Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms

Geography, Volume 11

The place where the Immortal Yinlang entered the rock while riding an ox.
Small Water-Curtain Cave Many hermitages belonging to recluses are located here. White Crane Daoist Temple The Eastern Hermitage of the Immortal Ge original: "葛仙" (Ge Xian), referring to the alchemist Ge Hong. To the northeast, one reaches the Snake Pit.

The place where Shan Daokai underwent "cicada-like molting" A Taoist term for shedding the mortal body to achieve immortality. Tradition holds that there is a path within the cave leading to Shaozhou. Traveling several more miles to the east, one arrives at Penglai Cave and Yaji Peak Also known as Twin Hair-knot Peak.

Here stands the Hall of the Immortal Liu The stone altar is approximately one hundred feet high; it is said that Liu Gaoshang practiced seated meditation here. Below the peak is the Sword-Testing Stone and the Luoyang Stream Dragons are said to be produced beside this stream.

The Dongguan bamboo grows here, measuring ten spans in circumference; its segments are twenty feet long, and its leaves resemble those of the plantain tree. To the east and west of the East Forest Monastery are Incense Altar Peak, Truth-Meeting Peak, Cherry-

tree Peak, Ball-Throwing Peak, Knife Peak, Brocade Peak, Yellow Ape Peak, Alms-Bowl Peak, Cloud-Bringing Peak, Great Banner

Peak, Small Banner Peak, Mica Peak, and Chicken-Cage Peak. There are also the Golden Sand Cave, Stone Mortar Cave, Zhuling Cave, Tai-

he Cave, Ouyang Cave, Red Water Cave, White Cloud Cave, Wind Cave, Cloud and Rain Cave, White Horn Cave, Great Compassion Monastery

Cave, Old-Timer’s Cave, Coconut-Pillow Cave, and Great Pit Cave. The strange cliffs, elegant peaks, rushing torrents, and bizarre rocks are beyond description.