瀛洲(或作瀛州)是中國神話仙人所居的神山。傳說渤海外有三神山蓬萊、瀛洲、方丈,為神仙居住的地方,自古便是秦始皇漢武帝求仙訪藥之處,其上物色皆白,黃金白銀為宮闕,珠軒之樹皆叢生;華實皆有滋味,吃了能長生不老。

列子·湯問》亦有「渤海之東有五山焉,一曰岱輿,二曰員嶠,三曰方壺,四曰瀛洲,五曰蓬萊[1]」的記載,並指出後來岱輿、員嶠這兩座山被傳說中的龍伯國巨人釣去了守護神龜,因此沉沒於海中,「仙聖之播遷者巨億計」。

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