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Blessed Land 35: Mount Jinjing福地三十五 金精山

Type
Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands
Location
China · Jiangxi · Ningdu, Ganzhou · Mount Jinjing (Cuiwei Peak), west of Ningdu county town
Coordinates
26.5, 115.95 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 thirty-fifth of the Seventy-two Blessed Lands: "It lies in Qianhua County, Qianzhou, and is governed by Qiu Jizi." It is identified today with Mount Jinjing in Ningdu, associated with the Jin-dynasty legend of Zhang Liying's ascension to immortality, and noted for its Danxia landform.

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)