Feasts[24].
  • Shan Hai Jing's derivative work is recorded as Q137398404[25].
  • Shan Hai Jing's derivative work is recorded as The Desolate Trilogy[26].
  • Shan Hai Jing's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 915.1[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Shan Hai Jing authored Guo Pu[3].

Publication

Shan Hai Jing's language of work or name is recorded as Chinese[6].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Chinese mythology[12], ethnology[13], and travel[14].

Material and Period

Shan Hai Jing dates from the Warring States period[21].

Why It Matters

Shan Hai Jing ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (406 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Charp238 · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name Chinese
    Published in ['Q139736083', 'Q699477']
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P407]]: [[Q37041]]"
  2. 25d ago · Charp238 · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Author Guo Pu
    Instance of
    Aliases
    Described by source Gujin Tushu Jicheng
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P528]]: 1031"
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