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Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Chinese characters. | The Sacred Mountains of China are divided into two groups associated with Taoism and Buddhism. The group associated with Taoism is known as the Five Great Mountains (五嶽/五岳 Wǔyuè), whereas the group associated with Buddhism is referred to as the Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism (四大佛教名山/四大佛教名山 Sìdà Fójiào Míngshān). Image File history File links Zhongwen. ...
Japanese name Kanji: Kana: Korean name Hangul: Hanja: Vietnamese name Quoc Ngu: Hantu: A Chinese character (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is a logogram used in writing Chinese, Japanese, sometimes Korean, and formerly Vietnamese. ...
For other uses of the words tao and dao, see Dao (disambiguation). ...
A silhouette of a Buddha statue at Ayutthaya, Thailand. ...
The sacred mountains of both groups have been important destinations for pilgrimage, the Chinese expression for pilgrimage (朝聖/朝圣 cháoshèng) is a shortened version of an expression which means literally "paying respect to a holy mountain" (朝拜聖山/朝拜圣山 cháobài shèng shān). This article is about the religious or spiritual journey. ...
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Map of the sacred mountains of China, red circles: taoist group, magenta stars: buddhist group. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1451x1277, 389 KB)Map of the sacred mountains of China, Mercator projection, red circles: Five Great Mountains, magenta stars: Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism in China. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1451x1277, 389 KB)Map of the sacred mountains of China, Mercator projection, red circles: Five Great Mountains, magenta stars: Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism in China. ...
The Five Great Mountains
The Taoist Five Great Mountains are arranged according to the five cardinal directions of Chinese geomancy, which includes the center as a direction: A compass rose showing the cardinal directions Cardinal directions or cardinal points are the four principal directions or points of the compass in plane. ...
Geomancy (from Old French geomancie <Late Latin geÅmantia <Late Greek geÅmanteia< geo, earth + manteia, divination) from the eponymous ilm al-raml (the science of sand), is a method of divination that interprets markings on the ground, or how handfuls of dirt land when someone tosses them. ...
- east: Tài Shān (泰山/泰山, literally Leading Peaceful Mountain), Shāndōng, 1,545 m
- west: Huà Shān (華山/华山, literally Splendid Mountain), Shănxī, 1,997 m
- south: (Nán) Héng Shān (衡山/衡山, literally Balancing Mountain), Húnán, 1,290 m
- north: (Běi) Héng Shān (恆山/恒山, literally Permanent Mountain), Shānxī, 2,017 m
- center: Sōng Shān (嵩山/嵩山, literally Lofty Mountain), Hénán, 1,494 m
Alternatively, these mountains are sometimes referred to by the respective directions, i.e., as the "Northern Great Mountain" (北嶽/北岳 Běi Yuè), "Southern Great Mountain" (南嶽/南岳 Nán Yuè), "Eastern Great Mountain" (東嶽/东岳 Dōng Yuè), "Western Great Mountain" (西嶽/西岳 Xī Yuè), and "Central Great Mountain" (中嶽/中岳 Zhōng Yuè). Mount Tai (Chinese: æ³°å±±; pinyin: ) is a mountain of historical and cultural significance located north of the city of Taian, in Shandong Province, China. ...
(Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Shan-tung) is a coastal province of eastern Peoples Republic of China. ...
Mount Hua, known in Chinese as Huashan, is one of the five Sacred Mountains of China. Mount Hua is located in Shaanxi Province. ...
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Mount Heng, known in Chinese as Nan Yue Heng Shan (Simplified Chinese: è¡¡å±± Balancing Mountain, is one of the Five Sacred Mountains of China. ...
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The Hanging Monastery at Heng Shan, Shanxi Heng Shan (Traditional: æ†å±±; Simplified: æ’å±±; Pinyin:Héng ShÄn) in Shanxi province is one of the Five Sacred Mountains of Taoism. ...
Shanxi (Chinese: 山西; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Shan-hsi; Postal System Pinyin: Shansi) is a province in the northern part of the Peoples Republic of China. ...
Mount Song, known in Chinese as Songshan, is one of the five sacred mountains of China and is located in Henan province. ...
Henan (Chinese: æ²³å—; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ho-nan), is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. ...
According to Chinese mythology, the Five Great Mountains originated from the limbs and the head of Pangu (盤古/盘古 Pángǔ), the first being and creator of the world. Because of its eastern location, Mount Tài is associated with the rising sun which signifies birth and renewal. Due to this interpretation, it is often regarded as the most sacred of the Five Great Mountains. In accordance with its special position, Mount Tài is believed to have been formed out of Pangu's head. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...
The Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism in China
 Higher Daxiong Baodian, a temple at Jiuhua Shan The Buddhist Four Sacred Mountains are: ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 199 KB) Daxiong Baodian (literally, Treasure Hall of the Great Hero) at Jiuhuashan, a mountain in Chinas Anhui province considered sacred to Buddhists. ...
ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 199 KB) Daxiong Baodian (literally, Treasure Hall of the Great Hero) at Jiuhuashan, a mountain in Chinas Anhui province considered sacred to Buddhists. ...
- Wǔtái Shān (五臺山/五台山，literally Five-Terrace (Plateau) Mountain), Shānxī, 3,058 m
- Éméi Shān (峨眉山/峨眉山，literally Delicate-Eyebrow Mountain), Sìchuān, 3,099 m
- Jiǔhuá Shān (九華山/九华山, literally Nine-Glories Mountain), Ānhuī, 1,341 m
- Pǔtuó Shān (普陀山/普陀山, literally Potalaka (Potala) Mountain), Zhèjiāng, 284 m
Wutai Shan (Mount Wuitai), which means Five Terrace Mountain, is one of the four sacred mountains in Chinese Buddhism. ...
Shanxi (Chinese: 山西; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Shan-hsi; Postal System Pinyin: Shansi) is a province in the northern part of the Peoples Republic of China. ...
Mount Emei (峨嵋山, pinyin Éméi Shān, Wade-Giles O2-mei2 Shan1) is a mountain in Sichuan province of Western China. ...
(Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: SzÅ4-chuan1; Postal map spelling: Szechwan and Szechuan) is a province in the central-western China with its capital at Chengdu. ...
Jiuhuashan is one amongst the four holiest mountains of China associated with Buddha. ...
Anhui (Chinese: 安徽; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: An-hui; Postal System Pinyin: Ngan-hui, Anhwei or An-hwei) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China. ...
Mount Putuo (Chinese 普陀山; pinyin pu tuo shan) or Putuo Shan is an island located to the south-east of Shanghai, off the coast of Zhejiang province, China. ...
Zhejiang (also spelled Chehkiang or Chekiang) is an eastern coastal province of the Peoples Republic of China. ...
See also Other mountains with spiritual/religious significance in China are: Cliffside Temple at Wudangshan The Wudang Mountains (武當山; pinyin: wǔ dāng shān, also known as Wu Tang Shan or simply Wudang), are a small mountain range in the Hubei province of China, just to the south of the manufacturing city of Shiyan. ...
One of the mountains at the Laoshan scenic area. ...
External links - China's famous mountains
- chinaonyourmind.com
- sacredsites.com
- Google Earth Map of both Five and Four Sacred Mountains KMZ File
- Religion and the environment in China, 中国的宗教与环境 - chinadialogue article, why the five sacred mountains survive in a good ecological state
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