Mythical Places
See also: List of mythical Chinese mountains- Mount Buzhou: mythical mountain
- Di Yu: hell
- Youdu: the capital city of Di Yu
- Feather Mountain: a place of exile during or just after the world flood
- Fusang: a mythical island interpreted to be Japan
- Jade Mountain, a mythological mountain
- Kunlun Mountain: a mythical mountain, dwelling of various divinities, and fabulous plants and animals
- Longmen: dragon gate where a carp can transform into a dragon
- Mount Penglai: paradise; a fabled fairy isle on the China Sea
- Queqiao (鵲橋; Quèqiáo): bridge formed by birds across the Milky Way
- Xuanpu (玄圃; Xuán pǔ): a mythical fairyland on Kunlun Mountain
- Yaochi (瑤池; Yáochí): abode of immortals where Xi Wang Mu lives.
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