Editing Mount Qingcheng

{{Short description|Mountain in Sichuan, China}}
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| location      = [[Dujiangyan City]], [[Chengdu]], [[Sichuan]], [[China|People's Republic of China]]
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'''Mount Qingcheng''' ({{zh|c=青城山|p=Qīngchéng Shān}}) is a sacred Taoist mountain in [[Dujiangyan City|Dujiangyan]], [[Chengdu]], [[Sichuan]], [[China]].

It is considered one of the birthplaces of [[Taoism]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.chinaeducationaltours.com/guide/chengdu-mount-qingcheng.htm|title = Mount Qingcheng - One of the birthplaces of Chinese Taoism}}</ref> and one of the most important Taoist religious sites in China. In Taoist mythology, it was the site of the [[Yellow Emperor]]'s studies with [[Ning Fengzi]]. As an important site of the Taoism, it became host to many Taoist monasteries and temples. The mountain has 36 peaks. The mountain is also home to Dujiangyan Giant Panda Center and since 2000 has been listed as a [[World Heritage Site|UNESCO World Heritage Site]].<ref name = "unesco">{{cite web |title = Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System |url = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1001 |website = UNESCO World Heritage Centre |publisher= United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization |access-date = 10 Apr 2021}}</ref> Mount Qingcheng was affected by the [[2008 Sichuan earthquake|Wenchuan Earthquake]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Nan|first1=Shun-xun|last2=Foit-Albert|first2=Beverly|title=China's Sacred Sites|year=2007|publisher=Himalayan Institute Press|isbn=9780893892623|page=[https://archive.org/details/chinassacredsite00nans/page/160 160]|url=https://archive.org/details/chinassacredsite00nans|url-access=registration|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Hargett|first1=James M.|title=Stairway to Heaven: A Journey to the Summit of Mount Emei|date=16 February 2012|publisher=SUNY Press|isbn=9780791482186|page=54|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pA7Ddj764sUC&pg=PA54|language=en}}</ref>

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==History==
In 142 AD, the first [[Celestial Master]] [[Zhang Daoling]] developed the [[Way of the Five Pecks of Rice]], a prominent movement in Taoism.<ref name = "unesco" /> Many of the essential elements of Taoism derived from the teachings and practices of the temples that were built on the mountain during the [[Jin dynasty (266–420)|Jin]] and [[Tang dynasty|Tang]] dynasties. There are 11 Taoist temples on the mountain, and Mount Qingcheng was an important spiritual and philosophical center until the 17th century.<ref name = "unesco" />

==Places of interest==
===Jianfu Palace===

"Located at the foot of Mount Zhangren, Jianfu Palace was firstly built in the [[Tang dynasty]] and repeatedly renovated in the following dynasties. There are only two halls and three compounds renovated in the [[Qing dynasty]] left today. Leading figures of the Taoist school are worshiped in the splendid Main Hall of Jianfu Palace. In Weixin Pavilion, the dresser of the Princess consort of Prince Qingfu in the [[Ming dynasty]].

It is the first Taoist temple on Mount Qingcheng."<ref name=":0" />

===Chaoyang Cave===

"Located at the foot of the main peak of Mount Laoxiao, the Cave is deep, with drops of water falling down occasionally. Chaoyao Cave is also a magnificent Taoist temple built under steep cliffs which are part of the terrain."<ref name=":0" />

===Shangqing Palace===

"Located at the peak of Mount Qingcheng with an altitude over 1,500 m, Shangqing Palace marks the end of the touring route of Mount Qingcheng. Buildings such as Laojun Hall, Sanqing Hall, Wenwu Hall, and [[Tao Te Ching]] Preaching Hall in the Taoist temple of Shangqing Palace with several cultural relics, were originally built in the Jin Dynasty<!--The citation doesn't specify-->."<ref name=":0" />

==Gallery==
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File:青城山.jpg|Front Gate of Mount Qingcheng
FRONT GATE OF QINGCHENG.JPG|Front Gate of Mount Qingcheng
File:青城山山门 01.jpg|Front Gate of Mount Qingcheng
File:青城山建福宫 04.jpg|Jianfu Palace
File:QinChengHouShan WuLongGou.jpg|Waterfalls at Mount Qingcheng
File:QinChengHouShan TaiAnGuZhen.jpg|Tai'an Ancient Village at the foot of Mount Qingcheng
File:Chengdu-pandas-d10.jpg
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Qingchengshan railway station]], named after the Mount Qingcheng in Dujiangyan, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China

== References ==
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==External links==
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* [https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1001 Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System: the official UNESCO site]
*https://www.clausiuspress.com/conferences/AETP/ETSS%202018/A12512.pdf
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