Why is Laoshan called Laoshan? Who can explain?

China has a vast territory, and there are also famous mountains and rivers. Among many famous mountains in China, there is a mountain with special fairy flavor, called Laoshan Mountain. It seems that in the impression of our friends, Laoshan Mountain is always related to seeking immortality and visiting Taoism. Even some Taoist priests in some movies are called Laoshan Taoist priests. So why is Laoshan called Laoshan?

In fact, Laoshan was not written in this way in the past classics, and it should be written as Laoshan. According to Gu Yanwu, a writer and historian in the Ming Dynasty, he found that the name Laoshan should have originated in the Qin and Han Dynasties, because in the Qin Dynasty, people at that time were particularly keen on seeking to visit the Tao first, so that they could live forever. We all know that Qin Shihuang sent many magicians overseas to look for elixirs and visit many fairy mountains.

In the Qin and Han Dynasties, it was thought that many fairy mountains were overseas and the vast sea was hard to find, but Laoshan Mountain was a place overlooking the East China Sea. When people climbed to the top of Laoshan Mountain, they could see the vast sea surface of the East China Sea, and people could find some gentlemen, which led to many people who cultivated immortals and guarded against theft in the Qin and Han Dynasties.

So during the Qin and Han Dynasties, especially during the Qin Shihuang period, Qin Shihuang may have looked for an elixir of life near Laoshan, but we know that the arrival of Qin Shihuang will definitely lead to the people near Laoshan being overworked and even doing a lot of coolies. In addition, Laoshan is steep and difficult to climb, and it will be particularly tiring to climb it, which is why the saying of Laoshan is born.

With the development of the times, Laoshan Mountain has gradually become the Laoshan Mountain we see now, and the legend of seeking immortals to visit Taoism has long since disappeared in the historical legends. We now know that there are no immortals, and there is no elixir of life, but more people's good hope for longevity.