"These three magical mountains are said to be in the Bohai Sea, not far from land." Legend had it that on these mountains were immortals and elixirs of life, and that everything there was white, including the birds and beasts; the palaces were built of gold and silver.
「此三神山者，其傳在渤海中，去人不遠」，傳說海上三山有仙人與不死之藥，山上百物與禽獸皆白，以黃金白銀為宮闕。