mythical fairy mountain; utopia
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Penglai; a mythical fairy mountain in Chinese mythology
literaryOften symbolizes a paradisiacal, elusive, or utopian place of immortals.
Chuán传
shuō说
péng蓬
lái莱
shì是
shén神
xiān仙
jū居
zhù住
de的
xiān仙
jìng境
。
Legend says Penglai is the fairyland where immortals live.
Qín秦
shǐ始
huáng皇
céng曾
pài派
rén人
qù去
dōng东
hǎi海
xún寻
zhǎo找
péng蓬
lái莱
xiān仙
dǎo岛
。
Emperor Qin Shi Huang once sent people to the East China Sea to search for the Penglai fairy island.
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Zài在
tā他
de的
miáo描
shù述
zhōng中
，
nà那
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
měi美
rú如
péng蓬
lái莱
。
In his description, that city was as beautiful as Penglai.
Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
miáo描
huì绘
le了
xiǎng想
xiàng象
zhōng中
de的
péng蓬
lái莱
xiān仙
jìng境
。
This painting depicts an imagined Penglai fairyland.