Qingcheng Mountain

Mountain Qingcheng is located at the Dujiangyan scenery spot of Chengdu, Sichuan province. The mountain includes two parts - the anterior Mountain Qingcheng and the posterior Mountain Qingcheng. The anterior mountain is famous for its beautiful scenery and numerous cultural and historic sites; while the posterior mountain is noted for its paradisiacal scenery, primitive and brilliant, gorgeous and mysterious.

65km west of Chengdu, Mountain Qingcheng is one of the ancient cradles of Taoism. The mountain has numerous Taoist temples and sites along the paths to its peak. The area is green all year round and is known for its secluded tranquility. Jianfu Temple (Jianfu Gong) sits at the base of the mountain and is a large, well-preserved Taoist temple from the Tang Dynasty. About halfway up the mountain sits Tianshi Cave (Tianshi Dong) the temple and school of Zhang Daolin, a famous Taoist master who taught here and contributed greatly to spreading Taoism in China. The present Tianshi Cave buildings were built at the end of the Qing Dynasty. Lastly, near the peak sits Shangqing Temple, which was originally established in the Jin Dynasty, while the current temple buildings are Qing Dynasty constructions.

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