《山海经》的海外地理想象

The Overseas Ideal Image of Shan Hai Jing

古籍中的海有二义:一是真实水域,二指极远荒晦之地。基于此两种含义,《山海经》结合当时的地理认知,勾勒出较为完整的海外世界布局,成为大九州说、五服制等地理观念的想象来源,并对九州——四海——四荒——四极的世界观产生深远影响。

The term“sea”in ancient texts holds dual significance.One aspect refers to the actual bodies of water,while the other denotes extremely distant locations.Leveraging these dual meanings,Shan Hai Jing,in conjunction with the geographical understanding of its era,delineated a more comprehensive layout of the overseas world.It subsequently became a source of inspiration for the Da Kyushu theory and the Five-Service system.Concurrently,the overseas imagination wielded a profound influence on the Kyushu-Four Seas-Four Desert-World View.