山海經·海內東經 Classic of Regions Within the Eastern Seas

The lands within the seas, from the northeastern corner southward.

Great Yan lies in the northeastern corner.

The Country of Gai lies south of Great Yan and north of Wo [Japan]. Wo belongs to Yan. Chaoxian [Korea] lies east of Lieyang, north of the sea and south of the mountains. Lieyang belongs to Yan.

Lie Guye lies amid the river islands of the sea.

In the Thunder Marsh (Leize) is the Thunder God (Leishen), who has a dragon's body and a human head; he drums upon his belly. He dwells west of Wu.

Du Isle lies in the midst of the sea. Another name is Yu Isle.

The Langye Terrace lies within the Bohai Sea, east of Langye. To its north are mountains. Another account says it lies amid the sea.

Hanyan lies in the midst of the sea, south of Du Isle.

Shijiu lies in the midst of the sea, south of Yuanli.

Mount Kuaiji lies south of Great Chu.

The Three Rivers of Min: the First River rises on Mount Wen; the North River on Mount Man; the South River rises on Mount Gao. Mount Gao lies in Du; flowing west it enters the sea, south of Chang Isle.

The Xi River rises at Mount Santianzi; its metropolis is in the east, northwest of Min, entering the sea south of Yuji.

The Lu River rises at Mount Santianzi, pouring into the Yangtze River west of Pengze; another name is Tianzi Zhang.

The Huai River rises on Mount Yu; Mount Yu lies east of Chaoyang and west of Yixiang; flowing into the sea north of Huaipu.

The Xiang River rises at the southeastern corner of Shun's burial place, encircles it to the west, and pours into the lower Dongting Lake; another account says it flows southeast to the western marsh.

The Han River rises on Mount Fuyu, where Thearch Zhuanxu was buried on the sunny southern side and his nine consorts on the shaded northern side, guarded by four serpents.

The Meng River rises in Hanyang and flows west into the Yangtze River, west of Nieyang.

The Wen River rises on Mount Kongtong in Linfen, flowing south into the Sa River, north of Huayang.

The Ying River rises on Mount Shaoshi; Mount Shaoshi lies in Yongshi; it flows south into the Huai River, north of Xiyan. Another name is Goushi.

The Ru River rises on Mount Tianxi in Mianxiang of Liang, flowing southwest into the Huai River at the extreme northwest. Another account says the Huai River is north of Qisi.

The Jing River rises in the mountains north of the Great Wall; the mountains lie in Yuzhi north of Changyuan; flowing north it enters the Wei River north of Xi.

The Wei River rises on Mount Wushu Tongxue (Where Crows and Rats Share Holes), flowing east into the Yellow River north of Huayin.

The Bai River rises in Shu, flowing southeast into the Yangtze River beneath the walls of Jiangzhou.

The Yuan River rises in the mountains of Xiang Commandery, west of Tancheng; flowing east it pours into the Yangtze River west of Xiajun, merging in the midst of Dongting Lake.

The Gan River rises in the eastern mountains of Niedu, flowing northeast into the Yangtze River and entering Pengze.

The Western Si River rises northeast of Wu, flowing south and southwest, passing west of Huling and then southeast to empty into the Eastern Sea north of Huaiyin.

The Yu River rises in Xiang Commandery, flowing southwest into the Southern Sea southeast of Xuling.

The Si River rises in Linjin, flowing southwest and then southeast into the sea west of Panyu.

The Huang River rises in the mountains northwest of Guiyang, flowing southeast into the Si River west of Dunpu.

The Luo River rises in the mountains west of Luo, flowing northeast into the Yellow River west of Chenggao.

The Fen River rises north of Shangyu, flowing southwest into the Yellow River south of Pishi.

The Qin River rises east of Mount Jingxing, flowing southeast into the Yellow River southeast of Huai.

The Ji River rises from the southeast hills of Mount Gong, traversing the Julu Marsh to empty into the Bohai Sea northeast of Langhuai in Qi.

[Reference source link: Chinese Text Project Shan Hai Jing page 63].

The Lao River emerges east of Weigao [lacuna], flowing southeast into the Bohai Sea, entering Liaoyang [lacuna].

The Hutuo River rises south of the walled city of Jinyang, flowing west to the north of Yangqu, and then flowing east into the Bohai Sea [lacuna], entering north of Zhangwu in Yue [lacuna].

The Zhang River rises east of Shanyang, flowing east into the Bohai Sea south of Zhangwu [lacuna].

The Country of Guye lies in the midst of the sea, belonging to the Lie Guye range; in the southwest, mountains encircle it.

The Giant Crab dwells in the midst of the sea.

The Lingyu has a human face, hands and feet, and a fish's body; it dwells in the midst of the sea.

The Great Bian Fish dwells in the midst of the sea.

The settlement of Mingzu lies in the midst of the sea.

Mount Penglai lies in the midst of the sea.

The Market of Giants lies in the midst of the sea.

On the bingxu day in the fourth month of the first year of the Jianping era [6 BCE], Palace Attendant-in-Waiting attached to the Minister of Ceremonies, Your Servant Wang, collation and revision; Palace Attendant and Minister of the Household, Your Servant Gong, and Palace Attendant, Commandant of the Imperial Carriages, and Grand Palace Grandee, Your Servant Xiu [Liu Xin], presided over and inspected this text.

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