Wudang Mountains

Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains
UNESCO World Heritage Site
LocationHubei, China
CriteriaCultural: i, ii, vi
Reference705
Inscription1994 (18th Session)
Coordinates32°24′03″N 111°00′14″E / 32.400833°N 111.003889°E / 32.400833; 111.003889
Wudang Mountains is located in China
Wudang Mountains
Location of Wudang Mountains in China
Wudang Mountains
"Wudang Mountains" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese
Traditional Chinese武當山
Simplified Chinese武当山
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWǔdāng shān
Wade–GilesWu3-tang1 shan1
IPA[ù.táŋ ʂán]
Wu
RomanizationGhu入 taon平 sae平
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationMóuh-dōng Sāan
JyutpingMou5-dong1 Saan1
Southern Min
Hokkien POJBú-tong-soaⁿ

The Wudang Mountains (simplified Chinese: 武当山; traditional Chinese: 武當山; pinyin: Wǔdāng Shān) are a mountain range in the northwestern part of Hubei, China. They are home to a famous complex of Taoist temples and monasteries associated with the Lord of the North, Xuantian Shangdi. The Wudang Mountains are renowned for the practice of tai chi and Taoism as the Taoist counterpart to the Shaolin Monastery,[1] which is affiliated with Chan Buddhism. The Wudang Mountains are one of the "Four Sacred Mountains of Taoism" in China, an important destination for Taoist pilgrimages. The monasteries such as the Wudang Garden[1] were made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 because of their religious significance and architectural achievement.[2]

  1. ^ a b "武當集團" [Wudang Group]. www.wudanglife.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 7 January 2015.
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