Taoist History of Taoyuan Cave in Wuyishan

Taoist temple was founded in Tianbao period of Tang Dynasty (742-756), when the immortal theory of Wuyishan attracted a large number of aristocratic scholars to practice in seclusion. Kong, Zhuang and Ye, the female champions of the emblem, came to Wuyi to practice together. They all grew up in Taoyuan Cave and developed into a secluded paradise with peach trees and forests. Neo-Confucianism and Gao Shiwu in the Song Dynasty also practiced here, and the fifth ancestor of Taoism also lived in seclusion in Taoyuan for alchemy. In the Yuan Dynasty, Liu Wenjian Temple and Sanyuan Temple were expanded, mainly to worship the three officials, emperors and other gods. In the Ming Dynasty, Taoyuan Taoist Temple was very famous and was one of the main Taoist temples in Wuyishan. At that time, there were Sanqing Hall, Huang San Yuan Jun Hall, Sanguan Hall, Zhenwu Hall, Niangniang Hall and Gongde Hall, covering an area of more than 2,000 square meters. Xiuzhen Gaodao chose this place to live. Wu Ming's poem "Visiting a Taoist in Xiaotaoyuan Cave": ..., the poor source has an ancient village, and the second and third are secluded from the world; Avoid the world, don't avoid Qin, cultivate one's morality; Springfield cultivates itself and has no worries about food and clothing; When the wind blows, the brown flowers fall, it rains, and the medicine seedlings are picked. After the decline of the Qing Dynasty, many temples collapsed. In the 25th year of the Republic of China (1936), Mr. Hu Wenhu, a famous overseas Chinese, and Mr. Sa Zhenbing, a naval commander, came here to inspect the mountains. Seeing that the Taoist temple was in ruins, Mr. Hu donated 500 yuan as reconstruction funds on the spot, and together they wrote the plaque of "Little Taoyuan" on the mountain gate. After the Cultural Revolution, the Taoist temple was destroyed, leaving only an empty shell in the middle.