On the red color system in The Classic of Mountains and Seas ——On the worship of red color system

Abstract

The Classic of Mountains and Seas is an important literature book in the pre-Qin period of China. It is rich in content and has an important reference value for the study of geography, myth, folk custom and culture of later generations. China has a long history of understanding and using red color. In the book of mountains and seas, the worship of "red" color is also recorded in large quantities. This kind of worship comes from totem worship of the surrounding world entities, and gradually concentrates into the abstract worship of red color system. This kind of red color worship is of great significance to the study of the life, culture and religious beliefs of Chinese ancestors.