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Chengdu Attractions | Mt.Qingcheng
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Mount Qingcheng, known as the fifth among the most famous Taoist mountains of China, is one of the places where Taoism came into being. With the snow-covered Mingshan Mountain in the background and the Chuanxi Plain in front, the evergreen Mount Qingcheng covers an area of over 120 kilometers. Altogether it has 36 peaks covered with thick forests of trees and bamboo, 72 caves and 108 scenic spots. It gets its name from the way the peaks resemble the structure of a city wall. The name Qingcheng means green city. Damian Mountain is its main peak and the Master's Cave (Tianshitong) serves as its pivot. The mountain is well known for its serene scenery that contains halls and temples shaded by forests and enhanced by interesting legends and anecdotes.
Qingcheng Mountain is the headstream of Chinese Taoism. The initiator of Taoism,Zhang Taolin
in the end of East Han Dynasty, came to Qingcheng Mountain to instruct Taoism from Shanxi.
There still go round supernatural stories describing how he fighted hard with devils,how the "Brush Pen Groove"
and the " Three Island Stone" formed. Since Jin Dynasty and Tang Dynasty, There are many Taoist Temples with
flourishing burning incense, so Qingcheng Mountain was also called "Supernatural Beings's Capital",
"Original Courty Yard of Taoist Master". Many statemen, writers left handwriting.
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