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Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System
Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System are two state-level scenic attractions in China. Both are located west of Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province. Mount Qingcheng, known as the fifth among the most famous Taoist mountains of China, is one of the places where Taoism came into being. With the snow-covered Mingshan Mountain in the background and the Chuanxi Plainin front, the evergreen Mount Qingcheng covers an area of over 120 kilometers. Altogether it has 36 peaks covered with thick forests of trees and bamboo, 72 caves and 108 scenic spots. It gets its name from the way the peaks resemble the structure of a city wall. The name Qingcheng means green city. Damian Mountain is its main peak and the Master's Cave (Tianshitong) serves as its pivot. The mountain is well known for its serene scenery that contains halls and temples shaded by forests and enhanced by interesting legends and anecdotes.The Dujiangyan Irrigation System is a pearl in the water works construction of ancient China. Built over 2,200 years ago, it still provides benefits for the people. The irrigation system was erected on the Minjiang River at the foot of Yulei Mountain, northwest of Dujiangyan City in Sichuan Province. Here the Minjiang River, after being joined by… -
Mount Lu: National Geopark of China
Mount Lu, listed as the World Heritage Site in 1996, is one of the spiritual centers of Chinese civilization. With its unique ways, the Buddhist and Taoist temples, along with the landmarks of Confucianism, are blended into outstanding natural landscapes, forming cultural landscape while have high aesthetic value and is closely linked with the national spirit and cultural life. Located in Jiangxi Province, it borders Yangtze River to the north and Poyang Lake to the east. It could easily reach Mount Lu from the tourist cities like Nanchang, Wuhan, and Jingdezhen etc.Mount Lu Brief IntroductionLushan Mountain is famous for its cliffs, sea of clouds and waterfalls, which combines scenery, religion, education and culture. The large rivers, lakes and mountains in the scenic area form one integrated mass and a world-famous summer resort.The main peak, Big Hanyang Peak, is 1,474 meters above sea level. "A misty land in spring, a green jade in summer, an intoxicating crimson in autumn and a white jade in winter" is a popular local saying and still the best description for the scenery of the Lushan Mountain.Highlights of Mount LuHighlights One: Watch Sunrise at Hanpo PassHanpo Pass is the ideal place to watch sunrise and the sea… -
Jintan Maoshan
Maoshan, known as the "abode of immortals in Qin and Han dynasties, and home to prime ministers in Liang and Tang," is a sacred site of Taoism located at the junction of Jurong City, Zhenjiang, and Jintan District, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province. It runs north to south with an area of over 50 square kilometers. Maoshan is the birthplace of the Shangqing School of Taoism and is known by Taoists as the "Shangqing Zongtan." It has the reputation of being the "Eighth Grotto Heaven and First Blessed Land." "Taoist health preservation, leisure vacation, ecological sightseeing," Jintan Maoshan has successively rebuilt the Qianyuan Temple, Choushou Temple, Yuanyang Temple, and other millennium-old Taoist temples. At the same time, it has planned the entire 108 square kilometer Maoshan tourism area, highlighting the characteristics of Maoshan Taoism, mountain water (hot springs), tea culture, and the culture of educated youth. Jintan Maoshan possesses the natural environment of the blessed land of Maoshan's grotto heaven, inheriting the Taoist cultural heritage of Maoshan for a thousand years, forming a unique and rich type of holiday resources. The combination of various resources such as mountains, water, forest, spring, salt, tea, medicine, fruit, palaces, temples, intangible cultural heritage provides Jintan…- 15
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Qiyun Mountain, Anhui
Qiyun Mountain is also one of the four famous Taoist mountains in China, a holy site of the mainstream Daoism of the Quanzhen School, and has a status similar to that of Mount Wudang. It was formerly known as White Peak (Baiyue) and Cloud Peak (Yunyue), located about 15 kilometers west of Xiuning County in Huizhou City. Its altitude is 585 meters with an area of 110 square kilometers, named after its highest peak, Qiyun Rock. It is renowned for its deep, mysterious, and perilous scenery, and got its name Qiyun Mountain because of its peak that rises to the sky and stands on par with the clouds. Qiyun Mountain is a mountain scenic area characterized by Taoist culture and Danxia landforms, historically known as "Huangshan and Baiyue top the south of the Yangtze River". Qiyun Mountain is located at the foot of Mount Huang, and it is also a national key scenic spot. Taoism was introduced to Qiyun Mountain during the Tang Dynasty. During the Jiajing and Wanli periods of the Ming Dynasty, the Zhengyi Sect from Mount Longhu in Jiangxi Province established a presence in Qiyun Mountain, leading to increasing religious activities. From this time onwards, Qiyun Mountain… -
Wudang Taoist Ancient Architecture: The Nine Palaces and Eight Temples
The Ming Dynasty undertook a grand reconstruction of Mount Wudang, constructing the Taihe Palace, Qingwei Palace, Zixiao Palace, Chaotian Palace, Nanyan Palace, Wulong Palace, Yuxu Palace, Jingyue Palace, Yuzhen Palace, as well as the Renwei Temple, Huilong Temple, Longquan Temple, Fuzhen Temple, Yuanhe Temple, and other nine palaces and eight temples. Along with hermitages, pavilions, bridges, and gazebos, this vast ensemble of ancient Taoist architecture was built across the 800 li of Mount Wudang. A "Palace" is the dwelling of emperors and also the abode of deities, often large divine shrines bestowed by imperial edict. A "Temple" (or "Loudian"), originally an ancient high place for observation, is also where heavenly gods are greeted; later generations generically referred to Taoist temples as palaces and temples. Taoist palace and temple architecture developed from traditional Chinese palace, shrine, and altar buildings. They are places where Taoists worship deities and also locations for their seclusion and cultivation. In terms of layout, scale, and structure, Taoist palaces and temples not only inherit the traditional Chinese architectural philosophy, layout, and methods but also incorporate Daoist aesthetic ideas and values, forming their unique style. The halls enshrining Taoist deities in Taoist palaces and temples are set along…
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