Fusang

fabulous eastern land in ancient Chinese mythology and the mulberry Tree of the Sun located there

Fusang (Chinese: 扶桑; pinyin: Fú Sāng) is the name of a mythical place or a mulberry[1] tree in ancient Chinese literature. It is said to be east of China.[2]

The Fusang tree as it is depicted in a rubbing from the Wu Liang Shrines' reliefs, mid-2nd century

A monk named Hui Shen (Chinese: 慧深; pinyin: Huì Shēn) was said to have visited Fusang. His description is written in the Book of Liang. Many people debated where Fusang is. Some say it is in the Americas, the Kamchatka Peninsula, or the Kuril Islands. After the First World War, most people no longer believe that it is in America.[1]

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