Kaiming Shou, the nine-headed beast with a tiger's body and human faces, sits atop Mount Kunlun facing east, guarding the gates through which only the worthy may pass to reach the realm of immortals.
Lu Wu, the tiger-bodied god with a human face and nine tails, manages the nine sections of the celestial emperor's garden on Mount Kunlun and governs the passage of the seasons.
Xiwangmu dwells atop Mount Kunlun as queen of the immortals, presiding over her jade palace and the gardens of immortality.
The Yaochi, the Jade Pool, lies atop Mount Kunlun where Xiwangmu hosts her legendary banquets for the immortals and once received King Mu of Zhou in a feast of wine and song.
Houyi journeyed to Mount Kunlun to beseech Xiwangmu for the elixir of immortality, which she granted him — though he would never drink it himself, for Chang'e stole it and ascended to the moon.
King Mu of Zhou drove his eight divine steeds westward to Mount Kunlun, where he ascended the sacred mountain and feasted with Xiwangmu beside the Jade Pool, exchanging verses of longing before his reluctant departure.
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