China Sacred Site Attractions
China is home to some of the world’s most impressive architectural achievements. But it is much more subtle and complex world that the Great Wall and the majestic Imperial Palace. Nestled in the secluded valleys perched on high cliffs or set along winding rivers and calm lakes to convey China’s lesser-known sacred places of architectural vision of human culture in harmony in nature. This vision is now very important as we look to models of sustainable development in the face of unprecedented environmental changes.
Several sacred sites in China have famous Buddhist art:
- Yungang Grottoes (near Datong) in Shanxi Province – more than 51,000 Buddhist carvings, dating back 1,500 years, in the recesses and caves of the Yangang Valley mountainsides
- Mogao Caves (near Dunhuang) in Gansu province – art and manuscripts dating back to the 4th century
- Dazu Rock Carvings near Chongqing , dating from the 7-13th century
- Longmen Grottoes – near Luoyang , 5-10th century
Taoists revere the sacred mountains where they believe gods and immortals live, and a peaceful environment ideal for self-cultivation. Therefore, early Taoist priests lived on the holy mountain. Later, some Taoist priests dates to the imperial court and lived in the temples built for them, the orders of the Emperor, in the cities. With the development and flourishing of Taoism, many important areas of activity in the Taoist sacred mountains and cities, some of them “palaces” are called because of their size, Palace have been constructed.
1. Mt. Heng Shan Nan, Hunan; Taoist mountain of the south
2. Mt. Heng Shan Bei, Shanxi; Taoist mountain of the north
3. Mt. Hua Shan, Shaanxi; Taoist mountain of the west
4. Mt. Tai Shan, Shandong; Taoist mountain of the east
5. Mt. Song Shan, Henan; Taoist mountain of the center
6. Mt. Emei Shan, Sichuan; Buddhist mountain of the west
7. Mt. Wu Tai Shan, Shanxi; Buddhist mountain of the north
8. Mt. Jin Hua Shan, Anhui; Buddhist mountain of the south
9. Mt. Pu Tuo Shan, Zhejiang; Buddhist mountain of the east
10. Mt. Huang Shan, Anhui
11. Matsu Temple, Meizhou Island, Fujian
12. Mt. Lu Shan, Jiangxi
13. Mt. Wu Yi Shan, Fujian
14. Mt. Amnyemaqen (Magen Gangri), Qinghai
15. Mt. Luo Fu Shan, Guangdong
16. Mt. Mao Shan, Jiangsu
17. Mt. Tian Tai Shan, Zhejiang
18. Mt. Lao Shan, Shandong
19. Mt. Zhong Nan Shan, Shaanxi
20. Mt. Ge Zao Shan, Jiangxi
21. Mt. Qing Cheng Shan, Sichuan
22. Mt. Shao Shan, Hunan
23. Mt. Wu Dang Shan, Hubei
24. Mt. Gu Shan, Fujian
25. Mt. Ding Hu Shan, Guangdong
26. Mt. Long Hu Shan, Jiangxi
27. Mt. Mai Ji Shan, Gansu
28. Mt. Kawakarpo, Yunnan
29. Mt. Kong Dong Shan, Gansu
30. Mt. Qian Shan, Liaoning (Taoist mountain)
31. Mt. Qi Yun Shan, Anhui (Taoist mountain)
32. Mt. San Qing Shan, Jiangxi (Taoist mountain)
33. Mt. Miao-feng Shan, Hebei
34. Mt. Huang Mei Shan, Hubei
35. Mt. Ji Zu Shan, Yunnan
36. Mt. Tian Long Shan, Shanxi
37. Mt. Jing Gang Shan, Jiangxi
