Tourism culture is inseparable from religious culture. At present, the most widely spread religions in China are Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism and Christianity. Among these religions, Taoism is the only indigenous religion that originated in China. The ancestor of Taoism is Laozi, which originated in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It is a primitive religious form of polytheism that worships many gods, and its purpose is to pursue eternal life and save the world. It occupies an important position in China's ancient traditional culture and develops actively in the modern world. Because Taoism worships polytheism, there are Sanqing, Jade Emperor, Qiongtai Goddess and Zhuxingyao God. During the development of Taoism, there are Quanzhen, Huashan, Longmen and Zhengyi schools. The cultivation of immortals requires Taoist holy places, so there are four famous Taoist mountains and a paradise.
Xanadu is a famous mountain dwelling where immortals live. These places are connected with different spaces, and the so-called 36 holes and 72 paradise, although some of them are no longer elegant, most of them still have traces to follow.
So where is the top of seventy-two blessed places in the four famous mountains, thirty-six caves? Do you know that?/You know what? Maybe you haven't heard of some.
Yun Qi is the first of the four famous mountains.
The four famous Taoist mountains include Longhu Mountain, Wudang Mountain, Qingcheng Mountain and Yun Qi. Up to now, Yun Qi Mountain is the only one whose reputation is not obvious, but Yun Qi Mountain is a holy place of Quanzhen Taoism, dedicated to Purdue Buddha. Maybe some people say it should be Wudang Mountain, Longhu Mountain and Qingcheng Mountain. This paper only introduces Taoist related scenic spots, and does not argue about it.
Qiyunshan is located in Qiyunshan Town, Xiuning County, Huangshan City, Anhui Province. It is named after the distant view of the peak and the cloud level. It is a national 4A-level tourist scenic spot and the only 4A-level scenic spot among the four famous mountains. There are 36 strange peaks, 72 strange cliffs, 24 streams and many other caves and waterfalls in the territory. Together with Huangshan Mountain and Jiuhua Mountain, it is also called "Three Shows in Southern Anhui" and is known as "the scenic spot in the westward journey and the first famous mountain in the south of the Yangtze River".
The origin of Yun Qi Mountain Taoism was the establishment of a temple in the Tang Dynasty, and the sacred Zhenwu Temple was established in the second year of Baoqing in the Song Dynasty (1226), which became the center of Taoism. Especially in the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Jiajing built a temple to give mountains, Taoism flourished, and famous Taoist temples such as Sanqing Hall, Yuxu Hall, Infinite Life Palace and Wenchang Pavilion were built. So far, there are 1400 stone tablets and cliff carvings.
Main attractions: Wangxianting and Xian Zhen Cave (Baxian Cave, Tongyuan Cave, Luohan Cave, etc.). ), Yuehua Street, Tai Su Palace, censer peak, Yuxu Palace, Hutian, etc.
Huotong Cave, the first of the 36 caves in the world
Huotong Cave, the Map of Heaven and Earth Palace, records that "the weekly meeting is 3,000 Li, named Huolin Cave, which belongs to Wang Wei, a fairy in Changxi County, Ningde." It is the first of the 36 caves in Taoism, ranking before the Five Mountains. This is a historical fact that has been circulating for nearly two thousand years since the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Southern Dynasties. Huotong Mountain originated in the Western Zhou Dynasty three thousand years ago-"Huotong Zhenren" lived in seclusion in the jungle of Huotong Mountain, hence the name "Huolindong".
As the first of the 36 caves, Huotong Cave is now called Huotong Mountain, which is located in Ningde, but many Fujian locals don't know it. This is very interesting. Tong Feng of Huotong Mountain in the northwest of Ningde ranks first among the five mountains and is named after Huo Tong.
"Huotong Mountain" was changed from the sixth year of Tianbao in Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (that is, AD 747) to "Huotong Mountain", also known as "Youxian Mountain", and the word "Huotong Cave" was engraved.
Main attractions: Sanguan Palace, Huotongxi, Huotong Ancient Town, The Way, etc.
The first flying mountain is the first of the 72 blessed places.
Flying to the Mountain-In an, Shaanxi Province, Lao Tzu wrote the Tao Te Ching with 5,000 words in seclusion, with grass as the building.
Yin, a native of Tianshui, Gansu, was a famous doctor, general, philosopher and educator in Zhou Dynasty. He studied ancient books since childhood, was proficient in calendars, was good at observing astronomy, and studied astrology, so that he could know the past and see the future. "Zhuangzi Tianxia" juxtaposes him with Laozi, calling him an "ancient great man". Yin met Lao Tzu when he was in charge of the order of the three customs, and Lao Tzu awarded me five thousand words (now the Tao Te Ching). Yin got the true story of Laozi, followed Laozi's journey to the west to spread the customs, and the legend soared.
Difei Mountain is the Zhongnan Mountain we are talking about today, and it is also the Qinling Mountains in a narrow sense. It is located in the south of Xi City, Shaanxi Province. It was called Taiyi Mountain, Difei Mountain, Zhong Nanshan Mountain and Zhounan Mountain in ancient times, and it is one of the main peaks of Qinling Mountain, with an altitude of 2604 meters.
From Yangjiabao, the easternmost point of Lantian County in Xi 'an, which is rich in beautiful jade, to Nanliangling, Taibai Mountain, the main peak of Qinling Mountains in zhouzhi county, there has been a saying of immortal cultivation since ancient times. It is said that besides Lao Zi and Yin, Jiang Ziya, Han Zhongli and many other immortals have lived here in seclusion, especially now, there are still many hermits practicing and living.
Zhong Nanshan is a national 4A-level tourist attraction, a world geopark and a watershed between the north and the south of China. Its natural scenery is beautiful, and the main attractions are Louguantai, Taiyi Mountain, Guifeng Mountain and Nanmengxi.
Taoism, as a local religion in China, still has many influences on our life and customs. When we travel, we should learn more about local religions, which can also make us feel more about our cultural heritage!