Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms: Geography

At the peak of Cloud Peak at midnight one can see the sunrise

Jade Pool

Located at the mountain summit; also known as the Dragon River

Anavatapta Pool

Located to the west of the Cloud-Flying Pagoda original: "阿耨" (Anou), a Chinese transliteration of the Sanskrit "Anavatapta," referring to a legendary Himalayan lake said to be heatless and pure

Night Music Pool

Beside the Cloud-Flying Pagoda; the sound of music is heard from within the pool at night

Anavatapta Pagoda

Thirty-six of these were built by Xiao Guan of the Liang Dynasty The Liang Dynasty (502–557 AD) was a period of significant Buddhist patronage

Mountain of the Spring Source

The junction where the two mountains of Luo and Fu connect; below it joins the Dragon King Pit, where the spring water divides to flow east and west

Jade Mandarin Duck Peak

Also known as "Crane Nourishment"

Dragon Head Altar

Buddhist texts state that five hundred Flower-Head Bodhisattvas reside upon this altar

Zifu Temple

Located south of the Stone Tower of Nanlou Temple, from which it derives its name The name "Zifu" (資福) translates to "Cultivating Fortune"

More than five li west of Yanxiang is the Yellow Dragon Cave

The Southern Han Dynasty built the Tianhua Palace here; it is now called Western Tianhua The Southern Han (917–971 AD) was a regional kingdom based in Guangdong during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period

Seven Star Altar

Features ten ancient pine trees that are quite extraordinary

Lion Cave

Site of a Taoist hermitage

Flower Head Terrace

Located to the west of Yellow Dragon Cave

The mountain ridge is called Phoenix Ridge

The Immortal Maiden He resided here He Xiangu (何仙姑) is a famous Taoist deity and the only female member of the Eight Immortals

Mica Creek

Mica stone is produced here

Following the path more than seven li east of Yanxiang, one reaches the Chongxu Abbey

The Immortal Ge resided here Ge Hong (葛洪, 283–343 AD), also known as Ge Xuan or Ge the Immortal, was a famous alchemist who spent his final years on Mount Luofu

Alchemical Stove

Features the four characters "Zhichuan’s Alchemical Stove" written by Su Dongpo Su Dongpo was a renowned Song Dynasty poet; Zhichuan was the courtesy name of Ge Hong

Cenotaph of Robes and Hat

Where the Immortal Ge’s robes and hat were buried after his "corpse-liberation" "Corpse-liberation" (shijie) refers to the Taoist belief that an adept has achieved immortality, leaving only a physical object or garment behind in the coffin

The Pavilion of the Left-Behind Shoe, located behind Penglai Pavilion

The place where the Immortal Bao and the Immortal Ge conversed The Immortal Bao refers to Bao Jing, a high-ranking official and Taoist master who was also Ge Hong's father-in-law

Bronze statues of the Jade Emperor and two attendants

Cast during the Southern Han Dynasty

Zhuming Cave, located behind the Abbey

Taoist texts state this cave was governed by the Perfected Being Zhu

Dipper-Worship Altar

Located at the cave entrance; near the altar, a bronze dragon and a bronze fish were discovered

Hermitage of the Wild Man Huang

The "Wild Man" was a disciple of the Immortal Ge