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Mount Wangwu 王屋山Wángwū Shān
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Jiyuan, Henan
- Time needed
- 1 day
- Days to budget
- 1 day
- City
- Jiyuan
- Region
- Henan
- Type
- Nature
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Mount Wangwu
A Taoist mountain north-west of Jiyuan, ranked first of the Ten Grotto-Heavens of Taoism and the setting of the fable of the Foolish Old Man who moved the mountains. A stepped pilgrim path and a cableway climb to Tiantan Peak (1,715 m), where the Yellow Emperor is said to have sacrificed to Heaven. Near the entrance stands Yangtai Palace, built in 724–727 for the Taoist master Sima Chengzhen, whose Ming Sanqing Hall and three-storey Yuhuang Pavilion have stone columns carved with Taoist figures and stories.
How to get to Mount Wangwu
About 30–40 km north-west of Jiyuan city; buses run from the city to Wangwushan and Yangtai Palace.
Nearby
- Huangcheng Xiangfu 皇城相府 50 km
A walled hillside estate of courtyards, towers and gardens built by a family of officials - White Horse Temple 白马寺 60 km
China's first Buddhist temple, with Thai, Indian and Burmese halls beside it
Also within 20 km: Xiaogoubei–Yinhe Gorge Scenic Area 小沟背·银河峡 (10 km), Yellow River Three Gorges 黄河三峡 (20 km).
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