"The fifth mountain in the world", "The first peak of Qingcheng Mountain" and "Shangqing Palace"

Taoist Temple It is located at the top of Qingcheng Mountain in the southwest of Dujiangyan City, Sichuan Province, with an altitude of 1 180 meters. Built in the Jin Dynasty, it was abandoned and built in the Xuanzong period of the Tang Dynasty. It was rebuilt by Wang Yan, King of Shu, five dynasties ago and was destroyed by fire in the late Ming Dynasty.

Brief introduction of shangqing palace

Shangqing Palace is the highest Taoist temple in Qingcheng Mountain. There are Laojun Hall, Sanqing Hall, Wuwen Hall and Daodejing Hall in the palace. Incense is strong, and most tourists burn incense and pray here. There is a sun pavilion at the entrance of Taoist temple, which is suitable for watching the sunrise.

Carve a stone

Shangqing Palace is located on the half slope of the first peak of Qingcheng Mountain, about 500 meters away from the summit. Built in Jin Dynasty, the existing temples were built in Tongzhi period of Qing Dynasty (1862- 1874). There are yellow stone carvings entitled "the fifth mountain in the world" and "the first peak of Qingcheng Mountain" on the stone wall on the west side outside the mountain gate.

Shangqing Palace

The three characters "Shangqing Palace" on the plaque of the Taoist Gate House were written by Chiang Kai-shek in 1940. Laojuntang is dedicated to Taishang Laojun, the founder of Chunyang Sanfeng. Sanqing Temple is dedicated to Sanqing statue and Sanqing disciple Twelve Jinxian; The moral museum has nanmu board wall, engraved with the full text of Tao Te Ching; Wen Sheng, Confucius and Wu Yu are both enshrined in temples.

historic site

There are also legendary relics such as Makou and Yuanyang Well in the palace. Not far away, there are Paomaping and flagpole stone, which are the training ground of Zhang Yijun in the late Ming Dynasty.

Walking up the stone steps behind the Shangqing Palace, you can reach the peak of Qingcheng Mountain, where there is an echo pavilion, which is an excellent position to enjoy the natural beauty of Qingcheng Mountain, such as sunrise, sea of clouds and magic lamps. , also known as the sun pavilion.