Laoying Town, Pianguan County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province

Wudang Mountain town

Danjiangkou City, approved by the State Council on August 19, 1983, is a county-level city based on Yuanjun county. Wudangshan town is located in the southwest of Danjiangkou City, adjacent to dingjiaying town in the East, Liuliping town in the west, Guanshan Town in the south, and Danjiangkou Reservoir in the north, which is the water source of the Middle Route Project of South to north water diversion. Danjiangkou is the birthplace of Wudang culture. Wudang Mountain is a famous Taoist Holy Land in China. The large-scale ancient buildings are listed in the world cultural heritage list. It is a national 5A scenic spot. Wudang martial arts is famous all over the world.

In July 2020, the National Patriotic Health Campaign Committee reconfirmed Wudang Mountain town as a national health township.

Introduction of Wudang Mountain Scenic Spot

Wudang Mountain scenic spot is located in the northwest of Hubei Province, in Danjiangkou City, belonging to the east section of Daba. Wudang Mountain, also known as Taihe mountain, Xianshi mountain. Located in Danjiangkou City, northwest Hubei Province, China, with Xiangyang City in the East, Shennongjia primeval forest in the back and Danjiangkou reservoir (the water source of the Middle Route Project of China's south to North Water Diversion), it is a world cultural heritage site announced by the United Nations, a national key scenic spot, a famous Taoist mountain and the birthplace of Wudang boxing. The main peak, Tianzhu peak, is 1612 meters above sea level, in the southwest of Danjiangkou City. Wudang Mountain is low around, with a massive protuberance in the center. It is mainly composed of Paleozoic phyllite, slate and schist, with granite in some parts. Rock joints are developed, and there are signs of rising along the old fault line, forming a lot of cliff fault cliff landform. There are many subsided basins on both sides of the mountain, such as Fangxian basin and Yunxian basin. The climate is warm and humid, with annual precipitation of 900-1200 mm, mostly concentrated in summer. It is one of the rainstorm centers in Hubei Province. The primary vegetation belongs to the north subtropical evergreen broad-leaved and deciduous broad-leaved mixed forest, and the secondary forest is coniferous broad-leaved mixed forest and coniferous forest, mainly including pine, fir, birch, oak, etc. There are more than 400 kinds of medicinal plants, including datura flower, Jinchai, wanglongzhi, Houjie, jiuxianzi, Gastrodia elata, Tianqi and other precious medicinal materials. Within a radius of more than 30 square kilometers, there are 72 peaks, 36 rocks, 24 streams, 11 caves, three pools, nine springs, ten pools, nine wells, ten stones, nine platforms and other scenic spots in Wudang Mountain Scenic Area, with Tianzhu peak as the center. There are also 18 dangerous roads up and down, as well as "72 peaks facing the top" and "golden palace overlapping shadows". Xu Xiake, a geographer and traveler in the Ming Dynasty, praised Wudang Mountain for its "beautiful mountains and beautiful scenery". Wudang Mountain also preserves large-scale Taoist buildings and numerous cultural relics. The ancient buildings are distributed in the north of the main peak, mostly on both sides of the ancient East Shinto. During the reign of Zhenguan in Tang Dynasty, Wulong temple was built here, and the number of buildings in song and Yuan Dynasties increased. During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, 33 large-scale palace buildings, 39 bridges, 12 pavilions and "Shinto" built by rocks were built, with a total construction area of more than 1.6 million square meters. More than 20000 palace buildings stretch for 70 kilometers. Up to now, there are xuanyuemen, Yuzhen palace, moxinjing well, fuzhenguan, yuanheguan, Zixiao palace, Nanyan Tianyi Zhenqing palace, Shidian, Taihe palace, Tongdian and Jindian. Jindian, also known as Jinding, was built on the top of tianzhufeng. It is a Xieshan style palace with four slopes and double eaves. It is made of copper cast and gilded components by riveting and welding. The total weight is about 90 tons. It is the largest existing copper building in China. Wudang Mountain Town, located in the northeast of the main peak, is the gate of Wudang Mountain scenic spot. Its products include dragon's crutches, jade carvings, wood carvings, ceramics and other handicrafts with strong local characteristics. Zhenjing tea is a famous traditional tea. Xiangyu railway and Laohekou Baihe highway pass through here in parallel. Wudang Mountain not only has a unique and gorgeous natural landscape, but also has a rich and colorful cultural landscape. It can be said that the unparalleled beauty of Wudang Mountain is the highly harmonious unity of natural beauty and humanistic beauty, so it is known as "unparalleled scenic spot in ancient times, the first fairy mountain in the world". Wudang Mountain, as a national key scenic spot, 5A grade scenic spot, national martial arts hometown and one of the eight national summer resorts, its ancient buildings have been listed in the world cultural heritage list, and successively won the titles of "national civilized scenic spot" and "national civilized scenic spot demonstration site".

geographical position

Wudang Mountain, like other famous mountains in China, has become a famous paradise because of its special geographical environment and natural advantages. The geographical position of Wudang Mountain is 110 ° 56 ′ 15 ″ - 111 ° 15 ′ 23 ″ E and 32 ° 22 ′ 30 ″ - 32 ° 35 ′ 06 ″ n. In the hinterland of China. It's 800 Li in circumference, high and dangerous, deep and deep, with flying clouds and fog. It's majestic and powerful. It's like a flying dragon walking in the sky. It's beautiful and beautiful. It's like a jade girl coming down to earth. It's known as "the most beautiful place in the world and the most immortal mountain in ancient times".

History Introduction

Wudang Mountain is the Taoist temple of emperor Zhenwu. The word "Wudang" comes from a saying: "it's not enough to be without Zhenwu.". Wudang Sect on Wudang Mountain is also one of the famous sects in ancient China.

Wudang Mountain is honored as the holy land of "immortal mountain" and "Zhenwu emperor" (also known as Xuantian God). Therefore, for thousands of years, Wudang Mountain has been known as the "Taoist mountain" in the world. According to the records of Taihe mountains, the meaning of "Wudang" originates from "it is not proper to be a real martial arts", which means that Wudang is the "Xuantian" worshipped by Chinese Taoism. It is said that Yin Xi of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Ma Mingsheng and Yin Changsheng of the Han Dynasty, Tao Hongjing and Xie Yun of the Wei, Jin, southern and Northern Dynasties, Yao Jian, Sun Simiao and LV Dongbin of the Tang Dynasty, Chen Tuan of the Five Dynasties, Hu daoxuan of the Song Dynasty, ye Xizhen, Liu Daoming and Zhang Shouqing of the Yuan Dynasty all practiced here.

The reputation of Wudang Mountain also benefits from its quiet, beautiful and strange scenery far away from the hustle and bustle. Climb the main peak "Tianzhu peak", which is 1612 meters high in Shanghai. When you are in the clouds, all the worries of the world will disappear. Looking around, the 72 peaks are towering, and all of them bow to the main peak, just like the stars holding the moon. There is a poem in the Yuan Dynasty: "Seventy two peaks meet the sky, and twenty-four streams sing." In the area of Tianzhu peak in Wudang Mountain, there are high mountains, deep valleys, and crisscross streams. When you enter the area, you will feel the worldly feeling of being born.

The grand ancient buildings of Wudang Mountain, such as palaces, Taoist temples, pavilions and pavilions, are all over the mountains and valleys. After thousands of years, they have not been eroded by wind and rain, but have not been damaged by thunder and lightning. It seems that there is no trace every year, which can be called a wonder in the world.

Wudang Taoist music "Jia Yu collides with gold, sound silk blowing bamboo, floating in the clouds", all those who listen to it are respectful, respect it as "fairy music" and "Sanskrit music". Wudang Mountain Wushu is famous for "Neijia Kung Fu". It is an important school of Chinese Wushu as well as Shaolin. It is known as "respecting Shaolin in the north and Wudang in the South" It is said that some Taoists once practiced the Kung Fu of walking like flying on the cliff of ten thousand feet, and their excellence is admirable.

Wudang Mountain, with the purport of nature and the open mind, integrates the majestic and charming of the mountain, the flowing and quiet of the water, the rising and desolate of the fog, and the lofty and broad attitude of life into a unique human landscape in the hinterland of the Central Plains. For thousands of years, it has fascinated the tourists and made the immortals forget to return

famous scenery

Jingle Palace

The first of the eight palaces in Wudang Mountain, jingle palace in Wudang Mountain, which was built in the 11th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty, was submerged in the reservoir when the Danjiangkou reservoir was built in 1958. A number of cultural relics, such as the memorial archway and guituo tablet, were moved to Danjiangkou. In 2002, Danjiangkou City introduced 70 million yuan to fully implement the restoration of jingle palace. After more than two years of construction, the first phase of the project, including the square, the gate, the imperial Pavilion, the three main halls and the auxiliary hall, has begun to take shape

Xuanyue gate

It is commonly known as the "xuanyue" archway. It is a stone building with three rooms, four pillars and five floors. It was built in 1552 A.D. in the 31st year of Jiajing reign of Ming Dynasty. It is 12 meters high and 12.8 meters wide. It is made of stone and mortise. On the forehead of zhengzhongfang is engraved the four characters of "governing the world and xuanyue" written by Emperor Jiajing himself, which is meaningful and vigorous.

Yuxu Palace

Its full name is "Xuantian yuxu Palace". Built in the 11th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (AD 1413), 2200 temples were built and repaired in the 31st year of Jiajing. It is the largest unit in Wudang Mountain ancient architectural complex. Later, most of them were destroyed in the tenth year of Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1745 AD). Some of the existing buildings and sites, as well as four Pavilions weighing up to 100 tons, were built.

Grinding well

Also known as Chunyang palace. Located 12 kilometers south of Laoying, it was built in Yongle period of Ming Dynasty. The existing grinding needle well was rebuilt in 1852 A.D. and repaired as before in 1984. There are more than 50 rooms with an area of 1700 square meters.

Prince slope

Also known as the concept of restoration. It was built in the 10th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (AD 1412). In the first year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1662 AD), it was rebuilt three times in the 23rd and 29th years. It is a large unit in Wudang architectural complex.

Nan Yan

It is the most beautiful place among the 36 rocks in Wudang Mountain. It was rebuilt in the 11th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (AD 1413), with 150 palaces, Taoist houses, pavilions and other large and small rooms. The grant of "Da Sheng Nan Yan Palace" was extended to 460 rooms in the 31st year of Jiajing (AD 1552). Today's stone hall, Nantianmen, stele Pavilion, Liangyi hall and other buildings.

Qiongtai Temple

Located at the southeast foot of Tianzhu peak, about 10 km, with a vertical distance of 1350 meters, it is divided into upper view, middle view and lower view. In Yuan Dynasty, it was called Qiongtai palace. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were 24 monasteries and hundreds of temples. To the sixth year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty (1856)

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