Mount Penglai (simplified Chinese: 蓬莱山; traditional Chinese: 蓬萊山; pinyin: Pénglái shān), or Penglai Island (simplified Chinese: 蓬莱仙岛; traditional Chinese: 蓬萊仙島; pinyin: Pénglái xiāndǎo), is a mystical land found in Chinese mythology. The legend also passed into Japan, where it took shape as the legend of Hōrai (蓬莱, Hōrai?).
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