Taoists venerate sacred mountains, wherein they believe deities
and immortals dwell, and which also provide tranquil environments
ideal for their self cultivation. Therefore early Taoist priests
lived on sacred mountains. Later, some Taoist priests accepted
appointments at the imperial court, and lived in temples built for
them, at the orders of the emperors, in cities. With the
development and flourishing of Taoism, many large sites of Taoist
activity were built in sacred mountains and cities, some of which
are called "palaces" because of their palatial dimensions.
Mount Tai, Shandong
Province
Mount Hua, Shaanxi
Province
The Forbidden City
on Mount Wudang
The Nanyan Taoist
Palace on Mount Wudang
The ruins of the
Yuxu Taoist Palace on Mount Wudang
The Golden Peak of
Mount Wudang
Mount Qingcheng,
Sichuan Province
Mount Wangwu, Henan
Province
Mount Kongdong,
Gansu Province
White Cloud
Mountain, Shaanxi Province
The Chongyang
Taoist Palace in Shaanxi Province.
Mount Zhongnan,
Shaanxi Province
The Eight-Diagram
Gate of Lingzhi Garden at the Celestial Master's Residence on
Dragon and Tiger Mountain, Jiangxi Province.
The White Cloud
Temple, Beijing
The Black Goat
Taoist Palace in Chengdu
The Eight Immortals
Taoist Palace in Xi'an
Yongle Taoist
Palace in Shanxi Province
The Temple of the
God of the Town in Shanghai
The Laojuntai
Temple of the Quanzhen Sect in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous
Region
The Fung Ying Seen
Koon in Hong Kong
The Mazu Temple in
Macao
The Zhinan Taoist
Palace in Taipei
(China.org.cn April 20, 2007)
