Ten Taoist Holy Places in China
Ten famous Taoist temples in China
1. Wudang Mountain
Wudang Mountain in Hubei Province is a famous Taoist holy land, the birthplace of Tai Ji Chuan, a national key scenic spot and a world cultural heritage. Wudang Mountain has beautiful scenery, purple atmosphere all the year round, misty clouds, large-scale ancient buildings, profound martial arts and a long history of Taoist culture, which adds a mysterious and ethereal temperament to Wudang Mountain.
2. Longhu Mountain
Longhu Mountain is located 2 kilometers southwest of Yingtan City, Jiangxi Province. In the middle of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Daoling, the founder of Zhengyi Road, once made an alchemy here. It is said that the mountain was named after it. Longhu Mountain, as the ancestral home of a Taoist school, plays an important role in the history of Taoism in China.
3. Qingcheng Mountain
Qingcheng Mountain is located in the southwest of Dujiangyan City, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, 16 kilometers away from Dujiangyan City. It is the holy place of Taoist Quanzhen Longmen Sect and one of the birthplaces of Taoism in China. Qingcheng Mountain is close to Minshan Snow Ridge, facing the plain of western Sichuan, surrounded by peaks like a city wall, with deep forests and dense trees, evergreen all the year round, and a winding path with a thousand steps leading to a secluded place, enjoying the reputation of Qingcheng Mountain being quiet in the world.
4. Qiyun Mountain
Qiyun Mountain Scenic Area, named Baiyue in ancient times, is located 15 kilometers west of Xiuning County, Huangshan City, Anhui Province, because it is named after Yaoguan Peak and Yunping. Qiyun Mountain is a low mountain scenic spot which integrates Danxia landform, cliff stone carving, Taoist culture and landscape. It consists of 9 peaks, including Qiyun, Baiyue, Qishan and Wanshou, including 36 Qifeng, 44 strange rocks, 18 secluded caves, 27 Feiquan caves, 14 ponds, 16 pavilions, 537 stone inscriptions, 3 stone workshops, 5 stone bridges and 33 temples in an tang.
5. Sanqingshan
Sanqingshan is located at the junction of Yushan County and Dexing City, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province. It is named because the three peaks of Yujing, Yuxu and Yuhua are like three Taoist deities, namely Jade Qing, Shangqing and Taiqing, sitting on the top of the mountain. Sanqingshan Mountain is a national-level scenic spot, a world natural heritage, a world geological park and a national 5A-level tourist attraction.
6. Laojun Mountain
Laojun Mountain is located in the east of Luanchuan County, Henan Province. It is a world geopark, a national 5A-level tourist attraction and a national nature reserve. Laojunshan, the ancient Jingshi Mountain, was named after Laozi, the ancestor of Taoism in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, who retired and practiced here. It is the main peak of Funiu Mountain in 8 Li. Laojun Mountain was formed in the mainland orogeny movement 1.9 billion years ago, which created its magnificent landscape with various peaks and peaks.
7. Kongtong Mountain
Kongtong Mountain is located 12 kilometers west of Pingliang City, Gansu Province, overlooking Xi 'an in the east, Lanzhou in the west, Baoji in the south and Yinchuan in the north. Its main peak is 2123 meters above sea level, and it is the fortress of the ancient Silk Road in the west. Since ancient times, Kongtong Mountain has been known as the first mountain in the west, the wonder of the west town, the beauty of Kongtong Mountain, the beauty of the world, the location of the Taoist source and so on. The main peak is 2123 meters above sea level, and the forest coverage rate is over 95%.
8. Heming Mountain
Heming Mountain, the birthplace of Taoism in China, is located in Dayi County, west of Chengdu, Sichuan Province, and belongs to Minshan Mountain range, with an altitude of more than 1 meters. It is named after the shape of a crane, a stone crane hidden in the mountain and a mountain crane, and it is one of the four famous mountains in ancient Jiannan. In addition, Hemingshan appears as the name of the sect in the game. It is bordered by Qingcheng Mountain in the north, Emei Mountain in the south, Wuzhongshan Mountain in the west and Sichuan Plain in the east, about 7 kilometers away from Chengdu.
9. Mount Zhongnan
Mount Zhongnan, also known as Taiyi Mountain, is located in the middle of the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains, 25 kilometers south of Xi 'an. It is divided into scenic spots such as Nanwutai, Shibianyu, Cuihuashan and Luohanping, and is the birthplace of allusions such as Shoubi Nanshan and Zhongnan Shortcut. The beginning of Taoism in Zhongnanshan is generally traced back to the time when Laozi entered the customs to preach the scriptures. Laozi taught the scriptures and preached at the Zhongnanshan Louguantai, leaving the True Classic of Morality, which laid the ideological and theoretical foundation.
1. Maoshan
Maoshan, also known as Qushan, is located 26 kilometers southeast of jurong city, Jiangsu Province. It is located in the hinterland of Nanjing, Zhenjiang and Changzhou. It is the birthplace of Taoist Shangqing School, and enjoys the reputation of fairy house in Qin and Han Dynasties and prime minister's home in Liang and Tang Dynasties. In the Western Han Dynasty, three brothers, Mao Ying, Mao Gu and Mao Zhong, went to Maoshan in Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, and devoted themselves to monasticism, saving the world and saving people. Later, people renamed Qushan as Maoshan.