Temple Of The Five Immortals (other)
Temple of the Five Immortals, Five Immortals Temple, or Temple of the Five Genii may refer to * Temple of the Five Immortals (Shiyan), in Hubei, China * Temple of the Five Immortals (Guangzhou), in Guangdong, China See also *Hualin Temple (Guangzhou) Hualin Temple, also known as the Temple of the Five Hundred Genii or Gods, is a Buddhist temple in Guangzhou, China. History The Xilai Monastery was established in Panyu (now Guangzhou) by Emperor Wu of the Liang in the AD 520s. It is tr ...

Temple Of The Five Immortals (Shiyan)
The Temple of the Five Immortals or Five Immortals Temple (Chinese: , p ''Wuxianmiao'')Lindsey Wei(2009), "The Valley Spirit", Singing Dragon Publications is a Taoist temple located in Shiyan's Zhangwan District in China's Hubei Province. The temple is situated on the Heavenly Horse (, ''Tianma'') peak of White Horse Mountain (, ''Báimǎ shān'') in the Wudang Mountains. The Wudang Mountains are home to a famous complex of Taoist temples and monasteries and are associated with the Lord of the North, Xuantian Shangdi. The Temple of the Five Immortals is one of the very few temples in the Wudang mountain range which is still maintained by real Taoist monks who dedicate their lives to cultivate the great Tao. Wudang was named a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational Scientific Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1994. Location and Overview Inside Hubei Province, looming above the Yellow Dragon River, at an elevation of 1048 m, sits the Temple of the Five Immortals. ...
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Temple Of The Five Immortals (Guangzhou)
The Temple of the Five Immortals, formerly wrongfully translated as the Temple of the Five Genii, is a former Taoist temple in Guangzhou, Guangdong, in China. It lies beside the junction of West Huifu Road and Liurong Rd. Legend The five immortals honored by the temple are first attested in a passage of the 983 ''Taiping Imperial Readings'' () explaining Guangzhou's nickname "City of the Rams". One of the etiological myths given is that At one time, Sun Hao made Teng Xiu a governor but, before reaching his prefecture, there were five immortals riding five colored sheep and bearing the five grains who came upon him and, after he received them, they left. Now the prefectural hall's beams bear the five immortals riding five colored sheep for good luck. The other story, credited to the ''Records of Guangzhou'' () of Pei Yuan (), includes the rams and grain but omits the immortals and places the story in Chu during the ministry of Gao Gu. Later accounts of the immortals' local cul ...
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