What mountains are Dongyue, Nanyue, Xiyue, Zhongyue and Beiyue?

Dongyue Taishan, Xiyue Huashan, Nanyue Hengshan, Zhongyue Songshan, and Beiyue Hengshan.

1. Mount Tai, Dongyue

Mount Tai is the first of the "Five Mountains" and has the reputation of "the national mountain of China" and "the best mountain in the world". It is also called Dongyue and is one of the ten most famous mountains in China. The head of the Daming Mountains, located in Tai'an, Shandong Province, has been permeated and rendered by thousands of years of spiritual culture and enhanced by the cultural landscape.

2. Huashan Mountain in Xiyue

Huashan Mountain is one of the famous Five Mountains in my country, with an altitude of 2154.9 meters. It is located in Huayin City, Weinan City, a historical and cultural place 120 kilometers east of Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. Bordering the broad Weihe Plain and the roaring Yellow River to the north, and the Qinling Mountains to the south, it is a granite mountain on the north side of the watershed ridge of a branch of the Qinling Mountains.

3. Nanyue Hengshan

Hengshan, also known as Nanyue, is one of the Five Mountains in my country. It is located in Nanyue District, Hengyang City, Hunan Province, with an altitude of 1,300.2 meters. Because the climate conditions are better than those of the other four mountains, there are lush forests and bamboos everywhere, green all year round; exotic flowers and plants, fragrant all year round, the natural scenery is very beautiful, so it is also known as "the most beautiful southern mountain".

4. Beiyue Hengshan.

Shanxi Hengshan Mountain, formerly known as Gaoshi Mountain, Xuanwu Mountain, and Laoshan Mountain, was later attached with the story of Beiyue Hengshan Mountain. The Beiyue Temple was built in the late Ming Dynasty, and it was designated as Beiyue in Shunzhi during the Qing Dynasty. Together with Dongyue Taishan, Xiyue Huashan, Nanyue Hengshan, and Zhongyue Songshan, it is called the Five Sacred Mountains and is famous at home and abroad. In 1982, Hengshan was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national scenic spots in the name of Shanxi Hengshan Scenic Area.

5. Zhongyue Songshan Mountain

Zhongyue Songshan Mountain spans Xingyang, Xinmi, Gongyi, Dengfeng, Yanshi, Yichuan, Luoyang and other cities and counties, with a total length of more than 60 kilometers. The main part is in Dengfeng, divided into two parts, Taishi Mountain in the east and Shaoshi Mountain in the west. The main peak of Taishi Mountain is Junji Peak, with an altitude of 1,494 meters. The highest peak of Shaoshi Mountain is Liantian Peak, with an altitude of 1,512 meters. The two mountains each have 36 peaks, collectively known as Songshan 72 Peaks.

Extended information

The saying of the five mountains first appeared in "Zhou Li·Chun Guan·Dazong Bo": "Blood sacrifices are used to worship the country, the five sacrifices, and the five mountains." "Zhou Li" was written in In the late Warring States period, Confucianism was formed by integrating Taoism, Dharma, Yin and Yang and other schools of thought. Therefore, we believe that the idea of ??the Five Mountains is a mountain worship formed by combining the four gods from the Xia and Shang dynasties and the concept of the five elements in the early Warring States Period.

The Five Sacred Mountains were conferred by the emperors in the feudal era. "Anthology of Historical Records" records: "The sky is too high to be reached, so we set up a memorial ceremony for it on Mount Tai in order to be close to the gods." In order to "repay heaven for their merits", emperors often regarded majestic and steep mountains as auspiciousness, and placed statues on the top of the peak. An altar was set up to offer sacrifices and a Zen ceremony was held.

Feng Chan’s theory is estimated to have originated from the Spring and Autumn Period of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the Warring States Period. The first person to hold a large-scale Zen ceremony was Qin Shihuang. The only place where Qin Shihuang personally offered sacrifices was Mount Tai. In the Tang Dynasty and Wu Zhou Emperor Wu Zetian, the activities of enshrining Zen were in Songshan Mountain in the Central Plains. After the history of feudal emperors and Zen, the status of the Five Mountains has become higher.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Three Mountains and Five Sacred Mountains