Qingcheng Mountain was located in the Northern Song, about 1,000 miles away from Lin'an, the capital of Northern Song.

Qingcheng Mountain took up an area with a radius of 1,000 miles. The mountains there were majestic and tranquilized, covered by flourishing forests that were evergreen. The hills lined in a circle, making it look like a city in the distance, that was how it had gotten the name Qingcheng—the green city. Several thousand staircases wound up to the top. The ...