瀛洲 (Yíngzhōu): Yingzhou, mythical island of im…

Meanings

1 Yingzhou, mythical island of immortals in the Eastern Sea

Characters

瀛

Examples

传说瀛洲是仙人居住的地方。

Chuánshuō Yíngzhōu shì xiānrén jūzhù de dìfāng.

Legend says Yingzhou is where immortals dwell.

海客谈瀛洲，烟涛微茫信难求。

Hǎikè tán Yíngzhōu, yān tāo wēimáng xìn nán qiú.

Seafarers speak of Yingzhou, but in the misty waves it can hardly be found.

Tips

culture

Yingzhou is one of the Three Sacred Mountains 三神山 in the Eastern Sea, alongside Penglai 蓬莱 and Fangzhang 方丈, said to be home to immortals and the elixir of immortality. Qin Shihuang famously sent expeditions east in search of them. The example sentence quotes Li Bai's 李白 'Dream of Tianmu Mountain' (《梦游天姥吟留别》).