The Garden of Eden in the Bible, Mount Olympus in Greek mythology, the lands where elixirs of immortality were to be found in Huai Nan Zi (a book of Chinese legends), or even Zhuangzi's use of celestial immortals and the Imperial Land of the White Clouds as metaphors for a return to an idyllic simplicity, are all based on myths of paradise.
聖經裡的伊甸園、希臘神話裡的奧林匹斯山、中國神話書籍《淮南子》裡擁有不死藥的國度，甚至莊子借用不死仙人、白雲帝鄉隱喻返璞歸真的理想，也出自樂園神話。