Kneeling and praying for the "Ten Continents in the World" written by Dongfang Shuo of the Han Dynasty

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty heard that the Queen Mother said that among the eight giant seas, there were Zuzhou, Yingzhou, Xuanzhou, Yanzhou, Changzhou, Yuanzhou, Liuzhou, Shengzhou, Fenglinzhou, and Juku There are ten continents, which are sparsely populated places. I also realized that Dongfang Shuo was not an ordinary person, so I asked Yan Zhiqu's room to personally ask about the location of Shizhou and the names of all the things in it, so I wrote it down. Fang Shuoyun: "My lord, those who learn from the immortals are not those who have attained the Tao. With the splendor of the country, I will recruit Confucianism and Mokism into the culture and education, and suppress the vulgar Tao in the traces of falsehood. I therefore went to live in seclusion." In the royal court, I have kept my health and served Zhu Que. I also respected the Taoist master and wanted to suppress his majesty. I once went to Zhuling, Fumulanghai, Mingye Hill and Chunyang Mausoleum. Under the Qing Dynasty, between the moon palaces, I wandered around seven hills, wandered around ten continents, traveled to the Five Mountains, traveled to the Pizhe, and rested on famous mountains. I have been traveling around for six days since I was young, and the sky is full of light. That's it. The son of Lingxu, the official of Feizhen, looks up and down in the sky, looking at millions of people. The North Pole is hooked up to the canopy, and the south is high in the clouds of the sun, and the west is in the cold cave. The sun and the moon cannot catch it, and the stars and Han people cannot help it. There is nothing above it, and there is nothing below it. As far as I know, it is not enough to pay a visit."

The ancestral island is close to the East China Sea. Among them, the local area is 500 miles and the west coast is 70,000 miles. There is immortal grass on it. The grass is shaped like wild rice seedlings and is three or four feet long. If a person has been dead for three days, cover it with grass. All of them will be alive at that time. Taking it will make people live forever. In the past, in the garden of the First Emperor of Qin, there were many dead people crossing the road. There was a bird like a raven, which held the grass in its mouth and covered the dead people's faces. At that time, they sat up and tried to revive themselves. After hearing the report, the First Emperor sent an envoy to ask Mr. Guigu of Beiguo. Mr. Guigu said: "This grass is an immortal grass on the ancestral continent in the East China Sea. It grows in Qiong Tianzhong, and it may be called Yangshenzhi. Its leaves are like wild rice seedlings, and they grow in clusters. One plant can live a person." The First Emperor then said with great enthusiasm. "Is it possible to collect it?" He sent the envoy Xu Fu to send five hundred boys and girls to the sea to search for the ancestral island, but they did not return. Fu, a Taoist priest, whose courtesy name is Junfang, who later also attained Taoism.

Yingzhou is in the East China Sea, four thousand miles away, roughly opposite Kuaiji, and seven hundred thousand miles away from the west coast. The above-mentioned Shenzhi Xiancao. There are also jade stones, thousands of feet high. The spring is like wine and tastes sweet, so it is called Jade Li Spring. Drinking it will make you drunk for several liters, which makes people live forever. There are many immortal families on the continent, their customs are like the Wu people, and the mountains and rivers are like China.

Xuanzhou is in the North Sea, the land of Xuhai, 7,200 miles away, and 360,000 miles to the south coast. There is Taixuan Capital, ruled by Xianbo Zhengong. There are many hills and windy mountains, and the sound is like thunder and lightning. On the northwest gate to the sky, there are many official palaces of Taixuan Immortal. The palaces are different and filled with gold, jade and jade. This is where the Lord of Three Heavens rules, and it is very solemn.

Yanzhou is in the South China Sea. It is two thousand miles away and ninety thousand miles away from the north coast. There is a wind-born beast on it, like a leopard, blue, and as big as a raccoon. Set up a net to get it, accumulate several carts of salary and burn it. When the salary is used up, the beast will not grow. It will stand in the ashes, and its hair will not be burnt. The prick cannot penetrate, and it is like an ashes bag. Hit his head with an iron hammer, and he will die after dozens of blows. If he opens his mouth to the wind, he will be revived in a moment; if he stuffs his nose with calamus on a stone, he will die immediately. Take the brain and chrysanthemums and drink it, weigh ten kilograms, and you will live five hundred years. There is also the Fire Forest Mountain. There is a fire beast in the mountain. It is as big as a rat. Its hair is three to four inches long. It may be red or white. The mountain is about three hundred miles away. You can see this mountain forest at dusk. It is the light of this beast that looks like the light of fire. . Taking the animal hair and using it as cloth, people at that time called it Huohuan cloth. The clothes of Chinese people are stained and stained with ashes and juice, but they will never be clean. But when the fire burns this clothes, it shakes between two plates of rice, and the dirt falls off, making it as white as snow. There are also many immortal families.

Cheung Chau is called Qingqiu, in the land of Chensi in the South China Sea. Each place is five thousand miles away, and the destination is two hundred and fifty thousand miles away. There are many mountains and rivers in Shangrao, and there are many trees. The trees are surrounded by two thousand people. On a continent, there are only trees, so it is called Qingqiu. There are also celestial beings, elixirs, sweet liquids and jade buds, which are everywhere. There is also a windy mountain, and the mountain is constantly vibrating. There is the Zifu Palace, where innocent fairies roam.

Yuanzhou is in the North Sea, three thousand miles away, and one hundred thousand miles away from the south coast. There is Wuzhi Xuanjian on it. The water in the stream is like honey. Drink it and you will live forever. It will be in harmony with heaven and earth. If you take these five mushrooms, you can live forever and have many immortals.

Liuzhou is in the West Sea, three thousand miles away and 190,000 miles away from the east coast. There are many mountains and rivers accumulating rocks, named Kunwu. Smelt the stone into iron, make a sword that shines brightly, like water essence, and cut jade like cutting mud. Also Rao Xianjia.

Shengzhou is between Chouyin and Chouyin in the East China Sea, 170,000 miles from Penglai and 2,500 miles away. Two hundred and thirty thousand miles to the West Coast. There are tens of thousands of immortals on it. The weather is peaceful and the grass grows frequently. The earth is free from cold and heat and supports all things. There are also many mountains and rivers, fairy grass and many mushrooms. The water of a continent tastes like cheese. The one who reaches Liangzhou.