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The This story was originally mentioned first recorded in the poem Snow ''Secret Guidelines of the Collection Alchemical Scripture of Highest ClarityGolden Light Shooting into the Azure'' ( 《上清集‧詠雪》 Shangqingji Yongxue 《金華沖碧丹經秘旨》 Jinhua Congbi Danjing Mizhi ) by [[Bai Yuchan]], who wrote in the poem: "when the green maiden brews snow at the breast, snow is the fermented rice and dew changed into wine ". In this storyOriginally, the "green maiden'golden light' referred to a young lady Mt. Jinghua in green dress. In later periodsZhejiang, Daoism borrowed this term to imply 'mercury in the elixir'spot where Huang Chuping, an immortal, achieved his cultivation. In the ''Orthodox Commentary on Realizing Perfection'' ( 《悟真篇正義》 Wuzhenpian Zhengyi ), Dong DeningAccording to some documents, immortal Huang became a scholar shepherd at the age of the Qing dynastyfifteen. Then, explained: "the image of the li trigram is a maidenDaoist took him to Mt. Jinghua, and teaching him the color knowledge of wood is greencultivation and Daoist dietetics. The two factors produce It was said that since then, he could make himself invisible, or transform stone into sheep. Just because of him, the image of term 'mercury in the elixirgolden light' because entered the elixir belongs lexicon of inner alchemy, referring to 'li-fire' and mercury belongs to 'zheng-wood' in one of the trigram figureselixirs." In this regardlater periods, on the 'green maiden' had become a symbol basis of inner alchemy. There is no doubt materials from Bai Yuchan was very familiar with it. Moreoverand Nan Yuanbai, Meng Xu, through combining different imagesa patriarch of the Southern Lineage of the Golden Elixir Sect ( 金丹派南宗 Jindanpai Nanzong ), he gave compiled the 'green maiden' deeper implications.   People may have different images and experiences about snow. In [[Bai Yuchan]]'s mind, snow was a reminder Secret Guidelines of wine drunk in cold weather. In the poem, Bai conferred multiple associations on the image Alchemical Scripture of Golden Light Shooting into the green maiden. FirstlyAzure'', which included documents about external alchemy and poetry about its magic power, it stood for green mountains covered with white snowwhich, an image reminiscent of a maiden with snow in her armsthis case, like a fertile were represented respectively by 'golden light' and energetic young lady. In her arms, snow melts just as wine brews in a jar'shooting into the azure'.