"Classic of Mountains and Seas (Brilliant Edition) (Exquisite Edition)" Author: Chen Siyu Illustrated by Sun Jiankun Publisher: Tsinghua University Press

The full-color version of the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" took six years to paint. Illustrator Chen Siyu will take you to rediscover the myriad colors of the Classic of Mountains and Seas! The Chinese scholar Sun Jiankun annotated each illustration with the text of the Classic of Mountains and Seas. The language is concise, sophisticated, and humorous, making it easy to read. 180 beautiful fairy grasses and mythical beasts, 110,000 words of professional annotations, take you to experience the mysterious and extraordinary ancient Chinese mythology. 344 pages of high-definition colorful gold five-color printing, adding metallic luster, the picture is magnificent and elegant, just to give you an unparalleled world of the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

Chen Siyu: She studied at Tsinghua Academy of Fine Arts for her undergraduate degree, and later went to the School of Visual Arts in New York for further studies. She was selected into the Meitu Illustration Guide, and now lives in Germany. Her illustration creation, composition and color matching are imaginative, and her creative style is unconventional. She continues to delve into the field of illustrations for the Classic of Mountains and Seas, and is a stubborn illustrator who does not miss every centimeter of detail and every millimeter of color.

Sun Jiankun, a post-90s Chinese culture talent, was born in Xi'an, Shaanxi, and his ancestral home is Jinan, Shandong. He holds a master's degree from the Institute of History of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences. He began studying the Classic of Mountains and Seas when he was in elementary school, and has been studying the Classic of Mountains and Seas and classical culture for a long time. He has written "A New Interpretation of the Classic of Mountains and Seas: A Brief Explanation of the Classic of Mountains and Seas", "The Classic of Mountains and Seas Transmitted by Red and Ink (Black and Red Edition)", "A Detailed Explanation of the Complete Translation and Annotation of the Classic of Mountains and Seas", and "A Brilliant and Splendid Edition of the Classic of Mountains and Seas".