Various ideas of the location of the mythical Kunlun Mountain have been given: chapter eleven of the Shanhaijing describes it as being in the northwest, chapter sixteen says it is south of the western sea, and other sources place it in the center of the earth.
Banyak gagasan yang telah dikemukakan mengenai lokasi gunung mitologis Kunlun: bab sebelas Shanhaijing mendeskripsikannya berada di barat laut, bab enam belas menyebutnya di selatan Laut Barat, dan sumber-sumber lain menempatkannya di pusat dunia.