Four Famous Taoist Mountains in China

The four famous Taoist mountains are Yun Qi, Wudang Mountain, Qingcheng Mountain and Longhu Mountain.

Mount Yun Qi 1

Yun Qi is one of the four famous Taoist mountains in China. Located in the west of Xiuning County, Huangshan City, Anhui Province15km, it is also the holy land of Quanzhen School. Known as "Huangshan Mountain is the best in the south of the Yangtze River". Yun Qi was originally called Baiyue. According to records, Emperor Jiajing, known as the "Taoist Emperor", had no children at the age of 30, so he ordered Zhang Tianshi of Longhushan to go to Baiyue to open an altar for himself and ask for a son. It really worked.

2. Wudang Mountain

Wudang Mountain, also known as Taihe Mountain. Wudang Mountain is located in danjiangkou city, western Hubei, 400 kilometers away from Fiona Fang, with Xiangyang City in the east, Shiyan City in the west, Shennongjia forest area in the back and Danjiangkou Reservoir in the face. It is one of the first batch of national key scenic spots, including 72 peaks, 24 streams, 1 1 caves, 10 stones, 10 pools, 9 springs, 9 wells, 3 pools, 9 platforms and Yuanming buildings, as well as Tianzhu peak located on the 72 peak road.

3. Longhu Mountain

Longhu Mountain, located in Yingtan City, Jiangxi Province, is the birthplace of Taoism in China. In the middle of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Daoling, the founder of Longhu Mountain in Guixi County, Jiangxi Province, tried to make a nine-day elixir, which was named Longhu Mountain. Stone Tianfu in Longhu Mountain is the place where Shi Tian lived for generations, and it is also an orthodox ancestral home.

4. Qingcheng Mountain

Qingcheng Mountain is a famous Taoist mountain, located in Dujiangyan City, Sichuan Province, and one of the cradles of Taoism in China. According to legend, Ning Fengzi lived in Qingcheng Mountain during the Yellow Emperor's period and taught the Yellow Emperor the skill of "Yue Long". The Yellow Emperor called him "the father of the five mountains", so he later called Qingcheng Mountain the father mountain.

The origin of Taoism

Taoism is a native religion in China. Zhang Daoling was first created in Hemingshan, Sichuan in the Eastern Han Dynasty and became popular in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. The four famous mountains began to build temples in the Eastern Han Dynasty and continued until the late Qing Dynasty. Protected by the state, Taoist temples have been repaired and become famous religious and tourist attractions at home and abroad.