Taoism is one of the purposes of Taoism, and it pays attention to self-cultivation and cultivation. Therefore, Taoists often look for hidden and aura-rich places to practice, and these places will often become famous Taoist mountains after time. Wudang Mountain is the most famous Taoist mountain in China, but its fame is closely related to the spread of martial arts novels. In fact, the history of Wudang Mountain is not too long. Real fame began with the establishment of Wu Tang Zongtai in Zhang Sanfeng in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty.
The oldest famous mountain in Taoism should be Longhu Mountain in Jiangxi, and Zhang Daoling is the founder of Taoism. It is said that Taishang Laojun came to Shu Han and "granted Buddhism for three days and made his life a heavenly teacher". Zhang Daoling integrated the pre-Qin monastic groups such as the Huang-Lao School, the Fang School and the School at that time, and founded Taoism, which was called the Way of Righteousness and Alliance.
And Longhu Mountain was once the place where Zhang Daoling was an alchemist. According to legend, "Dan becomes an alchemist, and Dragon and Tiger Mountain comes out", so the mountain is named Dragon and Tiger Mountain. The fourth generation of Zhang Daoling Sun came to settle in Longhu Mountain in the Three Kingdoms or the Western Jin Dynasty. Since then, Zhang Tianshi's descendants have been living in Longhu Mountain, which has been passed down from the 63rd generation for more than 900 years.
Since then, Longhu Mountain has also become a sacred place of Taoism, where the main cultural landscape is Taoist culture. Taoism chose most places where Zhong Min practiced, and the natural scenery of Longhu Mountain is also very beautiful. Now Longhu Mountain is China's eighth world natural heritage, world geological park, national natural and cultural heritage, national AAAAA-level tourist attractions and national key cultural relics protection units.
Longhushan human landscape
Longhu Mountain, known as the "Taoist Capital", is one of the 72 blessed places of Taoism and has been one of the holy places in the minds of Taoists since ancient times. Ancient Heshui Zuo once wrote: "Blue water and Danxia live in the land of tigers and dragons, and the fairy pavilion is hidden in the cave. Daoling, even if it travels thousands of miles, still makes the devil dare not be fierce. " In its heyday, there were more than 80 Taoist temples, 36 Taoist temples and several Taoist temples. The building area, scale, layout and quantity of the palace have created the history of Taoism, so it is called the Taoist Kingdom of the world.
Now, at the beginning, many temples were destroyed, and only the Stone Temple was still well preserved. Stone Tianfu is surrounded by mountains and waters, with a magnificent momentum, covering an area of more than 30 thousand square meters. Now the ancient building area is more than 6000 square meters. The architectural styles here are mostly wooden structures, mostly ancient buildings left over from the Qianlong, Jiaqing and Tongzhi periods in the Qing Dynasty. The architectural style is exquisite and fully carved, which looks antique and detached.
Taoist Culture Festival is held here every time, which is an important tourist attraction in Longhu Mountain. Held every two years, it integrates Taoist pilgrimage, tourism, economic and trade negotiations and folk customs. It is the only grand Taoist tourism festival in China and the concentrated expression of Taoist culture in China.
The natural scenery of Longhu Mountain
The natural scenery on Longhu Mountain is also very beautiful, including Longhu Mountain Scenic Area, Xianyan Water Rock Scenic Area, Rock Tomb Scenic Area, Elephant Trunk Mountain Paiya Stone Scenic Area and Single Mountain Mazu Rock Scenic Area.
Longhushan Scenic Area, covering an area of 220 square kilometers, is a typical Danxia landform landscape in China and one of the areas with complete Danxia landform development in China. Influenced by natural factors such as water erosion, dissolution weathering and dissolution weathering collapse, Longhu Mountain has different landforms, showing natural wonders such as Shi Cun, stone walls, Liang Shi, cliff, stone pillars, stone peaks and peak forests.
The clear water and Dan Mountain in Longhu Mountain is a must, and the landscape is the most beautiful scenery here. Xianshuiyan, Yingshan, Mazuyan and Hongwu Lake are all well-known local attractions. Among them, the Tianshan Mountains are stacked with waterfalls and flowing springs, with beautiful scenery, Yuyuan Garden Wolong, Seven Waterfalls, Yunke Road, steep slope of pine forest, Jiu Feng Li Anping, Bilianchi, Panjingshi, Marble and Xie Shi.
Mazuyan, also known as Jilongfeng, was named Mazuyan because it was said that Mazuyan, a monk in the Tang Dynasty, had lectured here. Mazuyan has two very large caves, which can accommodate more than 2,000 people. A temple was once built here. Now the temple has completely disappeared.