Qingcheng Mountain, Wudang Mountain, Wuyishan and Qian Shan.
Maoshan Kongtong Mountain Zhong Nanshan River jujube hill
Qiyunshan Laoshan Longhushan Lushan Mountain
Luofu Mountain
Kongtong Mountain, located in the west of Pingliang City, Gansu Province, is said to have been asked by Emperor Guangchengzi. Kongtong Mountain is a branch of Liupanshan Mountain, which is majestic and steep, beautiful and ingenious. The main peak is called Mazong Mountain, with an altitude of 2025 meters.
There are many temples on Kongtong Mountain. Between the precipice and the peaks, rows of exquisite and ingenious ancient buildings stand, connected to the sky on the top, facing the deep valley on the bottom, and the red building is like a heavenly palace. According to legend, during the Qin and Han Dynasties, Taoist priests built a museum here to practice. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Taoism flourished in Kongtong Mountain. From the Tang and Song Dynasties to the Yuan Dynasty, the temple landscape on the mountain increased and expanded, and it was constantly destroyed by wars and disasters. During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor ordered the construction of the Palace Temple in accordance with the regulations of Wudang Mountain, and since then, Kongtong Mountain has become the largest ten-square jungle in the northwest. At that time, there were more than 40 temples (Dongtai, Xitai, Nantai, Beitai, Zhongtai, Tiantai, Gui Ling and Baxiantai), nine palaces (Zixiao Palace, Feisheng Palace, Wulong Palace, Yuzhen Palace, Laoying Palace, Taihe Palace, Wang Mu Palace, Jingqing Palace and Methodist Palace) and twelve temples. According to reports, there are five Taoist temples 15 in Kongtong Mountain, of which three are inhabited by Taoists. 1990, the Kongtong Mountain Taoist Association was established.
The largest temple in Kongtong Mountain is the Hall of Supreme Harmony, also known as the Imperial City, which is now managed by Taoist priests. The main halls are Zhenwu Hall, Huangyu Hall, Laojun Hall, Sanguan Hall, Taibai Hall, Zushi Hall, Wangyao Hall, etc. Most of them are Ming Dynasty buildings. On the slope of Zhenwutang, there is a Ming Dynasty carved dragon, which is lifelike. There is a gilded bronze statue of Zhenwu Emperor on the shrine in the temple. In the old gentleman's hall, there are Taishang Laojun, Zhenren and Yin. There is a 60-square-meter "eighty-one pictures of the old gentleman in Taishang" on the temple wall, which is a work of the Ming Dynasty.
The other two temples managed by Taoism are Children's Palace and Sanjiao Cave. Later generations' palaces are dedicated to Taoist goddesses, such as Bi Xia Yuan Jun, Songzi Empress, Fertility Empress and Nanny Empress. The Three Religions Cave is a cave-like building, which enshrines the old gentleman, Sakyamuni and Confucius, and is a manifestation of the unity of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism.
The distribution of caves is a major feature of Kongtong Mountain. The most legendary one is Xuanhe Cave. It is located on the cliff of Dongtai. According to legend, there is a mysterious crane in the cave, which was originally a fairy boy in front of Guangchengzi. Because he violated the rules of the immortal family, Guang Chengzi turned it into a crane in a rage and rushed into the cave. Dongtai now has a hall called Crane. In front of the hall, there is a couplet saying, "The white clouds are vaguely returning, and the announcement and imagination fly. 」
The magical Kongtong Mountain is located in the northwest, with dangerous mountains and rivers. Now it is a tourist attraction in the east of Gansu Province, and pilgrims are increasing day by day.
Gu Jun and Zhu: Scenery of Long Life: Taoist Temple in Ancient fairy mountain (Shenyang: Liaoning Normal University Press, 1996), pp. 7 1 to 73. Wang Yi 'e and Zhu Guo: A Journey to the Kongtong Mountain, Taoism in China, No.4 +099 1, p.49-51. Cheng and Wang: The first Taoist mountain in Gansu: Pingliang Kongtong Mountain, China Taoism,No. 1990, pp. 52-53.