Mount Horai. Penglai is a legendary land of Chinese mythology.
It is known in Japanese mythology as Horai. Various theories have been offered over the years as to the real location of these places, including Japan, Nam-Hae, Geo-Je, Jejudo south of the Korean Peninsula, and Taiwan.
Penglai, Shandong exists, but its claimed connection is as the site of departures for those leaving for the island rather than the island itself. In Chinese mythology, the mountain is often said to be the base for the Eight Immortals, or at least where they travel to have a ceremonial meal, as well as the illusionist Anqi Sheng.
Supposedly, everything on the mountain seems white, while its palaces are made from gold and platinum, and jewels grow on trees. There is no agony and no winter; there are rice bowls and wine glasses that never become empty no matter how much people eat or drink from them; and there are enchanted fruits growing in Penglai that can heal any ailment, grant eternal youth, and even raise the departed.
Historically, Qin Shi Huang, in search of the elixir of life, made several efforts to find the landmass where the mountain is located, to no benefit. Legends tell that Xu Fu, one servant sent to find the island, found Japan instead, and named Mount Fuji as Penglai. The presentation of Mt. Horai in Lafcadio Hearn's Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things, is somewhat different from the earl
It is known in Japanese mythology as Horai. Various theories have been offered over the years as to the real location of these places, including Japan, Nam-Hae, Geo-Je, Jejudo south of the Korean Peninsula, and Taiwan.
Penglai, Shandong exists, but its claimed connection is as the site of departures for those leaving for the island rather than the island itself. In Chinese mythology, the mountain is often said to be the base for the Eight Immortals, or at least where they travel to have a ceremonial meal, as well as the illusionist Anqi Sheng.
Supposedly, everything on the mountain seems white, while its palaces are made from gold and platinum, and jewels grow on trees. There is no agony and no winter; there are rice bowls and wine glasses that never become empty no matter how much people eat or drink from them; and there are enchanted fruits growing in Penglai that can heal any ailment, grant eternal youth, and even raise the departed.
Historically, Qin Shi Huang, in search of the elixir of life, made several efforts to find the landmass where the mountain is located, to no benefit. Legends tell that Xu Fu, one servant sent to find the island, found Japan instead, and named Mount Fuji as Penglai. The presentation of Mt. Horai in Lafcadio Hearn's Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things, is somewhat different from the earl
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