the peaches of immortality kept by Xi Wangmu [[西王母]]

variant of [[盤踞|盘踞<pánjù>]]

variant of [[磐石<pánshí>]]

variant of [[盤踞|盘踞<pánjù>]]

variant of [[盤曲|盘曲<pánqū>]]

coiled dragon

variant of [[盤根錯節|盘根错节<pángēncuòjié>]]

Onchocerca volvulus, the filarial parasite worm causing "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans

lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom); fig. forbidding terrain

a victory banquet to taste the peaches of immortality of Goddess Xi Wangmu [[西王母]]

"river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans, caused by the filarial parasite worm Onchocerca volvulus