Yingtan.

Yingtan is a railway junction and one of China's important copper bases, with the Xin River running across it. South of the city, the Longhu Mountains rise in red sandstone: the cradle of the Zhengyi tradition of Daoism and one of the four sacred mountains of the religion. The town of Shangqing at their foot has been on China's list of historic towns for its part in that lineage.

Yingtan

Red sandstone cliff and riverside pavilion at Longhu Mountain

Red rock, and the seat of a Daoist school

The Longhu Mountains are Danxia sandstone, and they have been the seat of the Zhengyi tradition for nearly two thousand years.

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Longhu Mountains

Red sandstone hills where the Zhengyi tradition of Daoism has its seat, and where cliff tombs two thousand years old were cut.

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A red sandstone cliff above the river at Longhu Mountain, Yingtan, with a pavilion at its foot.Tyler from Shanghai, China / CC BY 2.0 · CC BY 2.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗