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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).

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)