Mount Hua, or Hua Shan is a mountain located near the city of Huayin in
Shaanxi province, about 120 kilometres (75 mi) east of Xi'an. It is one
of China's Five Great Mountains, and has a long history of religious
significance. Originally classified as having three peaks, in modern
times the mountain is classified as five main peaks, of which the
highest is the South Peak at 2,154.9 metres (7,070 ft).
Mount Hua is located near the southeast corner of the Ordos Loop section
of the Yellow River basin, south of the Wei River valley, at the
eastern end of the Qin Mountains, in southern Shaanxi province. It is
part of the Qin Ling Mountain Range that divides not only northern and
southern Shaanxi, but also China.
Mount Hua, or Hua Shan is a mountain located near the city of Huayin in
Shaanxi province, about 120 kilometres (75 mi) east of Xi'an. It is one
of China's Five Great Mountains, and has a long history of religious
significance. Originally classified as having three peaks, in modern
times the mountain is classified as five main peaks, of which the
highest is the South Peak at 2,154.9 metres (7,070 ft).
As early as the 2nd century BCE, there was a Daoist temple known as the
Shrine of the Western Peak located at its base. Daoists believed that in
the mountain lives the god of the underworld. The temple at the foot of
the mountain was often used for spirits mediums to contact the god and
his underlings. Unlike Taishan, which became a popular place of
pilgrimage, because of its inaccessibility to the summit, Huashan only
received Imperial and local pilgrims, and was not well visited by
pilgrims from the rest of China. Huashan was also an important place for
immortality seekers, as many herbal Chinese medicines are grown and
powerful drugs were reputed to be found there. Kou Qianzhi (365–448),
the founder of the Northern Celestial Masters received revelations
there, as did Chen Tuan (920–989), who spent the last part of his life
in hermitage on the west peak. In the 1230s, all the temples on the
mountain came under control of the Daoist Quanzhen School. In 1998, the
management committee of Huashan agreed to turn over most of the
mountain's temples to the China Daoist Association. This was done to
help protect the environment, as the presence of taoists and nuns deters
poachers and loggers. 26 more images after the break...
Temples — Huashan has a variety of temples and other religious
structures on its slopes and peaks. At the foot of the mountain is the
Cloister of the Jade Spring , which is dedicated to Chen Tuan.
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