In June 2007, for my second visit to Wudang Shan Mountains 武當山 with my taoist friend Gongbing, I managed to stay a few days in the priests quarters of Zixiao Gong temple with the nuns and then in JinDian at the top.
Mount Wudang is a famous Taoist mountain well know for its martial-art but also a pilgrimage center since the Song and Yuan Dynasties. The imperial families believed in the spirit of The Perfect Warrior ( 真武 Zhenwu ) of the north. As a result, Wudang Daoism, whose major belief is that of the Perfect Warrior, became a prosperous taoist center.
Famous taoist who lived on the mountain include:
-Chen Tuan, who was once a hermit at Jiushi Cliff, Mt. Wudang, where he Abstained from Grains ( 辟谷 Pigu ) and Refined The Vital Breath ( 煉氣 Lianqi ) for more than 20 years.
- Zhang Sanfeng, lived on the mountain in seclusion (Ming Dynasty).
Liens:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wudang_Mountains ; http://en.daoinfo.org/wiki/Mt._Wudang ; http://en.daoinfo.org/wiki/Mt._Wudang#The_Jindian_Temple ; http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wudang_shan ; http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wudang My Photos on DW and PW
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