Wudang Taoism refers to Taoism centered on Wudang Mountain in Hubei Province. Wudang Mountain, named after the worship of Zhenwu Emperor, is the place where Zhenwu Emperor practiced Taoism.
As early as the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, Jian Yao, the magistrate of Zhou Jun, built Wulong Temple on the mountain. Since then, all the temples in Wudang Mountain have been built. Wudang Taoism flourished in Ming Dynasty by worshiping Zhenwu, visiting Zhang Sanfeng and building Wudang Palace.
Wudang is also a secluded place for immortals of past dynasties, such as Lv Dongbin, Chen Tuan, Zhang Shouqing and Zhang Sanfeng. The schools circulating in Wudang are: Shangqing Maoshan School, in the 11th year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty (1 14 1), and Sun Laiwu, a Taoist of Maoshan in the Qing Dynasty, lived in Wudang, taught Shangqing Classics and initiated Wudang Wulong School. At the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, Taoist and Taoist Zhang Daogui learned from master Huang Shunshen and got into the law to start wu-tang clan. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Qiu Xuanqing, a Taoist priest from Quanzhen Longmen, entered Wudang, where he learned from Mr. Sanfeng's way, passed on the family boxing method and attached importance to the cultivation of Inner alchemy, which was called Wudang Road in the world.
Although the orthodox school and Quanzhen school spread in Wudang have been handed down, they all serve the Zhenwu Emperor, thus forming a distinctive Wudang Taoism. Taoist schools related to Wudang Taoism are listed in the General Theory of Zhu Zhen Schools collected by Baiyunguan: Zhenwu Xuanwu School (Quanzhen School is Zhenwu School), Langmei School (Wutang School spread by Sun Biyun) and Sanfeng School spread by Mr. Sanfeng. Today, there are Dragon Sect, Wudang Xuanwu Sect and Justice Wei Qing Sect circulating in Wudang.
Orthodox schools are divided into Maoshan, Lingbao, Wei Qing, Jingming and other schools, but Shi Tiandao is still the representative. Traditionally, Shitian Road is also called Justice Road. Zongtan Jiangxi Longhu Mountain. The three mountains in Fu You are Longhu Mountain, Maoshan Mountain and Ge jujube hill. Zhengyi School is one of the two major schools of Taoism in China in the later period. On the basis of the long-term development of Shi Tian Taoism and Dragon and Tiger School, it is a large school in Fu You, which is centered on Dragon and Tiger School and composed of various Taoist schools in Fu You.
Dante school, also known as "alchemy Taoism", is the general name of all Taoist schools in Taoism, which mainly focuses on alchemy and seeking immortality. Dante School was founded by the ancient Huang family.
The early theoretical work of Dante School is Zhouyi Shentongqi, which is known as the king of alchemy throughout the ages and has a great influence on later alchemists. During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Ge Hong further developed the immortal Taoism at that time and made a theoretical summary. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui and Tang Dynasties, the main feature of Dante School was refining foreign Dan. After the Song and Yuan Dynasties, it turned from external Dan to internal Dan. Quanzhen Taoism, North and South schools belong to Inner alchemy. Starting from the pursuit of immortality, Dante School promoted the development of chemical smelting and qigong health preservation in ancient China.