《山海经》是一部记载中国古代国神话、地理、植物、动物、矿物、物产、巫术、宗教、医药、民俗、民族的著作，反映的文化现象地负海涵、包罗万汇。除了保存着丰富的神话资料之外，还涉及到多种学术领域，例如：哲学、美学、宗教、历史、地理、天文、气象、医药、动物、植物、矿物、民俗学、民族学、地质学、海洋学、心理学、人类学……等等，可谓汪洋宏肆，有如海日。在古代文化、科技和交通不发达的情况下，《山海经》是中国记载神话最多的一部奇书，也是一部地理知识方面的百科全书。(Classic of Mountains and Seas is an encyclopedia and all-inclusive of ancient Chinese mythologies, geography, plants, animals, minerals, produces, witchcraft, medicine, folk tradition and nationalities.Apart from preserving mythological clues, it also touches on many academic disciplines, such asphilosophy, aesthetics, religion, history, geography, astronomy, weather, medicine, animal, plant, mineral, folklore, ethnology, geology, oceanography, psychology and anthropology, etc., covering an eye-dazzlingly extensive scope.Considering the culture, science and transportation was still underdeveloped, Classic of Mountains and Seas can be considered a wonder, with the largest number of Chinese mythologies, and an encyclopedia of geography.)