The origin of the five mountains, and how they were chosen?

The Five Mountains, originally a famous mountain in the eyes of the ancients, were considered as the place where immortals lived, so the monarch and his subjects went to worship, which was a way of natural worship of the ancients, generally existing in mountainous areas, and other nationalities other than the Han nationality also had such traditions.

The ancients believed that immortals lived in the sky, and the peaks were often misty and mysterious, just like being in the sky. The immortals who live there are like living in the sky, at least the closest to the sky.

For example, Tibetans living on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau have great respect for many peaks. Shenshan? Like Gangrinboqi, the main peak of Gangdise Mountain, it is considered to be the residence of many gods and buddhas, which is clearly recorded in Buddhist scriptures. This highly respected mountain is often the highest in the local area, or the most magnificent and peculiar in shape. The gods on this mountain are all regarded as the protectors of local people or a group of people. This kind of mountain is also called? Zhenshan? .