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Blessed Land 62: Mount Zhongtiao福地六十二 中条山

Type
Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands
Location
China · Shanxi · Yongji, Yuncheng · Mount Zhongtiao (Yongji–Ruicheng section)
Coordinates
34.85, 110.5 Map
First built
Same as above · The system of Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands took shape in the Eastern Jin and Southern Dynasties; the Tang-dynasty Sima Chengzhen and Du Guangting fixed the list of names. Present-day locations are identifications made in later times.

Overview

62nd of the Seventy-two Blessed Lands: 'in Yuxiang county, Hezhong prefecture, administered by the Immortal Zhao,' identified with present-day Mount Zhongtiao in Shanxi; Wulao Peak and Jiufeng Mountain are renowned Daoist sites there, and Yongle Township, the native place of Lü Dongbin, lies on the mountain's southern side.

Related figures

Lü Dongbin

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)