Why is Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province, called "the Holy Land of Three Religions"?

Can you call? Three religions holy land? It should be Songshan, but it doesn't actually belong to Zhengzhou, but it is actually next to Luoyang. But Zhengzhou is more famous, because the capital of Henan Province is Zhengzhou, so people mention that Songshan may think of Zhengzhou, so Zhengzhou will have it. Three religions holy land? The title of.

First, the relationship between the Taoist holy land Songshan and Taoism goes back to ancient times. Since the Qin Dynasty, there has been a saying that immortals practiced in Songshan Mountain, and now there are all kinds of Shenxian Cave on it. Later, many monarchs established many Taoist temples on Songshan because of the five sacred mountains, and there was a Taoist ancestor like Zhang Daoling at that time, so Songshan was the holy land of Quanzhen religion, so Songshan can be regarded as one of the founding places of Taoism. Even later, the Taoist culture of Songshan did not disappear, and it was awarded the title of the sixth Taoist hole.

Second, the Confucian holy land Confucian holy land is related to the academy above Songshan. The names of Suiyang Academy, Yuelu Academy, Bailudong Academy and Songshan Academy are not for nothing. There are many Confucian scholars who have taught in any academy. The famous people in the history of Songshan Academy are Fan Zhongyan, Li Gang and Sima Guang. Cheng Yi and Cheng Hao, two great scholars in Song Dynasty, were also leaders of Songshan Academy, even in Qing Dynasty.

Third, the Buddhist holy land Buddhist holy land is better understood because there is Shaolin Temple in Songshan, and the Buddhist temples in Songshan are still the oldest. According to records, monks in the Han Dynasty built temples in Songshan Mountain. Although the Central Plains experienced several actions to destroy Buddhism, Songshan was not greatly affected, and it caught up with the most respected time of Buddhism in the Northern Wei Dynasty. The Buddhist culture in Songshan was very prosperous during that time, and the most famous Shaolin Temple was actually built during that time.