Over 2000 years ago, their monarchs sent people out to sea to seek the elixir of life. The Shi Ji (Historical Records) reports that rulers such as King Xuan of Qi (ruled 319-301 BC) and King Zhao of Yan (ruled 311-279 BC) sent voyagers to search for the mountains of Penglai, Fangzhang and Yingzhou.
兩千多年前國君乾脆令人出海，尋訪不死藥，《史記》記載，戰國齊宣王、燕昭王等使人入海求蓬萊、方丈、瀛州三山。