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Blessed Land 16: Tianmu Peak福地十六 天姥岑

Type
Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands
Location
China · Zhejiang · Xinchang, Shaoxing · Mount Tianmu, Xinchang
Coordinates
29.4, 121.05 Map
First built
Same as above · The system of Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands took shape during the Eastern Jin and the Southern Dynasties; the Tang Daoists Sima Chengzhen and Du Guangting fixed the list of names. The precise present-day location is a matter of scholarly conjecture.

Overview

The sixteenth of the Seventy-two Blessed Lands: "It lies south of Shan County, and is governed by the Perfected Wei Xianren." This is Mount Tianmu, the mountain of Li Bai's poem Meng you Tianmu yin liubie (梦游天姥吟留别, "A Song of a Dream Journey to Mount Tianmu, Written on Parting").

Related scriptures

Chart of the Palaces and Bureaus of Heaven and Earth, Record of Grotto-Heavens, Blessed Lands, Marchmounts, Rivers and Famous Mountains, Seven Slips from the Bookbag of the Clouds (Yunji qiqian)