The Story of WANG Hai and the Starry Legend

Abstract

Abstract:

The strange image of WANG Hai appeared in the Book of Mountains and Seas might be regarded as a result of Chinese ancients' establishing images for certain constellations.It is a tradition of Chinese culture to establish images of objects and symbolize them.The prototype of WANG Hai is the yingshi(construction)stars.His story is derived from ancients' knowledge of the constellations and their personifying and historicizing these stars.In essence the story of Wang Hai is nothing but a legend of stars.

Key words: WANG Hai, story, constellation, legend

CLC Number:

I206.2

Rong-fang YIN. The Story of WANG Hai and the Starry Legend[J]. Journal of East China Normal University (Philosophy and Social Sciences), 2005, 37(4): 42-47, 121.

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