Xiuning County

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…