This article is about the Wudang region of Hubei, China. For the martial art wudang or wudangquan , see Wudangquan. The Wudang Mountains (simplified Chinese: 武当山; traditional Chinese: 武當山; pinyin: Wǔdāng 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. Image File history File links Zhongwen. ...
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WÇ”dÄngquán, is a family of Chinese martial arts known more generally as nèijiÄ. The name refers to the Wudang Mountains of Hubei Province, which are known for their many Taoist temples. ...
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In years past, the mountains of Wudang were known for the many Taoist monasteries to be found there, monasteries which became known as an academic centre for the research, teaching and practise of meditation, Chinese martial arts, traditional Chinese medicine, Taoist agriculture practises and related arts. As early as the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220AD), the mountain attracted the Emperor's attention. During the Tang Dynasty (618-907), the first site of worship - the Five Dragon Temple - was constructed. The monasteries were emptied, damaged and then neglected during and after the Cultural Revolution of 1966-1976, but the Wudang mountains have lately become increasingly popular with tourists from elsewhere in China and abroad due to their scenic location and historical interest. The monasteries and buildings were made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. The palaces and temples in Wudang, which was built as an organized complex during the Ming Dynasty (14th–17th centuries), contains Taoist buildings from as early as the 7th century. It represents the highest standards of Chinese art and architecture over a period of nearly 1,000 years. Noted temples include the Golden Hall, Nanyan Temple and the Purple Cloud Temple. Taoism (or Daoism) refers to a variety of related Chinese philosophical and religious traditions and concepts. ...
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The Golden Hall (Jindian or Jinding), situated at the top of Tianzhu Peak (1612m), is one of the most distinctive landmarks in Wudangshan. ...
Nanyan Temple Perching on the South Cliff, Nanyan Temple (Nanyan gong) is known as the place where Emperor Zhen Wu found Taoism and flew to heaven. ...
The Purple Cloud Temple, standing on Zhanqifeng Peak, is a temple in Wudangshan. ...
In 2003, Wudang Mountain's 600-year-old Yuzhengong Palace was accidentally burned down by an employee of a martial arts school.[1]
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According to legend, Zhang Sanfeng(张三丰), the originator of Wudang quan (taiji) was inspired by a fight he witnessed between a pied magpie and a snake. Wudang quan advocates the cultivation of morality and fostering of nature in conjunction with physical training. Zhang Sanfeng was a semi-mythical Chinese Taoist priest who is believed by some to have achieved immortality, said variously to date from either the late Song dynasty, Yuan dynasty or Ming dynasty. ...
The Hall of Yuzhen is the cradle of Wudang kung fu. In 1417, Emperor Zhudi (朱棣)decreed Wudang to be the "Grand Mountain" and ordered the construction of the Hall of Yuzhen for Master Zhang Sanfeng.
On January 19, 2003, a fire broke out in the hall, reducing the three rooms that covered 200 square metres to ashes. A gold-plated statute of Zhang Sanfeng, which was usually housed in Yuzhengong, was moved to another building just before the fire, and so escaped destruction in the inferno.[2]
The third biannual Traditional Wushu Festival will be held in Wudang Mountains from October 28 to November 2.[3] Wushu may refer to: Chinese martial arts, or fighting systems from China. ...
Wudang Martial Arts in Popular Culture The Wudang monasteries figure prominently in Chinese martial arts films, especially the genre known as wuxia film and popular literature. For example, an ending scene of the famous movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon by Taiwanese director Ang Lee was set at the Wudang monastery, although not actually filmed there. In some wuxia films about the Shaolin Temple, characters employing Wudang martial arts are featured as villains. Martial arts film is a film genre that originated in the Pacific Rim. ...
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It is in reference to this type of film that the American hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan named themselves. In many martial arts movies, however, actors portraying Wudang practitioners are also found in heroic or neutral supporting roles. Wu-Tang redirects here. ...
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Tao Yin (Chinese: 導引; pinyin: guide and pull) exercises were an ancient precursor of qigong, specifically practised in Chinese Taoist monasteries for health and spiritual cultivation, attested from at least 500 BC. Tao Yin is also said to be (along with Shaolin Chuan) a primary formative ingredient in the martial...
WÇ”dÄngquán, is a family of Chinese martial arts known more generally as nèijiÄ. The name refers to the Wudang Mountains of Hubei Province, which are known for their many Taoist temples. ...
Zhang Sanfeng was a semi-mythical Chinese Taoist priest who is believed by some to have achieved immortality, said variously to date from either the late Song dynasty, Yuan dynasty or Ming dynasty. ...
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