Shan Hai Jing Overseas North Jing: "Kuafu left Japan and entered Japan. Thirst, desire to drink, drink in Taoshui, Taoshui is insufficient, drink in Ozawa in the north. Before he arrived, he died of thirst. Abandon his staff and turn it into Deng Lin. "
Shan Hai Jing Wilderness East longitude: "In the northeast corner of wilderness, there is a mountain called fierce plough hill. Ying Long went out to the South Pole and killed Chiyou and Kuafu. "
Although the description of Kuafu in Shan Hai Jing is simple, there are two completely different accounts of Kuafu's death. One is that he died of thirst; Said he was killed by Ying Long.
Some people think that it is the ancestors' pursuit of light. Kuafu is similar to Prometheus in ancient Greek mythology; Others think that Kuafu may be an ancient wizard, and every day is just a witchcraft ceremony. Kuafu died in a voodoo activity of praying for rain. Judging from the spreading characteristics of myth, the second explanation may be closer to the original intention of myth. In other words, Kuafu pursues rain, not the sun.
Kuafu should be the leader of a tribe. On the surface of the story, Kuafu felt worse every day, and then he was thirsty. What is the actual situation? May be just the opposite, Kuafu should be thirsty first, and then day by day. There must have been a very serious drought in the Kuafu era, just like the scene described in the story of Houyi shooting at the sun. As a tribe living on water, finding new water sources is the prerequisite for the survival of the tribe. So, Kuafu people started a great migration to find water, but this migration failed, and Kuafu (or his tribe) died on the way.
Kuafu died of thirst and was killed by Ying Long at the same time. This seemingly contradictory record has puzzled us for thousands of years. But after careful analysis, the two causes of death are not contradictory. It was Ying Long who killed Kuafu, and Ying Long was a subordinate of the Yellow Emperor. He is in charge of water.
From Shan Hai Jing, "Ying Long killed Chiyou and Kuafu, but went to the south, so it was rainy in the south". It can be seen that Ying Long is rich in water resources, and Kuafu was killed by the man (or god) who controlled the water.
Ying Long controlled the water source, and Kuafu couldn't get water, so he died of thirst. Of course, it can also be said that Ying Long killed Kuafu, and its real significance is that the Ying Long tribe defeated the Kuafu tribe. The first cause of death, Kuafu died of dehydration, and the second cause of death was that Ying Long made Kuafu dehydrate. The two are not contradictory.
From Kuafu's daily stories, it is obvious that Kuafu should chase water, not the sun.