Mount Longhu (,
Gan: Lung-fu San) is located in
Yingtan,
Jiangxi
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,
China
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. It is famous for being one of the birthplaces of
Taoism
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, with many Taoist temples built upon the mountainside. It is particularly important to the
Zhengyi Dao
Zhengyi Dao (), also known as the Way of Orthodox Unity, Teaching of the Orthodox Unity, and Branch of the Orthodox Unity is a Chinese Taoist movement that traditionally refers to the same Taoist lineage as the Way of the Five Pecks of Rice and ...
as the Shangqing Temple and the Mansion of the Taoist Master are located here. It is known as one of the
Four Sacred Mountains of Taoism.
Two notable temples on Mount Longhu are the temples of Immortal City () and Zheng Yi (), both founded by
Zhang Daoling
Zhang Ling (; traditionally 34–156), courtesy name Fuhan (), was a Chinese religious leader who lived during the Eastern Han Dynasty credited with founding the Way of the Celestial Masters sect of Taoism, which is also known as the Way of the ...
(), the
Han Dynasty
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founder of the religion. There are more Taoist temples in nearby
Shangqing (), one of which is mentioned in the beginning of the famous Chinese famous traditional novel ''
Outlaws of the Marsh'' ().
Mount Longhu also has cultural significance as a historical burial site of the
Guyue people, who placed their dead in
hanging coffins on the mountains cliff faces.
[Hanging Coffins in Longhushan (Dragon-Tiger Mountain)]
In August 2010
UNESCO
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inscribed Mount Longhu on the
World Heritage List
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as part of the complex of six sites that make up the
China Danxia.
Mount Longhu can be reached from the nearby city of
Yingtan.
Gallery
File:Longhu Shan 02.jpg, A cliff-side Taoist temple
File:Tianshifu Gate.JPG, The Tianshifu Gate of the Celestial Master Temple at Mount Longhu
File:Longhushan 9263.jpg, View of the mountain's cliff
File:Longhu Shan 01.jpg, Close-up of the cliff
See also
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Mount Lu
Mountain Lu or Lushan (, Gan: Lu-san), officially named Mountain Lu National Park, is a mountain in China. It was also known as Kuanglu () in ancient times. It is situated in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, and is one of the most renowned mounta ...
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Jinggang Mountains
The Jinggang Mountains (), historically rendered as Chingkang Mountains are a mountain range of the Luoxiao Mountains System (罗霄山), in the border region of Jiangxi and Hunan Provinces.
The range lies at the junction of four counties - N ...
References
Sacred places in Taoism
Taoist temples in China
Way of the Celestial Masters
Tourist attractions in Jiangxi
Longhu Longhu may refer to the following locations in China:
*Mount Longhu (龙虎山), in Jiangxi
*Longhu District (龙湖区), Shantou, Guangdong
Towns (龙湖镇)
* Longhu, Fujian, in Jinjiang
* Longhu, Chao'an County, Guangdong
* Longhu, Wuzhou, i ...
Global Geoparks Network members
Landforms of Jiangxi
Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Jiangxi
Longhu Longhu may refer to the following locations in China:
*Mount Longhu (龙虎山), in Jiangxi
*Longhu District (龙湖区), Shantou, Guangdong
Towns (龙湖镇)
* Longhu, Fujian, in Jinjiang
* Longhu, Chao'an County, Guangdong
* Longhu, Wuzhou, i ...
Geoparks in China
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