The Ancient Mountain Wudang, lying in the deep Taihang Mountains, northwest of Wu'an City (70 kilometers away from Handan), is a Taoist historical mountain.
On the top of the mountain stands an ancient tablet of the Tang Dynasty, on which are carved four Chinese characters “古武当山 ” ( the Ancient Mountain Wudang) Now experts have confirmed that the Ancient Mountain Wudang is the famous “Northern Mountain Wudang” that national Taoists have long been seeking, whose history is longer than that of any other Mountain Wudang in China. The forested mountain has picturesque scenery and many historical and cultural sites. It has peculiar shapes with five peaks gazing at one another. Each peak towers into the sky, with a temple on top. Entering the spot, you can go up the peaks by a cableway. The main peak named Shangmiao is 1,437.7 meters above sea level. The ancient Zhenwu Temple (a place to worship Taoist Zhenwu and Zhang Sanfeng, master of Taiji) is built on the top. Grandpa Peak in the north and Grandma Peak in the south are connected by an overline bridge. Standing on the top and looking far into the distance, with auspicious clouds surrounding you, you will feel as if you were in a fairyland, where “Deities sit in temples and temples float in clouds”.
You can have the thrill of going down the mountain by slide, by way of which you can experience the excitement without the fatigue of walking down the mountain. Zhang Sanfeng training ground is surrounded by many fantastic peaks, such as Yangshan Wonder, Flying Roc, Magic Monkey Bringing Fortune, Maogong Peak, Luxun Peak, Taiji Palm, etc. All of the superlative crafts manship of nature is absolutely vivid and extremely intriguing. Temples like Yaowang, Bixiadanjun, and Zhenwu all reveal the Wudang Taoism and Taiji health-care culture. |
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