Wutangmen began in the Song Dynasty and rose in the Ming Dynasty. It was founded by Zhang Sanfeng in Taihe Mountain (Wudang Mountain) in Zhou Jun, Hubei Province, and was then called Wutangmen and Wudang Road. Worship Zhenwu the Great as the Lord. In fact, Wudang Mountain was a sacred place for Taoist activities before the Ming Dynasty. Before the Han and Wei Dynasties, it was said that many feather travelers and hermits practiced in seclusion here. Liu Qiu and Liu Song in the Southern Dynasties retired to Wudang. In Jin Taikang [280-290], Xie Daotong resigned and went to Wudang in the west to practice in stone chambers. In the era of Emperor Taizong, Jian Yao was a festival in Wudang, and later. & lt's easy >> In Wulong Temple in Wudang, he lived in seclusion at Jiushiyan in Wudang for more than 20 years. In the Yuan Dynasty, Ye Xizhen, Liu and Hua Dongzhen were appointed as Wudang Taoist priests. At the end of Yuan Dynasty, Wudang Mountain was burned by soldiers.

By the Ming Dynasty, especially the Ming Emperor Zhu Di and Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen, they worshipped the god of "Zhenwu" and ordered more than 300,000 overseers, including Assistant Minister Guo Jin and Hou Longping, to spend millions. It took seven years to overhaul the palace of Wudang Mountain, and * * * built eight palaces such as Gong Er View, Jindian and Forbidden City. And named it "Taihe Taiyue Mountain". Ming Taizu Judy also asked Zhang Sanfeng, and Sanfeng replied: "Eating beauty is a hobby, inheriting interests and enjoying bliss." Later, he treated Cheng Zu and won the trust of Cheng Zu. As a result, Zhang Sanfeng became famous, and Wudang Mountain flourished and grew.

Zhang Sanfeng, a native of Yizhou, Liaodong, whose real name is Junbao and Sanfeng, was called Zhang slovenly because of his ragged clothes and untidiness. In the Yuan Dynasty, he studied Taoism in Taiqing Palace in Lu Yi, Henan Province, and was familiar with the classics. I went to Jintaiguan, Baoji, Shaanxi Province to learn the art of keeping healthy and prolonging life. After Hongwu Ming Dynasty, he went to Wumao Temple in Yuxu Palace, Wudang Mountain, Jingzhou, Hubei Province to practice Inner Dan, such as Wudang Neijia Boxing, Inner Dan Sleeping Skill, Yin and Yang Praying Skill, Foundation Skill and so on. The biggest feature of Wudang Taoism he founded is:

First, the worship of "Zhenwu Emperor" is the Lord God. Zhenwu Emperor was called Xuanwu Emperor, but it was renamed Xuanwu Emperor because of taboo. It is the collective name of the seven northern stars, namely, bucket, ox, female, empty, dangerous, house and wall. It is named "Xuanwu" because it looks like a tortoise and snake. Its status is lofty and stable, and it was worshipped in ancient China.

Second, relearn Sanfeng Wudang Neijia Boxing. Zhang Sanfeng Neijia Boxing takes Taoism as a static brake, and integrates the cultivation, inaction, emptiness, weakness and nature of Taoist Neidan into martial arts, forming a unique style of emphasizing softness and righteousness, which is actually the integration of Neidan Qigong and martial arts. Later, Tai Ji Chuan, Bagua Palm and Xingyiquan all developed from Wudang Neijia Boxing.

Third, Wu Tang Zong advocated the unity of the three religions, with "Tao" as the same origin of the three religions. He believes that Tao is the foundation, origin and domination of all things, and that Confucianism cannot be Confucianism without this Tao, Buddhism cannot be Buddha without this Tao, and immortals cannot become immortals without this Tao.

Fourth, emphasize the Inner Dandan method, advocate double cultivation in life, emphasize cultivation of immortals and humanity first, and advocate cultivation of mind as the main road. It is believed that "don't practice alchemy, practice Dan first, don't practice big doctors, practice mind first." If you cultivate your mind, you will believe in nature and be natural and clear. " It also emphasizes that "medicine" is divided into two parts, internal medicine is essence, external medicine is nourishment, internal medicine nourishes nature and external medicine nourishes life. Then fine and fine, fine and fine, fine and fine, fine and fine, spirit but still empty, and finally empty and fit in with Xiandao. Zhang Sanfeng's main works about an alchemist in Wutangmen are So Direct and So Secret.