Culture of Wudang

Culture of Wudang
Culture of Wudang

武当文化

“The top of Wudang Mountain is like a city of the immortals, and the Yuxu Temple is as magnificent as the Epang Palace. The South Rock is such a grand site and the Zixiao Palace is surpassingly majestic, and the sweet spring is flowing all over the mountain,” Wang Shizhen, a famous litterateur from the Ming Dynasty wrote such a poem to praise Wudang Mountain. Depart from Shiyan City and head to the east, passing by the Liuliping Township and a few mountains, people can see the blessed Wudang Mountain in the clouds of mist. It is also honored as the world’s No.1 fairy mountain with unparalleled scenery.

Wudang Mountain is a famous Taoist mountain and is honored as the “royal family temple.” Since ancient times, it has been known for its superior status as the “king of the five most famous mountains” with "the four famous mountains all bow and bow, and the five immortal mountains all reign together". Its culture and history have a long history. With the passage of time, the extensive and profound Wudang culture has evolved.

Wudang culture is a treasure of Chinese culture, involving many fields such as architectural art, Wudang martial arts, Taoist music, Wudang medicine, Taoist health, Taoist theory, Taoist development history, sculpture and painting, Taoist rites and ceremony, landscape literature, and Wudang folk custom.

 

武当文化

Wudang culture has typical regional characteristics, including Wudang Mountain’s politics, economy, history, philosophy, Taoism, literature, architecture, geography, customs, characters, and martial arts. It is the whole collection of material and spiritual wealth created in the long social and historical practice under the influence of traditional Chinese philosophy with Taoist spirit as the core by the Chinese people, especially those living in the Wudang Mountain region. With profound historical accumulation and great world influence, it is an integral part of the excellent cultural heritage of the Chinese nation.
　　
Up to now, Wudang Mountain, with its Taoism civilization featuring a history of thousands of years, a theoretical system nourishing the character and cultivating the body, a sentimental philosophy caring for the world, and a complete inheritance of Taoist temples, music, and sacred drama, has always continued to influence the outside world with its profound Wudang cultural charm, consistently supporting people’s pursuit of good deeds and their happy wish for peace.

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