Wudang Mountain Scenic Area is located in the northwest of Hubei Province, in danjiangkou city, and belongs to the east of Daba Mountain. Wudang Mountain, also known as Taihe Mountain and Shixian Mountain. Danjiangkou city, located in the northwest of Hubei Province, China, is adjacent to Xiangyang, a historic city in the east, backed by Shennongjia's vast virgin forest, and facing Danjiangkou Reservoir (the source of water intake for the Middle Route Project of South-to-North Water Transfer in China). It is a world cultural heritage announced by the United Nations, a national key scenic spot in China, a famous Taoist mountain and the birthplace of wudang boxing. There are many peaks, the main peak Tianzhu Peak is1612m above sea level, which is in the southwest of danjiangkou city. Wudang Mountain is surrounded by low terrain, with massive uplift in the middle, which is mostly composed of Paleozoic phyllite, slate and schist, and some granite. Rock joints are developed, showing signs of rising along the old fault line, forming many cliff landforms. There are many subsidence basins on both sides of the mountain, such as Fangxian Basin and Yunxian Basin. The climate is warm and humid, and the annual precipitation is 900 ~ 1200mm, mostly in summer, which is one of the rainstorm centers in Hubei Province. The primary vegetation belongs to the mixed forest of evergreen broad-leaved and deciduous broad-leaved in the north subtropical zone, and the secondary forest is the mixed forest of coniferous forest and broad-leaved forest, mainly including pine, fir, birch and oak. There are more than 400 kinds of medicinal plants, which produce Datura flower, golden hairpin, Wang Longzhi, Hericium erinaceus, Nine Fairy, Gastrodia elata, Tianqi and other precious medicinal materials. Within more than 30 square kilometers of Fiona Fang, Wudang Mountain Scenic Area with Tianzhu Peak as the center has 72 peaks, 36 rocks, 24 streams, 1 1 caves, Santan, Jiuquan, Shitan, Jiujing, Shishi and Jiutai, as well as 18 dangerous roads such as upper and lower plates, and ". Xu Xiake, a geographer and traveler in the Ming Dynasty, praised Wudang Mountain for its "beautiful mountains and beautiful scenery". Wudang Mountain also preserves large Taoist buildings and many cultural relics. Ancient buildings are located in the north of the main peak, mostly on both sides of Azuma Tani Shinto. During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, Wulong Temple was built here, and the number of buildings in the Song and Yuan Dynasties increased. During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, 33 large palace buildings, 39 bridges, 12 pavilions and "Shinto" made of rocks were built, with a total construction area exceeding 1.6 million square meters. More than 20,000 temples and buildings stretch for 70 kilometers. Up to now, there are Xuan Yue Gate, Yuzhen Palace, Mozhen Well, Fuzhen Temple, Yuanhe Temple, Zixiao Palace, Nanyan Tianyi Zhenqing Palace, Taihe Palace, bronze statue hall, Jin Dian and so on. Jin Dian, also known as Jinding, built on the top of Tianzhu Peak, is a palace with four slopes, double eaves and built on the mountain. It is made of copper casting and gold-plated components, with a total weight of about 90 tons. It is the largest copper building in China. Wudang Mountain Town, located in the northeast of the main peak, is the gate of Wudang Mountain Scenic Area. Handicrafts such as crutches, jade carvings, wood carvings and ceramics produced in Wudang Mountain Town have strong local characteristics. Needle well tea is a famous traditional tea. Hunan-Chongqing Railway and Lao (Hekou)-Bai (River) Highway run through here in parallel. Wudang Mountain has not only peculiar and gorgeous natural landscape, but also rich and colorful human landscape. It can be said that the unparalleled beauty of Wudang Mountain is a highly harmonious unity of natural beauty and humanistic beauty, so it is known as "the unparalleled scenery in ancient times and the first fairy mountain in the world". Wudang Mountain, as a national key scenic spot, 4A-level tourist area, hometown of martial arts and one of the eight summer resorts in China, has been included in the World Cultural Heritage List, and has successively won the titles of "National Civilized Scenic Spot" and "National Civilized Scenic Spot Demonstration Site".

Wudang Mountain, like other famous mountains in China, has become a famous fairyland because of its special geographical environment and natural advantages. The geographical orientation of Wudang Mountain is110 56'15 "-115' 23" and 32 22' 30 "north latitude. Located in the hinterland of China. Here is Fiona Fang, 800 miles high and deep, with clouds flying, and the majestic place is like a flying dragon; Lingxiu is as beautiful as a jade girl, and is known as "the unparalleled scenery in ancient times, the first fairy mountain in the world". Wudang Mountain is the Dojo of Zhenwu Emperor. The word Wudang comes from a sentence: "It is not true martial arts, so it is not enough for this mountain." Wutangmen in Wudang Mountain is also one of the famous schools in ancient China.

Wudang Mountain is honored as "Fairy Mountain" and "Taoist Mountain" by the world. The meaning of the word "Wudang" in Mountain Records of Taihe originates from "it is necessary to be a true martial art", which means that Wudang is a sacred place where China Taoism worships the "Zhenwu Emperor of Tian Xuan" (also known as Zhenwu Emperor). Therefore, for thousands of years, Wudang Mountain has been famous all over the world as a blessed land of Taoism and the residence of immortals. Countless people in the past dynasties have lived in seclusion and made incense. According to legend, Yin in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Ma He and Yin Changsheng in the Han Dynasty, Tao Hongjing He in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Chen Tuan in the Tang Dynasty, Sun Simiao He in the Five Dynasties, Hu Daoxuan in the Song Dynasty, Ye Xizhen, Liu He and Zhang Shouqing in the Yuan Dynasty all practiced here.

Wudang Mountain's fame also benefits from its tranquility, comeliness, wonders and being far away from the noise. Climb the "Tianzhu Peak", the main peak at an altitude of 16 12 meters, and stay in the clouds, and all earthly troubles will disappear step by step. Looking around, the seventy-two peaks towering into the sky, all bent down to face the main peak, just like the stars holding the moon, suddenly "thousands of mountains are coming." There is a poem in the Yuan Dynasty: "Seventy-two peaks meet the blue sky, and twenty-four streams ring." The Tianzhu Peak area of Wudang Mountain is characterized by high mountains and deep valleys, and vertical and horizontal streams. When you enter its territory, you will feel the feeling of being born.

The magnificent ancient buildings such as temples, Taoist temples, pavilions and pavilions in Wudang Mountain are all over Shan Ye Canyon. After thousands of years, they have weathered the storm without being eroded, but they have not lost their lightning. As if the years are seamless, this is a must in the world.

Wudang Daole's "Jade pats into gold, bamboo floats in the clouds", but all those who listen to it with their own ears are in awe and respect it as "Yue Xian" and "Sanskrit". Wudang Mountain Wushu, known as "Kung Fu at home", is an important school in China with the same reputation as Shaolin. Known as "Shaolin in the north and Wudang in the south". Legend has it that a Taoist priest practiced the kung fu of climbing the eaves and climbing the walls, striving for perfection and making people admire him.

Wudang Mountain, with its biochemical purport and penetrating mind, condenses majestic and charming mountains, wandering and quiet water, rising and sad fog and lofty and broad attitude towards life into a unique human landscape in the hinterland of the Central Plains. For thousands of years, it has fascinated wanderers and made immortals linger ... The Jingle Palace, the first of the eight palaces in Wudang Mountain, was built in Yongle 65438+ in the Ming Dynasty. In 2002, danjiangkou city invested 70 million yuan to fully restore Jingle Palace. After more than two years of construction, the first phase of the square, the mountain gate, the Imperial Monument Pavilion, the three main halls and the attached halls have begun to take shape, which reproduces the grand momentum of Jingle Palace in those days and has become a model for the relocation and restoration of ground cultural relics in Danjiangkou South-to-North Water Transfer Project.

Xuan Yue Gate: It is the common name of "Xuan Yue" archway. It is a stone building with three pillars and five floors. Built in the 31st year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1552), it is12m high and12.8m wide, and made of stone chisel and tenon. On the forehead of the Chinese side, there are four characters inscribed by Emperor Jiajing, which are meaningful and vigorous.

Yu Xiu Palace: The full name is "Tian Xuan Yu Xiu Palace". Founded in the 11th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (A.D. 14 13), 2200 temples have been built and rebuilt in the 31st year of Jiajing. It is the largest unit in the ancient building complex of Wudang Mountain. Later, most of them were destroyed in the tenth year of Qianlong (AD 1745), and some existing buildings and sites were built, with four pavilions weighing 100 tons.

Needle grinding well: also known as Chunyang Palace. Located in the south of Laoying 12km, it was built in Yongle period of Ming Dynasty. The existing needle grinding wells were rebuilt in the second year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1852), and they were restored in 1984, with more than 50, with an area of 1700 square meters.

Taizipo: also known as the view of truth. It was built in the 10th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (A.D. 14 12). In the first year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1662), it was rebuilt three times in the twenty-third and twenty-ninth years. At present, it has basically maintained the scale of that year, and it is considered as a larger unit in Wudang complex.

Nanyan: Taoism calls it the "holy land" where Zhenwu Road takes off, and it is the most beautiful place among the 36 rocks in Wudang Mountain. In the 11th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 14 13), it was rebuilt, and palaces, Taoist temples, pavilions and other rooms 150 were given to the Great Sage Southern Yan Palace, which was expanded to 460 in the 31st year of Jiajing (A.D. 1552). Today, there are buildings such as Stone Hall, Nantianmen, Monument Pavilion and Liang Yi Hall.

Qiongtaiguan: Located at the southeast foot of Tianzhu Peak, it is about 10 km, with a vertical distance of 1.350 m. It is divided into top view, middle view and bottom view. The Yuan Dynasty was called "Qiongtai Palace". During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were 24 Taoist temples and hundreds of temples. Xianfeng in Qing dynasty was destroyed by fire for six years (1856). Some temples have been restored. This is the starting point of Wudang Mountain passenger ropeway. It has become an important tourist distribution center.

Zixiao Palace: Built in the 11th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 14 13), it has more than 860 palaces, corridors, halls and pavilions, and was awarded the title of "Zixiao Palace in Taiyuan". Zixiao Palace is backed by the Battle Flag Peak; Facing the zhaobi, santai and wulao peaks, candles, hats and incense burners; On the right is the Thor Cave; On the left is Yujichi and Bao Everest. The surrounding mountains naturally formed a treasure chair with two dragons playing with pearls, which was named "Ziyun Blessed Land" by Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty.

Jin Dian: It is the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units. Located at the top of Tianzhu Peak in Wudang, with an altitude of1612m, it was built in the 14th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (A.D. 14 16). Three rooms, 5.54m deep, 4.4m long and 3.15m wide, are all plated with copper and gold. It is a rare fine copper building in the world.