Blessed Land 65: Lu River福地六十五 泸水
- Type
- Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands
- Location
- China · Sichuan · Xichang, Liangshan / Luzhou · 'In western Shu'; the Lu River refers either to the lower Jinsha River or the Yalong River, alternatively identified with Luzhou
- Coordinates
- 27.9, 102.27 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
65th of the Seventy-two Blessed Lands: 'in western Shu, under the administration of the Immortal Lord An'; the identity of the Lu River has long been disputed, and the location is today tentatively placed around Xichang (alternatively Luzhou).