Mount Penglai
Penglai (Chinese: 蓬萊仙島; lit. 'Penglai Immortal Island') is a legendary land of Chinese mythology. It is known in Japanese mythology as Hōrai.
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"The Immortal Island of Penglai", by Chinese artist Yuan Jiang (1708), held by Palace Museum | |
| Genre | Chinese mythology |
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| Type | Legendary island of immortals, Otherworld |
| Characters | The Eight Immortals |
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"Penglai" in Traditional (top) and Simplified (bottom) Chinese characters | |||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 蓬萊仙島 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 蓬莱仙岛 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Kanji | 蓬莱 | ||||||||||||||||
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