Study on the Image of Mountain Gods in Shanhai Jing

Abstract

Shanhai Jing is an ancient document in pre-Qin period, known as one of the "Three Wonderful Books". As a masterpiece of mythological scriptures, Shanhai Jing contains rich mythological stories and images of gods and humans. The Wuzang Mountain Classics records many mountain gods and their sacrificial processes, which is an important part of its contents.This paper mainly takes this as the research object, and pays full attention to the relevant texts of the Wuzang Mountain Classic from the outside to the inside through the classification of the image of mountain gods, analysis of the sacrificial ceremony process and exploration of the reasons for sacrificial ceremonies. The paper provides a deeper analysis of the ancient "animism of all things" as a way of worshipping the ancestors. This type of research not only deepens the understanding of the text of the Shanhai Jing, but also provides a specific grasp of the ancient Chinese sacrificial culture, which has certain research value.