Within the Seas海內經

Within the Eastern Sea, in a corner of the Northern Sea, there is a land named Joseon. There is Tiandu, and its people live by the water, and they cherish others and love others.

Within the Western Sea, in the midst of the Liusha, there is a land named Heshi.

Within the Western Sea, west of the Liusha, there is a land named Fanye.

West of the Liusha there is one called Mount Niao, and three rivers rise from it. Here there are yellow gold, xuangui, danhuo, silver, and iron, and all of them flow into it. There is also Mount Huai, and the Hao River rises from it.

East of the Liusha and west of the Black River there are the land of Zhaoyun and the land of Sizhi. Leizu, the wife of the Yellow Emperor, gave birth to Changyi. Changyi came down and settled at the Ruo River, and he fathered Hanliu. Hanliu had a long head and small ears, a human face and the snout of a pig, the body of a qilin and legs like the rim of a wheel, and the feet of a pig. He took as his wife Anü, the daughter of Zhuo, and she bore Zhuanxu.

East of the Liusha, between the waters of the Black River, there is a mountain named the mountain that does not die.

East of Mount Hua and the Qing River there is a mountain named Mount Zhao. There is a man named Bo Zigao, and Bo Zigao goes up and comes down here and reaches heaven.

Between the waters of the Black River in the southwest there are the wilds of Duguang, where Houji is buried. Its walls are three hundred li square. It is the middle of heaven and earth, and it is where Sunü came out. Here there are rich beans, rich rice, rich millet, and rich panic grass. The hundred grains grow of themselves, and sowing goes on in winter and in summer. The luan bird sings of itself and the phoenix dances of itself. The lingshou bears fruit and flowers, and grasses and trees gather here. Here there are the hundred beasts, and they live together in herds. These grasses do not die in winter or in summer.

Within the Southern Sea, between the Black River and the Qing River, there is a water named Ruomu, and the Ruo River rises from it.

There is the land of Yuzhong. There is the land of Liexiang. There is Mount Ling, and there is a red snake on a tree, and it is called the ruan snake, and it eats wood.

There is the land of Yanchang. There are people there with the heads of birds, and they are called Niaomin.

There are nine hills with water winding around them, and they are called the hill of Taotang, the hill of Shude, the hill of Mengying, the hill of Kunwu, the hill of Heibai, the hill of Chiwang, the hill of Sanwei, the hill of Wufu, and the hill of Shenmin. There is a tree with green leaves and a purple trunk, black flowers and yellow fruit, and it is called jianmu. It has no branches for a hundred fathoms. On top it has nine bent boughs, and below it has nine crooked roots. Its fruit is like hemp and its leaves are like the beard of grain. Taihao passed by here, and the Yellow Emperor made it.

There is Yayu with the head of a dragon, and it eats people. There is a green beast with a human face, and it is called the xingxing.

In the southwest there is the land of Ba. Taihao fathered Xianniao, Xianniao fathered Chengli, Chengli fathered Houzhao, and Houzhao was the first to become the people of Ba.

There is a land named Liuhuang Xinshi. Its borders are three hundred li square, and what comes out of it is dust. There is Mount Basui, and the Sheng River rises from it.

There is also the land of Zhujuan. There is a black snake with a green head, and it swallows elephants.

In the south there is the giant of Gan. He has a human face with long lips, and a black body with hair, and his heels are turned backward. When he sees a person he laughs, and his lips cover his eyes, so one can escape then.

There is also a black man with the head of a tiger and the feet of a bird. He holds a snake in both hands and is chewing it.

There are the Leimin with the feet of birds. There is a great boar.

There are people called the Miaomin. There is a god there with a human head and the body of a snake, as long as a carriage shaft, and with a head on the left and on the right. He wears purple clothes and a red cap, and he is called Yanwei. If a ruler gets him and eats him, he will be the first among all under heaven.

There is the luan bird that sings of itself, and the phoenix that dances of itself. The markings on the head of the phoenix are called virtue, the markings on its wings are called obedience, the markings on its breast are called benevolence, and the markings on its back are called righteousness. When it appears, all under heaven is at peace.

There is also a green beast like a hare, and it is called the cuigou. There is the kingfisher. There is the peacock.

Within the Southern Sea there is Mount Heng, there is Mount Jun, and there is Mount Gui. There is a mountain named the capital of the three sons of heaven.

In the south are the hill of Cangwu and the pool of Cangwu, and within them is Mount Jiuyi, where Shun is buried. It lies within the borders of Lingling in Changsha.

Within the Northern Sea there is one called Mount She, and the She River rises from it and flows east into the sea. There is a bird of five colors, and when it flies it covers a whole district, and it is called the yi bird. There is also Mount Buju, and Qiaochui is buried west of it.

Within the Northern Sea there is one bound behind the back and put in fetters, wearing a dagger-axe and always turned away, and he is called the corpse of Xianggu.

Boyifu fathered Xiyue, Xiyue fathered Xianlong, and Xianlong was the first to father the Di and the Qiang. The Di and the Qiang are of the Qi clan.

Within the Northern Sea there is a mountain named Mount Youdu, and the Black River rises from it. On it there are black birds, black snakes, black leopards, black tigers, and black foxes with bushy tails. There is Mount Daxuan. There are the people of Xuanqiu. There is the land of Dayou. There are people with red shins.

There is the land of Dingling. Its people have hair below the knee, and they have the hooves of horses and run well.

Boling, the grandson of the Yan Emperor, came together with Yuanfu, that is Anü, the wife of Wu Quan. Yuanfu was with child for three years, and she bore Gu, Yan, and Shu. Shu was the first to make targets, and Gu and Yan were the first to make bells and to make the airs of music.

The Yellow Emperor fathered Luoming, Luoming fathered Baima, and Baima is Gun.

Dijun fathered Yuhao, Yuhao fathered Yinliang, and Yinliang fathered Fanyu, who was the first to make boats. Fanyu fathered Xizhong, Xizhong fathered Jiguang, and Jiguang was the first to make carts out of wood.

Shaohao fathered Ban, and Ban was the first to make the bow and the arrow.

Dijun gave Yi a red bow and white corded arrows so that he might help the land below, and Yi was the first to go and relieve the hundred hardships of the earth below.

Dijun fathered Yanlong, and Yanlong made the qin and the se.

Dijun had eight sons, and they were the first to make song and dance.

Dijun fathered Sanshen, Sanshen fathered Yijun, and Yijun was the first to become Qiaochui, and he made the hundred skills for the people below. Houji sowed the hundred grains. The grandson of Houji was called Shujun, and he was the first to make plowing with oxen. Dabi Chiyin was the first to found a state. Yu and Gun were the first to spread the earth and to set the nine provinces in order.

Tingyao, the wife of the Yan Emperor and the daughter of the Red River, bore Yanju. Yanju fathered Jiebing, Jiebing fathered Xiqi, and Xiqi fathered Zhurong. Zhurong came down and settled at the Jiang River, and he fathered Gonggong. Gonggong fathered Shuqi. Shuqi had a square head and a crown to match, and he banked up the earth and settled at the Jiang River. Gonggong fathered Houtu, Houtu fathered Yeming, and Yeming fathered the twelve years.

The flood waters rose to heaven. Gun stole the swelling soil of the High God to dam the flood, and he did not wait for the command of the High God. The High God ordered Zhurong to kill Gun on the outskirts of Yu. Gun then fathered Yu. The High God then commanded Yu to finish spreading the earth and to settle the nine provinces.