The Mount Wangwu in Jiyuan, Central China's Henan Province was covered with snow like a fairyland on Monday. (Photos: People's Daily/ Shi Jiamin)
As one of the nine famous mountains in ancient China, it figures prominently in Taoist history and culture, while being honored as the first fascinating place of Taoism in China.
In the history, the place attracted many famous Taoists to get cultivated here. With their joint efforts, the Yangtai Palace, ZiweiPalace, Qingxu Palace, Shifang Monastery, Lingdu Taoist Temple and other grandiose Taoist temples and palaces were built up one after another, making the mountain the activity center of Taoism in China.
The three temples preserves over a hundred historical stone tablets and tens of Taoist statues, constituting precious material for studies of Chinese Taoist history and history of calligraphy.
Mount Wangwu is a Taoist sacred place, listed as the first of the “Ten Great Grotto-Heavens” during the Han-Wei period.
The Mount Wangwu in Jiyuan, Central China's Henan Province was covered with snow like a fairyland on Monday.
The Mount Wangwu in Jiyuan, Central China's Henan Province was covered with snow like a fairyland on Monday.
The Mount Wangwu in Jiyuan, Central China's Henan Province was covered with snow like a fairyland on Monday.