Legend of Penglai Xiandao

According to ancient legend in China, there is Penglai Fairy Island in the East China Sea, where immortals live. Later, this code name was used as a metaphor for a fairyland in the sea; Or describe the beauty of the world; Or the scenery on the island is excellent. During the Warring States Period, Qi Weiwang, Qi Xuanwang and Yan Zhaowang sent people to the sea to look for Penglai, the abbot and Yingzhou.

These three sacred mountains are said to be located in the Bohai Sea (the sea between Liaoning, Hebei, Shandong and Tianjin), not far from the world. Fearing that the drifting sea would come, the immortals blew the boat away.

Someone has been there before, and all the immortals and pills are here. The birds and animals there are all white, and the palaces are all made of gold and silver. When we didn't arrive, from a distance, the three sacred mountains looked like clouds in the sky; When I got there, I saw three holy mountains reflected under the water. When the ship approached, the wind blew it away and never got there again. There is nothing in the world that the emperor does not envy.

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The legend that Lai originated from the Three Gods Mountain on the sea is just a kind of awe of a mirage, and the incomprehensible phenomenon can only be replaced by God.

Penglai was called Dengzhou in ancient times. But this Penglai is not another Penglai. In addition, the construction of Penglai is closely related to the legendary Penglai Fairy Island.

Penglai (Dengzhou) is basically one of the most frequent mirage places in the world because of its special geographical location. Modern science, which the ancients didn't understand, will be associated with myth worship, which is considered to be the place where immortals live and the existence of elixir. The legend of the Three Gods Mountain at sea probably began to spread from here.