The Tao-Religionist Classic "The Cloudy Bookbag Seven Slips" describes the Four Continents
Pūrvavideha in the East, Nine Thousand Miles away, up to the Mound of Spine Forest, has a Kingdom whose local pronunciation is Haraddhi. The Continent is perfectly Round, her soil is vibrant of jade-adipose like color, without Maintains or Hills, and covers an area of 900000 miles. Thier people are twenty feet tall and live to be four hundred years old. There are Six Incantation Inscriptions within the Kingdom, bestowed by The High Upper Initial Energy upon The Elder of Hu in the foreign land. The High Upper frequently chanted these Sounds to educate the people of the Elder of Hu, informing them of the Lesson of Immortality in their Kingdom. The people of that Kingdom all salute and recite this sounds, thus they attain a lifespan of Four Hundred Years and none die young. Scholars with high learning, who know the color of this Kingdom's soil, frequently recite these Six Sounds, can summon the Immortal Official The Elder of Hu. After Nine Years, one will naturally be able to visit the Kingdom of Haradhi, converse with the Elder of Hu, transform and fly into the Air, and travel to the Easternmost Region.
Jambudvipa in the South, Three Hundred Thousand Miles away, up to the Field of Hole Light, has a Kingdom whose local pronunciation is Ishabek. The Land is very flat and vast, with no high or low areas, her soil is cinnabar like color, and covers an area of 810000 miles. Thier people are twenty-four feet tall and live to be three hundred sixty years old. There are Six Incantation Inscriptions within the Kingdom, bestowed by The High Upper Initial Energy upon The Elder of Yueh in the foreign land. The High Upper frequently chanted these Sounds to educate the people of the Elder of Yueh, informing them of the Lesson of Immortality in their Kingdom. The people of that Kingdom all salute and recite this sounds, thus they attain a lifespan of Three Hundred Sixty Years and none die young. Scholars with high learning, who know the color of this Kingdom's soil, frequently recite these Six Sounds, can summon the Immortal Official The Elder of Yueh. After Nine Years, one will naturally be able to visit the Kingdom of Ishabek, converse with the Elder of Yueh, transform and into the Vermilion Palace, and fly to the Southlight Region.
Aparagodāniya in the West, Seven Hundred Thousand Miles away, up to the Mound of Vast Plain, has a Kingdom whose local pronunciation is Nevilarokna. The terrain is mostly high mounds, connecting with the West Pass of Heaven, her soil is white as jade like color, and covers an area of 680000 miles. Thier people are sixteen feet tall and live to be six hundred years old. There are Six Incantation Inscriptions within the Kingdom, bestowed by The High Upper Initial Energy upon The Elder of Ti in the foreign land. The High Upper frequently chanted these Sounds to educate the people of the Elder of Ti, informing them of the Lesson of Immortality in their Kingdom. The people of that Kingdom all salute and recite this sounds, thus they attain a lifespan of Six Hundred Years and none die young. Scholars with high learning, who know the color of this Kingdom's soil, frequently recite these Six Sounds, can summon the Immortal Official The Elder of Ti. After Nine Years, one will naturally be able to visit the Kingdom of Nevilarokna, converse with the Elder of Ti, transform and fly into the Profound Void, and play to the Mound of Vast Plain.
Uttarakuru in the North, Five Hundred Thousand Miles away, up to the Courtyard of Northern Dark, has a Kingdom whose local pronunciation is Dwindara. The terrain is long and flow, flat, her soil is black moist like color, and covers an area of 580000 miles. Thier people are twelve feet tall and live to be three hundred years old. There are Six Incantation Inscriptions within the Kingdom, bestowed by The High Upper Initial Energy upon The Elder of Ch'iang in the foreign land. The High Upper frequently chanted these Sounds to educate the people of the Elder of Ch'iang, informing them of the Lesson of Immortality in their Kingdom. The people of that Kingdom all salute and recite this sounds, thus they attain a lifespan of Three Hundred Years and none die young. Scholars with high learning, who know the color of this Kingdom's soil, frequently recite these Six Sounds, can summon the Immortal Official The Elder of Ch'iang. After Nine Years, one will naturally be able to visit the Kingdom of Dwindara, converse with the Elder of Ch'iang, transform and fly into the Mysterious Void, and banquet to the Courtyard of Northern Dark.