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Blessed Land 8: Mount Qingyu福地八 清屿山

Type
Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands
Location
China · Eastern Sea · — · "West of the Eastern Sea, adjoining Fusang"
Coordinates
30, 123 Map
First built
Same as above · The system of Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands took shape during the Eastern Jin and the Southern Dynasties; the Tang Daoists Sima Chengzhen and Du Guangting fixed the list of names. The precise present-day location is a matter of scholarly conjecture.

Overview

The eighth of the Seventy-two Blessed Lands: "It lies west of the Eastern Sea, adjoining Fusang, and is governed by the Perfected Liu Ziguang." This is a legendary maritime blessed land whose location cannot be identified today.

Related scriptures

Chart of the Palaces and Bureaus of Heaven and Earth, Record of Grotto-Heavens, Blessed Lands, Marchmounts, Rivers and Famous Mountains, Seven Slips from the Bookbag of the Clouds (Yunji qiqian)