Dega V. Deopic
(Institute of Asian and African Studies, MSU)

Real Elements in the Description of the Sacred Space Objects in Pre-Confucian China

1. The object of investigation are 447 descriptions of "mountains" (spirits-mountains) in the early part of ancient Chinese geographical and geomantic description of the world (Shanghai tsing, chuan 1-5).

2. Every spirit-mountain first gains the description through simple realities (flora, fauna, minerals, seldom even spirits in general form); they are called undetailed elements of description (ED UD). Then sometimes goes the detailed description of the spirit, living on the mountain (ED D).