According to the popular conception, the character of Xi Wang Mu in Shan Hai Jing is a demon. This is not accord with the original text. In Shan Hai Jing, Xi Wang Mu is a goddess with a essential figure like human being.Her abode is Kunlun and Yushan, one is the holy mountain,the other is like a paradise. Her duty is predicting the calamity, not bringing the misfortune. She can help people to evade the calamity.