Blessed Land 23: Dongzhen Ruins福地二十三 洞真墟
- Type
- Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands
- Location
- China · Hunan · Changsha · Yuelu Mountain (Yunlu Palace)
- Coordinates
- 28.18, 112.93 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 twenty-third of the Seventy-two Blessed Lands: "It lies in Changsha County, Tanzhou, and is governed by the Perfected Han Zhong of the Western Peak." Later tradition generally identifies it with Yuelu Mountain, where the Yunlu Palace stands; see the entry "Yunlu Palace" for further detail.