中国道教圣地武当山，Wudang Mountain, the Holy Land of Chinese Taoism

武当山，中国道教圣地，又名太和山、谢罗山、参上山、仙室山，古有“太岳”、“玄岳”、“大岳”之称。位于湖北西北部十堰市丹江口市境内。东接闻名古城襄阳市，西靠车城十堰市 ，南望原始森林神农架，北临高峡平湖 丹江口水库。
1994年12月，武当山古建筑群入选《世界遗产名录》，2006年被整体列为“全国重点文物保护单位” 。2007年，武当山和长城、丽江、周庄等景区一起入选 “欧洲人最喜爱的中国十大景区”。2010至2013年，武当山分别被评为国家5A级旅游区、国家森林公园、中国十大避暑名山、海峡两岸交流基地，入选最美 “国家地质公园”。
武当山是道教名山和武当武术的发源地，被称为“亘古无双胜境，天下第一仙山”。武当武术，是中华武术的重要流派。元末明初，道士张三丰集其大成，开创武当派。
主要景点
太和宫
位于天柱峰南侧，占地面积8万平方米，有古建筑20余栋，建筑面积1600多平方米。整个建筑处于孤峰峻岭之上，殿字楼堂依山傍岩，结构精巧，是武当山的最高胜境，无论是道士还是香客游人，只有登上顶峰，走进太和宫，才是真正意义上的到了武当山。明永乐十年（1412年），明成祖朱棣下令敕建太和宫，建成后嘉封武当山为“大岳太和山”，封这座建在绝顶上的道宫为“大岳太和宫”。
紫禁城
建于永乐十七年（1419年），延天柱峰环绕，周长345米，墙基厚2.4米，墙厚1.8米，城墙最高处达10米，用条石依岩砌筑，每块条石重达500多千克，按中国天堂的模式建有东、南、西、北四座石雕仿木结构的城楼象征天门。该石雕建筑在悬崖徒壁之上，设计巧妙，施工难度大，是明代科学与艺术相结合的产物。
玉虚宫
全称“玄天玉虚宫”。建于明永乐十一年（1413年），建造宫观庙宇2200间，嘉靖三十一年又经修葺，是武当山古建筑群中最大的单元。后来大部分毁于清乾隆十年（1745年），现存部分建筑和遗址，还建有重达百吨的“龟驮碑”亭四座。
Wudang Mountain, the holy place of Chinese Taoism, is also known as Taihe Mountain, Xie Luo Mountain, Samshang Mountain and Xianshi Mountain. It was known as "Taiyue", "Xuanyue" and "Dayue" in ancient times. Located in Danjiangkou City, Shiyan City, northwestern Hubei. To the east is the famous ancient city of Xiangyang, to the west is Checheng Shiyan, to the south is the virgin forest Shennongjia, to the north is the Gaoxia Pinghu Danjiangkou Reservoir.
In December 1994, the ancient building complex of Mount Wudang was included in the "World Heritage List", and in 2006 it was listed as a "National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit" as a whole. In 2007, Wudang Mountain and the Great Wall, Lijiang, Zhouzhuang and other scenic spots were selected as "the top ten scenic spots in China by Europeans". From 2010 to 2013, Wudang Mountain was rated as a national 5A-level tourist area, a national forest park, China's top ten summer resorts, and a cross-strait exchange base, and was selected as the most beautiful "national geopark".
Wudang Mountain is the birthplace of the famous Taoist mountain and Wudang martial arts. It is called "the ancient unparalleled victory, the world's first fairy mountain". Wudang martial arts is an important genre of Chinese martial arts. At the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty, Taoist Zhang Sanfeng gathered his achievements and started the Wudang School.
Main Attractions
Taihegong
Located on the south side of Tianzhu Peak, it covers an area of ​​80,000 square meters, with more than 20 ancient buildings and a construction area of ​​more than 1,600 square meters. The whole building is on the top of the solitary peak. The palace-shaped building is surrounded by mountains and rocks. The structure is exquisite. It is the highest victory of Wudang Mountain. Whether it is a priest or a pilgrim tourist, only to climb to the top and walk into the Taihe Palace is the real thing. To Wudang Mountain in the sense. In the tenth year of Ming Yongle (1412), Ming Chengzu Zhu Di ordered the construction of the Taihe Palace. After completion, Jiadong Wudang Mountain was named "Dayue Taihe Mountain", and the Dao Palace built on the top was called "Dayue Taihe Palace".
Golden Temple
Located on Xiaolian Peak in front of Tianzhu Peak. It was cast in the eleventh year of the Yuan Dynasty (1307). It is 3 meters high, 2.8 meters wide and 2.4 meters deep. It has a cantilevered roof. All the components are cast in pieces, and the tenons are assembled. Each casting has a text indicating the installation location and grid. The fan skirt is cast with "This temple was cast in the Wanting Workshop of Meiting in Wuchang in the 11th year of Yuan Dade", which is the earliest surviving copper-cast wooden structure in China.
Forbidden City
It was built in the 17th year of Yongle (1419), surrounded by Yantianzhu Peak, with a circumference of 345 meters, a wall thickness of 2.4 meters, a wall thickness of 1.8 meters, and a city wall up to 10 meters high. More than 500 kilograms, according to the model of Chinese paradise, it is built with four stone carvings and imitation wood structures in the east, south, west and north. The stone-carved building is above the cliff walls, with clever design and difficult construction. It is the product of the combination of science and art in the Ming Dynasty.
Yuxu Palace
The full name is "Xuantian Yuxu Palace". It was built in the eleventh year of Mingyongle (1413), and built 2,200 temples in Gongguan. Jiajing was restored in 31 years and is the largest unit in the ancient building complex of Mount Wudang. Most of it was later destroyed in the Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty (1745), and some of the existing buildings and ruins still have four pavilions with a weight of 100 tons.
Taizipo
Also known as Fuzheng. Basically maintaining the scale of the year, it is a larger unit in the Wudang building complex. The Fuzhen concept was built in the ten years of Mingyongle (1412) and rebuilt in the 22nd year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty (1683). Located in front of the Lion Peak, there are 20 buildings with a construction area of ​​3,505 square meters and an area of ​​60,000 square meters.