Taoism Four Holy Mountains Taoism is a local religion in China, which started with the completion of the Taoist Taiping Jing in the Eastern Han Dynasty and was founded by Zhang Daoling. The four holy places of Taoism are heming, Wudang Mountain, Longhu Mountain and Yun Qi. Holy Land heming: heming, also known as Huming Mountain and Tazi Mountain, also known as Dongshan, is located in the east of Jiange Ancient City, Sichuan Province. The mountain is steep and the scenery is beautiful. There are thousands of stone steps from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain. At present, there are dozens of Taoist statues left on the mountain, only one in the open air is a three-dimensional statue of a circular sculpture, and the rest are carved in Buddhist niches. Among them, there are dozens of Taoist statues left over from the mountains, only one in the open air is a three-dimensional statue of a circular sculpture, and the rest are carved in Buddhist niches. Among them, the idol made in the eleventh year of Emperor Taizong (857) wore a robe with wide collar and big sleeves. Holy Land Wudang Mountain: Wudang Mountain is located in danjiangkou city, western Hubei. It was called Taihe Mountain, Xuan Yue and Taiyue in ancient times. It is 400 kilometers away from Fiona Fang, adjacent to Xiangfan City in the east and Shiyan City (Xinxing Automobile City) in the west. It is a tourist attraction with beautiful natural scenery and rich cultural heritage. Wudang Mountain is one of the main mountain ranges in western Hubei, which is located on the south bank of Hanshui River and belongs to the eastern branch of Daba Mountain. It starts at the border of Shaanxi and Hubei and ends in the south of Xiangfan, with a northwest-southeast trend, with a length of 260 kilometers, an altitude of 1000 meters and a total area of 3 12 square kilometers. Backed by Shennongjia and facing Danjiangkou Reservoir, it has steep peaks, deep valleys, lush vegetation and numerous Taoist temples. It is one of the national key scenic spots, with seventy-two peaks, twenty-four streams, eleven caves, ten stones, ten ponds, nine springs, nine wells, three ponds, nine towers and Yuanming buildings, ranking first among the seventy-two peaks. Wudang Mountain is known as "the first famous Taoist mountain". The mountain is dedicated to the "Zhenwu Emperor", saying that "if it is not Zhenwu, it is insufficient", hence the name "Wudang", which is the Dojo of Taoism dedicated to Zhenwu Emperor. Fiona Fang spans 400 kilometers, so it is called "Wudang in 800 Li". Wudang Mountain, with winding mountains, is a famous Taoist mountain with seclusion, strangeness, beauty and beauty. There are 72 peaks, 36 rocks, 24 streams, 1 1 caves, 3 pools, 10 pools and 9 groups of scenic spots. The elevation of Tianzhu Peak, the main peak, is1612m. For example, pillars carved with precious jade go straight into the sky and are called "one of the pillars in the sky". Wudang Mountain has different scenery in four seasons. In spring, the mountains are green and full of flowers. In summer, the wind and thunder are stirring and the clouds are lingering; Jinqiulin sparse leaves are red and fresh everywhere; In winter, it is wrapped in silver and icicles support the sky. These scenic spots were called "moving eight scenes" and "static eight scenes" by the ancients. Climbing the peak, the peaks are like stars, and the Danjiang Reservoir is like a mirror. Wudang Mountain has a magnificent cultural landscape, and is known as "Five Miles, One Temple and Ten Miles Palace, with verdant Dan walls and exquisite tiles". On the 70km construction line from Zhoucheng to Jinding in Gu Jun, 8 palaces, 2 landscapes, 36 antelopes, 72 rock temples, 39 bridges and 12 pavilions have been built, with a total area of 1.6 million square meters. These buildings are embedded in the peaks and caves and strange peaks and valleys, with ingenious layout, large scale and exquisite skills. China Wushu has a long history and various schools, but as far as its style is concerned, it can be roughly divided into two factions: the South and the North. The Northern School originated from Shaolin Temple in Songshan Mountain, a Buddhist holy place, and is called Shaolin School. Its boxing method is called Waijia Boxing. Southern School originated from Wudang Mountain, a holy place of Taoism, and is called Wutangmen. Its boxing is called Neijia Boxing. So Wudang and Shaolin are called the two main arteries of China Wushu. Known as "respecting Wudang in the south and living in Shaolin in the north" in Wulin. Taoism attaches great importance to the cultivation of health preservation, and its essence is to explore the laws of life activities in order to gain insight. Wudang Wushu is the crystallization of Wudang Taoism in life exploration, and the result of developing self-cultivation and dynamic skills into the way of hand fighting. According to legend, the founder of Wudang Neijia Boxing was Zhang Sanfeng, the founder of Northern Song Dynasty. When he was practicing in Wudang, he saw a magpie fighting with a snake. The posture of "the magpie flies up and down, the snake twists and turns, shaking its head and slapping" has given Zhang Sanfeng great enlightenment, which enabled him to realize the wonderful theory of Taiji and create a unique style of wudang boxing. There are many theories about the origin of Wudang Wushu in history, but the snake's posture in attack and defense vividly shows the true meaning of Wudang's internal strength, that is, "combining rigidity with softness, attacking the enemy after attack, arguing with smallness, and collecting it to control it." With the continuous enrichment and development of masters, wudang boxing has spawned many schools and types, which are very rich in content. Including "Taiji", "Xingyiquan" and "Bagua" and other boxing routines; Tai Chi gun, Tai Chi sword and other swordsmanship; Lightness, hard work, stunts and all kinds of qigong to strengthen the body. Wudang Wushu has also stepped out of the deep mountains and forests, and has become a unique style in Wulin and the main genre of Chinese Wushu with its relaxed and natural, soft outside and rigid inside, flowing like water. Wudang Wushu has a deep relationship with Taoism. The rise and fall of yin and yang, gossip and bending are the theoretical core of Wudang Wushu, and the techniques evolved from this core pay attention to the combination of rigidity and softness. Laozi expounded the dialectical relationship of "softness, rigidity, mobility and straightness" in the Tao Te Ching, so Wudang Wushu naturally came from the Taoist threshold with Laozi as its ancestor. Wudang Mountain, with its beautiful mountains and rivers, has the characteristics of danger, strangeness, precision, beauty and seclusion, which is in line with the ideal environment for Taoism to cultivate immortals in the mountains, so it has been valued by Taoism since ancient times. China's Taoism advocates nature, returning to simplicity and pursuing immortality. Legend has it that as early as the Western Zhou Dynasty, Zhenwu, the prince of Jingle Kingdom, came here to practice immortality and was regarded as the "Zhenwu Emperor" by later generations. Later, famous Taoist priests in history, such as Yin Changsheng, Lv Chunyang, Chen Tuan, Shizuko, Zhang Yuqing and Zhang Sanfeng, came here to practice, and Wudang Mountain became a famous Taoist mountain. Zhenwu, whose real name is Xuanwu, is one of the ancient "four elephants" gods and the embodiment of the seven nights in the north. Seven nights in the north is now the Big Dipper. It looks like a turtle with a snake star below it, so people give Xuanwu the image of turtles and snakes intertwined. In northern Song Zhenzong, it was renamed Zhenwu to avoid the taboo of Zhenzong's grandfather Zhao. In Taoism, Xuanwu's original position is not high. Xuanwu, like Qinglong, Baihu and Suzaku, only protects the law and acts as a memorial ceremony when the Buddha and sages become monks. In the Song Dynasty, Xuanwu began to upgrade and became a mysterious god, a Zhenwu emperor guarding the north, with great power and infinite magic. Wudang Mountain, the descendant of Laozi and the ancestor of Taoist temple, strongly advocated Taoism and built Taoist temples all over the country. At that time, many buildings were built on Lingying Peak of Wudang Mountain, such as Wulong Temple. After the Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties, the scale continued to expand, but by the end of the Yuan Dynasty, most of the buildings on the mountain were destroyed by war. 1399, Judy, the Ming emperor, sent troops to Nanjing, seized the throne from his nephew Hui Di and moved the capital to Beijing. At the same time, in the tenth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (14 12), the restoration of Wudang Mountain Palace was ordered, and Guo Xian, assistant minister of the Ministry of Industry, was ordered to lead 300,000 military and civilian craftsmen. From Gu Jun to Jinding, the main peak. Cheng Zu's promotion is entirely out of political needs. Because his regime was inherited from his nephew, he vigorously advocated "divine right of monarchy" and said that he was ordered by the "Zhenwu Emperor" to govern the world, for fear that his subordinates and the people would not accept it. Therefore, the construction of Wudang Mountain at that time was as important as the construction of Beijing Imperial City, which made Wudang Mountain the only famous mountain in China that was planned, designed, invested and built by the feudal dynasty. Today, these temples are well preserved except Jingle Palace and Yingen Palace, which are located in Xun County. Due to the construction of Miaojiangkou Reservoir, it sank with Xunxian County. Jinding and Zixiao Palace have been listed as national key cultural relics protection units. 1994 65438+February, it was listed as "World Cultural Heritage" by the United Nations World Heritage Committee and became a world-class cultural heritage. Holy Land Longhu Mountain: Located in Yutang Township, Guixi County, Yingtan City, Jiangxi Province, Longhu Mountain is a typical Danxia landform area in China, formerly known as Yunmian Mountain. According to legend, because the first generation made an alchemy here, Dan became a tiger, so it was renamed Longhushan. Holy Land Yun Qi: Yun Qi, also known as Baiyue and Yue Yun, is 33 kilometers away from Tunxi City, Anhui Province, and 15 kilometers west of Xiuning County, with an altitude of more than 1000 meters and an area of more than 60 square kilometers. It is named after Qiyunyan, the highest peak, and is famous for its deep exploration. There are 36 strange peaks, 72 strange rocks, 24 streams and many other caves and waterfalls, which are also called "three wonders in southern Anhui" with Huangshan Mountain and Jiuhuashan Mountain, and are known as "the scenic spot on a westward journey and the first famous mountain in the south of the Yangtze River". Wuduo Mountain Scenic Area in Zhenping is a Taoist holy place in the Central Plains. Wuduo Mountain, located in Erlong Township, zhenping county, is a prestigious Taoist shrine in the Central Plains. It is as famous as Wudang Mountain in Hubei. Known as the "North Peak", there are strange peaks and rocks, high waterfalls, rugged rocks, gurgling springs, azaleas in full bloom in spring, green mountains in summer, layered forests in autumn, white clothes in winter, beautiful scenery and picturesque scenery, both beautiful in the south and magnificent in the north. During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, Wu Jun, a famous Taoist, founded Wu Jun Temple here. Zhu Yunwen, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, also took refuge here. Later, the ancestral hall built in memory of Zhu Yunwen stood on the sacred crib of the main peak of Wuduo Mountain at an altitude of 1665 meters. Yun Zhou is foggy and confusing, like a fairyland. There are more than 40 scenic spots in the scenic area, such as Five Xiao Yuan, Jinding Sunrise, Santan jathyapple, Eagle Whistling in the Sky, Butterfly Waterfall, Fairy Bath, Iron Horse Pile, Hidden Soldiers Cave, Sword and Stone Insertion and Qingniu Palace, which make people memorable and breathtaking. Wuduo Mountain Scenic Area in Zhenping, a Taoist holy place in the Central Plains, is known as the "North Top" among the people, echoing the "South Top" of Wudang Mountain.