"This is a folktale from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, about the origin of the name of Banping Mountain (半屏山). The name of the mountain translates to "half-screen", a name given after the residents noted that the mountain's sharp cliffside made it look like a painted screen. Name aside, there is a popular story about how the mountain obtained its distinctive shape in the first place.
The story centers on a sage and his hidden quest for a disciple, with some versions of the story stating that this sage is in fact one of the Eight Immortals from Chinese mythology. Other versions assert that the dumplings in question were tang yuan, a stuffed round glutinous rice flour dumpling. No matter the difference, these various versions of the story carry the same message about the perils of greed and the importance of kindness."
