Mount Wudang

Wudang’s architectural ensemble occupies peaks, slopes and valleys within Shiyan. It developed over many centuries, with major Ming-period imperial patronage, and entered the World Heritage List in 1994. The Golden Hall on Tianzhu Peak is part of a larger religious landscape of palaces, cliffside shrines and paths. Lower sites such as Jingle Palace also connect the mountain’s history with the Danjiangkou reservoir.

Misty forested peaks on Mount Wudang, with a temple roof and a path winding among the trees.
Misty forested peaks on Mount Wudang, with a temple roof and a path winding among the trees.

Mount Wudang

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  1. Misty forested peaks on Mount Wudang, with a temple roof and a path winding among the trees.Unknown / Public domain · Public domain Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗
  2. The carved Wudangshan entry stone, red characters on grey rock, with the World Heritage emblem in the flower beds.Gisling / CC BY 3.0 · CC BY 3.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗