Fanghu
Sign in to saveFanghu (), also known as Fanghu Mountain or Fangzhang zhou (), is one of the five Bohai Sea Shenshan mountain-islands in Taoist mythology. It is said this is where the Emperor Qin Shihuang visited to seek immortality.
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- Legend of the Five Bohai Shenshan Mountains-Islands
- Qin Shihuang's search for immortality
- Fanghu in Chinese Gardens
- References
Fanghu (), also known as Fanghu Mountain or Fangzhang zhou (), is one of the five Bohai Sea Shenshan mountain-islands in Taoist mythology. It is said this is where the Emperor Qin Shihuang visited to seek immortality.
== Legend of the Five Bohai Shenshan Mountains-Islands == In the Bohai Sea there is a place where all water sources flow called the Guixu Valley. In it were five sacred mountains - Penglai, Fanghu or Fangzhang, Yingzhou, Daiyu and Yuanjiao.
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