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Xiwangmu Queen Mother of the West

Daoist goddess who rules over the "Western Paradise" and is the head of a pantheon of Chinese Goddesses and female Immortals.

Xiwangmu is also recognizes as the Yin force in Daoist belief and is the personification of femininity and the qi energy of the same name. The peach trees carries the Fruits of Longevity in her garden, that only bloom every 3,000 years.

Xiwangmu, the Queen Mother of the West, is an important figure in Daoism. She lived in the Kunlun Mountains, in an enchanted palace with beautiful pagodas and a magical garden. Among her plants was the famous tree with peaches of longevity. Though they ripen only once in 3000 years, they bestow immortality. A kind of jade plant also grew there, which also conferred everlasting life.

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