![]() ![]() “Marco Polo came to China, and Dante wrote many works in Italy, laying the foundation for the Italian language. This communication went on for centuries, right up to the time of Dante and Marco Polo. China and Italy were already communicating by that time during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) and the Roman Empire. “ Shan Hai Jing was written no later than the 1st century BC. In both works there is a common experience of journeying between myth and reality. The exhibition also showcased more than 70 multimedia works from five Italian artists and seven artists from China, based on the two classics.įrancesco D’Arelli, director of the cultural section at the Italian Consulate General, said: “Both Divine Comedy and Shan Hai Jing are great classics, in which imagination is the main source of inspiration and even creation. The exhibits included four precious manuscripts of Dante’s Divine Comedy from the 14th century and two rare engraved copies of Shan Hai Jing from the Shanghai Library. The museum exhibition was supported by the Cultural Office of the Italian Consulate General in Shanghai to mark the 700th anniversary of the death of the poet and scholar Dante Alighieri, known as the “father of the Italian language”. The online display has been viewed about 200,000 times. An online version of the display is still available, including a 360-degree virtual-reality exhibition hall and a video of the curator’s guide to visitors. This is an interesting academic topic.”Īn exhibition titled Imaginary Encounter – Divine Comedy Dialogue with Shan Hai Jing was staged in Shanghai at the Pearl Art Museum from November 2021 to February 2022. “I wonder whether in ancient Greece during the Middle Ages, knowledge of Shan Hai Jing was spread through trade exchanges with the Western world. In some European maps from the Middle Ages, areas close to India were often painted with monsters, the equivalents of which can be found in Shan Hai Jing, he said. “In particular, some of the eastern monsters described by Herodotus are quite similar to those in Shan Hai Jing,” Liu said. The Histories documented geography, people, natural resources, different customs, birds and animals. ![]() These stories are now being spread from one generation to another in China.Liu Zongdi, professor at the College of Humanities and director of the Institute of Cultural History at Beijing Language and Culture University, has studied Shan Hai Jing, comparing it with The Histories by the ancient Greek historian Herodotus. These are stories of creation and the beginning of mankind. Myths such as the Great Pangu, Nuwa, and Kua Fu are included in Shan Hai Jing. Guo Po made further annotations to the Shan Hai Jing.Ī lot of stories are included in the collection. He is a Chinese scholar from the western Jin. The second person the edit the text is said to be Guo Po. ![]() He is a Confucian scholar from the Western Han dynasty. The first editor is said to be Liu Xiang. Chinese scholars were able to successfully determine the first editors of the text. They said it was more likely a compendium of works written from the period of Warring States to the period of the Han dynasty. Chinese scholars have proposed a theory that it was not written by a single author. The Xia Dynasty is said to be the very first dynasty in china. Yu the Great who is the legendary founder of Xia dynasty was said to have written the text. Originally, it was said to be written by mythical creatures. The exact author of the text is not certain nor the exact date it was written. This Chinese Classical Literature is said to be at least 2,200 years old. The entire collection is divided into 18 selections. It is comprised of 31,000 words more or less. All in all, the book talks about more than 550 mountains and 300 seas. The text is both a cultural and geographical account of China before the Qin dynasty. Its Chinese name literally translates to “Collection of the Mountain and the Seas”. It is considered one of the treasures of Chinese culture. Shan Hai Jing is an important piece of Chinese literature. ![]()
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