Ten Holy Places of Taoism in China

Wudang mountain 1

Wudang Mountain, located 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 seasons, 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 20 kilometers southwest of Yingtan City, Jiangxi Province. In the middle of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Daoling, the founder of Zhengyi School, was an alchemist here. According to legend, this mountain is named after it. As the ancestral home of Taoism, Longhushan occupies an important position in the history of Taoism in China.

3. Qingcheng Mountain

Qingcheng Mountain is located in the southwest of Dujiangyan City, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, which is 16 km away from Dujiangyan City. It is the holy land of Quanzhen Dragon Sect of Taoism and one of the birthplaces of Taoism in China. Qingcheng Mountain is close to Minshan Snow Ridge, facing the western Sichuan Plain, surrounded by peaks like city walls, with deep forests, dense trees and evergreen all year round, enjoying the reputation of Qingcheng Mountain being quiet and secluded in the world.

4. Qiyun Mountain

Yun Qi Scenic Area, known as Baiyue in ancient times, is named after the distant peak and the level of clouds. Located in the west of Xiuning County, Huangshan City, Anhui Province 15km. Yun Qi is a low mountain scenic spot which integrates Danxia landform, cliff stone carving, Taoist culture and landscape. It consists of 9 peaks, including Yun Qi, Baiyue, Qishan and Wanshou, including 36 Qifeng, 44 grotesque rocks, 8 hidden caves 18, 27 flying caves, 4 ponds 14, 6 pavilions 16, 537 stone carvings, 3 stone workshops and 5 stone bridges.

5. Sanqingshan

Sanqingshan Mountain is located at the junction of Yushan County and Dexing City in Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province. It is named after the three peaks of Yujing, Yu Xu and Yuhua, just like the three Taoist gods of 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. Laojunshan

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. Laojun Mountain, called Shi Jing in ancient times, was named after Laozi, the ancestor of Taoism in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, who lived in seclusion. It is the main peak of Funiu Mountain in 800 Li. Laojun Mountain was formed in the continental orogeny/kloc-0.9 billion years ago, which created its magnificent landscape of mountains and peaks.

7. Kongtong Mountain

Kongtong Mountain is located at 12km west of Pingliang City, Gansu Province, with Xi in the east, Lanzhou in the west, Baoji in the south and Yinchuan in the north. Its main peak is 2 123m above sea level, and it is the fortress of the ancient western Silk Road. 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 land of Taoism and so on. The main peak is 2 123 meters above sea level, and the forest coverage rate is over 95%.

8. Hemingshan

Heming, the birthplace of Taoism in China, is located in Dayi County, west of Chengdu, Sichuan Province, and belongs to Minshan Mountains, with an altitude of 1000 meters. It is named after the shape of a crane in the mountain, a stone crane hidden in the mountain and a crane in the mountain. It is one of the four famous mountains in the south of Gu Jian. In addition, Hemingshan appears in the game as a sect name. It borders Qingcheng Mountain in the north, Emei Mountain in the south, Wuzhong Mountain in the west and Sichuan Plain in the east, about 70 kilometers away from Chengdu.

9. Zhong Nanshan

Zhong Nanshan, also known as Taiyi Mountain, is located in the middle of the northern foot of Qinling Mountains, 25 kilometers south of Xi. It is divided into South Wutai, Shijieyu, Cuihua Mountain, Luohanping and other scenic spots, and is the birthplace of allusions such as Shoubi Nanshan and Zhongnan Shortcuts. Generally, the origin of Taoism in Zhong Nanshan can be traced back to the time when Laozi entered the Pass to pass on the scriptures. Laozi lectured and preached in Louguantai, Zhong Nanshan, leaving behind the moral truth and laying the ideological and theoretical foundation.

Maoshan 10

Maoshan, also known as Qushan, is located 26 kilometers southeast of jurong city, Jiangsu Province. Located in the hinterland of Nanjing, Zhenjiang and Changzhou. It is the birthplace of Taoist Puritanism and enjoys the reputation of Xianfu in Qin and Han Dynasties and Prime Minister in Liang and Tang Dynasties. During the Western Han Dynasty, three brothers, Mao Ying, Mao Gu and Mao Zhong, went to Maoshan, Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, and devoted themselves to monasticism to save the world. Later, people renamed Qushan as Maoshan.