As they arrived, he proposed that Bukuri Yong-shon should become the leader of all three peoples. Bukuri Yong-shon founded his city in Odoli, to the east of the Long White Mountains, and called his people the Manchu.

Manchu creation tales are also concerned with the rough and wild landscape of the land, especially the mountains—and once again the Long White Mountains in particular—that figure so prominently in Mongolian and Manchurian tales. The Land of the Long White Mountains, the traditional home of the Manchu, is the subject of many tales. One tells of its origin.

The Long White Mountains

Having given away all she possessed to win some light and warmth for the dark earth, the compassionate little spirit descended to her final resting place.

The gods made all the earth smooth and green. All the land was even and fit for horses to run. The creatures of the earth were happy with the beauty, but the evil forces, the enemies of all, tried to destroy the earth that brought so much happiness. The gods were too strong for them, and the earth was saved, but the evil spirits stamped and scratched and threw up huge boulders, and that is why there are mountains and valleys and long rivers. The marks from their fearsome claws can still be seen in the rocks of the Long White Mountains.

A certain mountain slope has an outcropping that looks like a woman praying. An interesting feature of this rock is the outline of the face, which clearly has a nose and a mouth but nothing that might indicate eyes. The following story is told about the origin of this rock and the sun, the moon, and the stars.

The little spirit

A lovely small spirit lived in the heavens with the Great God of Heaven. This small spirit was very sensitive to things around her, and the first time she saw the land of the Manchu she was saddened to see that there was no light on the world. No light meant no warmth, and no warmth meant no life. She went to the Great God of the Heavens and asked him to make light and warmth and life on the planet, but the great God of the Heavens said nothing in response. Again the little spirit asked. And again the Great God of the Heavens answered nothing.