Maoshan, the holy mountain of Taoism in China, is located in the west of Changzhou, with its main peak in Jintan and a few mountains in jurong city, with a north-south trend and an area of more than 50 square kilometers.
Maoshan Mountain refers to a famous Taoist mountain in Jiangsu Province, China, and is the birthplace of Taoist Shangqing School, which is called "Shangqing Zongtan" by Taoism. It has the reputation of "the first blessed land and the eighth hole"! It is also one of the six major anti-Japanese base areas in China! The main peak, Damaofeng, is located in Jintan, which looks like the top of the green black dragon and is the highest peak of Maoshan, with an altitude of 372.5 meters.
Maoshan Scenic Spot, a national AAAAA scenic spot, has been approved as a provincial-level first-class scenic spot by Jiangsu Provincial People's Government since 1986. After years of construction and development, remarkable economic and social benefits have been achieved. 200 1, Maoshan Scenic Area was rated as a national AAAA-level tourist area by the National Tourism Administration, and the Memorial Hall of the New Fourth Army was designated as a national patriotic education demonstration base by Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China. In 2003, Maoshan Scenic Area was jointly awarded the title of demonstration site of provincial civilized tourist area by Jiangsu Provincial People's Government, Provincial Civilization Committee, Provincial Construction Department and Provincial Tourism Bureau. Maoshan Mountain, 372.5 meters above sea level, has beautiful scenery and lush trees, including Jiu Feng, 26 caves and 19 springs. Among the mountains with overlapping peaks, there are caves such as Huayang Cave and Qinglong Cave, and various artificial reservoirs are scattered all over the place, making Maoshan more beautiful, which can be described as "seeing mountains in spring, summer, autumn and winter".
Maoshan Mountain is also a famous Taoist shrine. According to legend, in the fifth year of the Han Dynasty (44 BC), three brothers from Maoshan, Xianyang, Shaanxi, came to Maoshan to collect medicine and make an alchemy, saving the world and saving people, and were called the founders of Maoshan Taoism. Tao Hongjing, a hermit in Qi and Liang Dynasties, founded Maoshan Taoism. Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, Maoshan Mountain has been listed as the "first blessed land and the eighth cave" of Taoism, attracting many people. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, Marshal Chen Yi and other revolutionary ancestors launched guerrilla warfare with the enemy here, making it one of the six famous anti-Japanese base areas in China.
Maoshan Mountain has the characteristics of "beautiful mountains, holy roads and strange caves". The main scenic spots in the area are: Oriental Salt Lake City (National Tourism Resort), Huaxia Baosheng Garden, Ganyuanguan, First Farm, Jinshawan Country Club, Maoshan Daoyuan, Jiuqianfu Palace (Dinggong), Jinniu Cave, Huayang South Cave, Huayang East Cave and Baguatai.