Who is the old mother of Zhong Ling Old Mother Cave?

Old Mother Cave in Zhong Ling is one of the female immortals in Chinese folk beliefs-Lingshan Old Mother. As one of the senior Taoist goddesses in China, Mother Lingshan is called "Fu Hui Quan Ci Compassion", commonly known as Mother Lingshan, Empress Lingshan and Mother Lingshan Bodhisattva. According to China folklore, the mother is a Buddhist and Taoist double-cultivation, and is generally called Lingshan mother bodhisattva. It is said that the White Snake is her disciple, and her beliefs are as far away as northeast China, the United States, Southeast Asia and other countries and places.

Of the five major religions in China, Taoism is the only one that originated in China and was founded by China people, so it is also called indigenous religion. Taoism had a far-reaching influence on politics, economy and culture in ancient China, and it was one of the three spiritual pillars of the ruling class.

After the founding of New China, Taoism in China gained a new life through the democratic reform of the religious system, and gradually embarked on the road to adapt to the socialist society. Since the reform and opening up, under the guidance of the religious policy of the Party and the government in the new period, Taoism in China has shown an unprecedented new atmosphere, which has made positive contributions to promoting economic development, social harmony, reunification of the motherland and world peace.