Jiuxiao Wanfu Palace

Jiuxiao Wanfu Palace

Jiuxiao Wanfu Palace (referred to as jiuxiao palace, commonly known as Dinggong), a famous Taoist temple, is located at the top of Damao peak, the main peak of Maoshan mountain in Jurong, Jiangsu Province, with an altitude of 372.5 meters. It was founded in the Western Han Dynasty after Sanmao Zhenjun was promoted to the throne. In the third year of Yanhu reign in the Yuan Dynasty (AD 1316), it was granted the grant of ershenghu temple to worship Maoying. In the 26th year of Wanli reign in the Ming Dynasty (AD 1598), it was granted the title of jiuxiao Wanfu palace.

Overview of the palace

Jiuxiao palace is located in the south of the north. In its heyday, there were two pavilions of Sutra collection and Shengshi, five halls of Taiyuan, gaozhen, Ersheng, Lingguan and Longwang, six Taoist courtyards of Yuxiang, raoxiu, qiayun, zhongbi, Lizhen and Yihu, and more than a hundred Yings on both sides of daoshe and Hakka halls. The whole palace is magnificent and magnificent. After the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the late Qing Dynasty, the Anti Japanese War, the cultural revolution and so on, the whole Taoist palace was destroyed.

The existing buildings of jiuxiao palace have been rebuilt in recent years. There is a square in front of the palace and a mountain gate in the East and West. The first entrance is Lingguan hall, and the main building is taiyuanbao hall. Behind the hall is Taiyue feisheng. The first hall behind the hall is ershengdian. There are white crane hall, yangzhenxian hall, Yingxu Taoist temple, flower hall, Yihu Taoist temple, daoshe, Zhaitang and other buildings on the left and right. They are built on the basis of the mountain It's on. There are many Taoist cultural relics in the palace today, among which the most famous is the first four treasures - jade seal, jade GUI, jade Fu and ha inkstone, which were given to Taoist Liu hunkang by song zhezong.

Jiuxiao palace is the seat of Jiangsu Taoist Association, Zhenjiang Taoist Association, Maoshan Taoist Association and Maoshan Taoist Culture Research Office.

Tourist routes

Shuttle Bus

Shanghai to Maoshan: take the bus from Shanghai bus station to Jurong, and then take the bus from Jurong to Maoshan.

Nanjing to Maoshan: take a bus from Nanjing south station to Jurong, and then transfer to urban and rural bus to Maoshan;

Maqun passenger station takes ningju intercity bus to Jurong City, and then transfers to Maoshan scenic spot.

Nanjing Xiaohongshan passenger station takes a shuttle bus to Jurong, and then transfers to the scenic spot.

high-speed rail

Take the Shanghai Nanjing high speed railway to Danyang station, then transfer to the bus to Jurong, and transfer seamlessly to Jurong Maoshan scenic spot.

Take Nanjing Hangzhou intercity bus to Jurong West Station, take the bus from west station to Jurong passenger transport center to Maoshan scenic spot.

road trip

Follow the Shanghai Nanjing Expressway to the exit of Jurong urban area, drive to the direction of Jurong urban area to Changjiang Road, and then follow Dongchang Road to see the sign of Maoshan scenic spot. Follow the sign to get to the scenic spot.

Nanjing Hangzhou Expressway, please come down from Jurong West Exit and drive towards Jurong City, then you can reach the scenic spot by following the sign.

Address: Damao Road, Maoshan Town, Jurong City, Zhenjiang City

Longitude: 119.315138

Latitude: 31.781864

Tel: 4001089996

Ticket information: no ticket required. Included in Jurong Maoshan ticket

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