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Qingcheng Mountain
Qingcheng MountainAbout
Qingcheng Mountain is one of the ancient cradles of Taoism. The mountain has numerous Taoism temples and sites along the paths to the peak. The area is lush and green all year round and is famous for its secluded tranquility.Jianfu Temple is a large and well-preserved Taoism temple from the Tang Dynasty located at the foot of mountain. About halfway up the mountain sits Tianshi Cave, the temple and school of Zhang Daolin, a famous Taoism master who taught here and contributed greatly to spreading Taoism in China. The present Tianshi Cave buildings were built at the end of the Qing Dynasty. Near the peak there sits Shangqing Temple, which was originally established in the Jin Dynasty, while the current temple buildings are Qing Dynasty constructions.
The mountain is surrounded by countless peaks and densely covered by ancient trees whose branches reaching the sky, so the mountain was named 'Mt. Qingchengâ, means Green Town in Chinese. The mountain includes two parts, the anterior Mt. Qingcheng and the posterior Mt. Qingcheng. The anterior mountain is famous for its beautiful natural scenery and numerous cultural and historic sites; while the posterior mountain is noted for its paradisiacal scenery, primitive and brilliant, gorgeous and mysterious.
