Mapping Myth: How the Ancient Chinese Imagined the World 🌏🐉📜 What if your map included 🌋 volcano gods, 🐦 talking birds, and 🌊 immortals beyond the sea? In this episode of *Deep Dive Cuttlefish*, we explore the *Shan Hai Jing*—an ancient Chinese text that blends myth, geography, and cosmology into a sprawling vision of the world. Who compiled this book over centuries? 🧭 What strange creatures and sacred mountains fill its pages? 🐲 And why has it endured as both cultural artifact and imaginative treasure? Join our hosts as they trace the origins, structure, and symbolism of this mysterious classic. Along the way, they share what surprised or moved them most—from sun-chasing giants 🌞 to maps of meaning at the edges of civilization 🗺️. We end with a question for you: what do our modern maps still leave in shadow? 🌑 Send us your thoughts, and let’s keep the conversation going 💬✨.