《山海经》之史料价值述论

Review of the Historical Value of Shanhaijing

《山海经》是一部以记述上古时期山川河流、物产风俗为主兼及历史人物和古代行政区划的优秀历史地理著作,它内容丰富,信息量大,具有独特的美学魅力,但因为书中有所谓虚幻、奇怪的内容,又曾经被历代正统学人斥为荒诞不经之书,所以其价值千百年来饱受争议。近现代以来,学术界参考其他历史文献和地下出土文献,逐渐对其中的一些记载进行了历史学研究,取得了较大的成绩。而这些研究成果表明,《山海经》一书所记载的内容,对研究古代文化、历史、地理有极其重要的史料价值,不容忽视。

Shanhaijing is an excellent historical geography work that primarily records the ancient geography,natural resources,customs,historical figures,and ancient administrative divisions.It is rich in content,abundant in information,and possesses a unique aesthetic charm.However,due to its so-called unreal and bizarre content,it has been denounced as an absurd book by orthodox scholars throughout history,leading to centuries of controversy over its value.In modern times,the academic community has gradually conducted historical research on some of the records in the book by referring to other historical texts and unearthed documents,achieving significant results.These research findings indicate that the content recorded in Shanhaijing has extremely significant historical value for studying ancient culture,history,and geography,and should not be overlooked.