Shanxi northern Daoism (appendix)山西五台山南山寺（附）与晋北道教

Type

Temples and Abbeys (Gongguan)

Location

China · Shanxi · Xinzhou · The Xinzhou and Datong area

Coordinates

39, 113 Map ↗

First built

— · Northern Shanxi centers on Mount Heng and the Hanging Temple; Datong preserves a Ming–Qing Guandi Temple and Chunyang Palace; Xinzhou has the Sanqing Temple on Mount Wufeng and other sites

Heritage status

Guandi Temple, Datong, Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level (2013)

Overview

Daoism in northern Shanxi centers on Mount Heng (the Northern Peak); within the city of Datong, the Chunyang Palace (Ming–Qing) and the Guandi Temple (with a Yuan-dynasty main hall) are urban Daoist remains, while the Xinzhou and Daixian area has Ming–Qing temples such as Zhenwu temples and Jade Emperor pavilions. Although Mount Wutai is a Buddhist sacred site, Daoist activity also existed there around the Tang and Song (accounts differ as to whether Nanshan Temple was originally the Daoist Jile Temple); this entry therefore serves as an appendix explaining the overall pattern of Daoism in northern Shanxi, with the main entries found under Mount Heng and the Hanging Temple.

Highlights

• Chunyang Palace, Datong
• The Yuan-dynasty main hall of the Guandi Temple, Datong
• The Daoist establishment at Mount Heng