Northern Spring Mountain (坎源山, Kǎnyuán shān?) is a mountain ruled by the Demon King of Confusion.
Description[]
The mountain is located northward from the Flowers and Fruit Mountain in the Three Realms and is tall and rugged. At the foot of a steep cliff lies the Belly Water Cave, where the Demon King and his imps subordinates reside.
Poem[]
The mountain is described in the following poem:
筆峰挺立，曲澗深沉。
筆峰挺立透空霄，曲澗深沉通地戶。
兩崖花木爭奇，幾處松篁鬥翠。
左邊龍，熟熟馴馴;
右邊虎，平平伏伏。
每見鐵牛耕，常有金錢種。
幽禽睍睆聲，丹鳳朝陽立。
石磷磷，波淨淨，古怪蹺蹊真惡獰。
世上名山無數多，花開花謝蘩還眾。
爭如此景永長存，八節四時渾不動。
誠為三界坎源山，滋養五行水臟洞。
Its penlike peak stands erect;
Its winding streams flow unfathomed and deep.
Its penlike peak, standing erect, cuts through the air;
Its winding streams, unfathomed and deep, reach diverse sites on earth. On two ridges flowers rival trees in exotic charm;
At various spots pines match bamboos in green.
The dragon on the left
Seems docile and tame;
The tiger on the right
Seems gentle and meek.
Iron oxen on occasion are seen plowing.
Gold-coin flowers are frequently planted.
Rare fowls make melodious songs;
The phoenix stands facing the sun.
Rocks worn smooth and shiny
By water placid and bright
Appear by turns grotesque, bizarre, and fierce.
In countless numbers are the world’s famous mountains
Where flowers bloom and wither; they flourish and die.
What place resembles this long-lasting scene
Wholly untouched by the four seasons and eight epochs?
This is, in the Three Realms, the Mount of Northern Spring,
The Belly Water Cave, nourished by the Five Phases.