Thousand-year Old Town——Shangqing Old Town

    Shangqing Old Town is a place full of Taoism atmosphere, which can be seen from the town's name, Shangqing. Here, Shangqing means the Shangqing Paradise of Yuyu Sky where Lingbao God——one of the three highest gods in Taoism lives. The Town was established in the 8th year (625 B.C.) of Emperor Wude of the Tang Dynasty, 1,300 years ago. Surrounded by hills established beside water, it has a picturesque environment here. Its rich cultural heritage and proud history manifested by celebrities who lived here before make it seem to be out of the contemporary era. Mazu Daoyi, a respectable monk in the Tang Period, built up the Yingtian Temple, realizing a further development of Zen of Buddhism. Lu Xiangshan, a great confucianist in the Southern Song Period, established the Xiangshan Colledge, which was listed as one of the four biggest colleges in China then. Xiayan, a prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, was born in Guizhou Village, opposite to this town. Furthermore, tens of Heavenly Masters and their offspring who controlled Taoism affairs lived and multiplied here. The main historical sites include Changqing Mill, Liuhou Family Temple, Heavenly Master's Residence, Shangqing Palace, Dongyue Palace, Tianyuande Medicine Store, and the Catholicism Church. Especially, the folk houses, stores, houses projecting over water, and old ports remain the styles of the Ming and Qing Period, expressing their historical and cultural charm, which record the temporal prosperity and glory. When you are dining or enjoying tea in houses over water and against wind, you will really comprehend the lines “Talk about mulberry with tasteful wine in hands, in a restaurant beside fields.” by Meng Haoran, a famous Chinese poet.

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