Mount Li

Another legend cites the mountain as the place from where the Mount Li goddess Lishan Laomu and Nüwa, creator of mankind, repaired the wall of heaven.

This marked the collapse of the mighty Western Zhou dynasty and began a very long age of endless conflict that devastated the Central Plains.

Geographer Li Daoyuan of Northern Wei, recorded in Shui Jing Zhu that Mount Li was a favoured location due to its auspicious geology: "famed for its jade mines, its northern side was rich in gold, and its southern side rich in beautiful jade; the first emperor, covetous of its fine reputation, therefore chose to be buried there".

[2][3] Huaqing Pool, a Tang dynasty royal hot spring complex or geyser resort, stands at the foot of Mount Li.

His ostensible mission was to eradicate the local Communists and warlords, but instead he was kidnapped whilst hiding in a crevice on Li Mountain in what became known as the Xi'an Incident.