Mythical Lands
Distant kingdoms, underwater realms, and the impossible geographies of ancient myth
6 articles
Kunlun Mountain: The Paradise at the Center of the World — Shanhai Perspective
Home of the Queen Mother of the West, garden of immortality, and axis of the cosmos — Kunlun is Chinese mythology's most sacred mountain.
Penglai Island: The Legendary Isle of Immortals — Shanhai Perspective
Floating in the eastern seas, shrouded in mist, home to the immortals — Penglai is the most enchanting mythical place in Chinese tradition.
The Fusang Tree: Where the Suns Rise and the World Begins — Shanhai Perspective
A colossal tree in the eastern ocean where ten suns roost — the Fusang Tree is one of Chinese mythology's most spectacular cosmic images.
Mythical Lands of the Shanhaijing: Places That Should Not Exist
The Shanhaijing describes lands where people have no stomachs, where trees grow jade, where the sun rises from a valley of boiling water.
The Ruomu Tree: Where the Suns Set
If Fusang is where the suns rise, Ruomu is where they rest — the western world tree of Chinese mythology.
Exploring the Enigmatic Mythical Creatures and Lands of Shanhaijing
Discover the fascinating mythical creatures and mysterious lands described in the ancient Chinese text, Shanhaijing.