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Dongzhen Temple, Wufeng Mountain, Jinan济南长清五峰山洞真观

Type
Temples and Abbeys (Gongguan)
Location
China · Shandong · Changqing, Jinan · Mount Wufeng, Changqing District
Coordinates
36.42, 116.8 Map
School
Quanzhen (Complete Perfection) Daoism
First built
Taihe era, Jin dynasty (1201–1208) · Founded by the Quanzhen priest Qiu Zhiyuan, granted the name 'Dongzhen Temple' by imperial decree in the Yuan, and restored by Prince De in the Ming — a major stronghold of Quanzhen Daoism in the Jinan region
Heritage status
Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level (2013)

Overview

Dongzhen Temple is located on Mount Wufeng in Changqing, Jinan. It was founded by the Quanzhen priest Qiu Zhiyuan during the Taihe reign of the Jin dynasty, granted the name 'Dongzhen Temple' by imperial decree in the Yuan, and expanded during the Yuan and Ming; the Ming-dynasty Prince De's family restored it several times and built a cemetery for the princely house nearby. Extant structures include the Jade Emperor Hall, the Hall of the Three Pure Ones, the Zhenwu Hall, and the Bixia Shrine, together with Ming-dynasty steles and Yuan–Ming cliff inscriptions; the Yuan-dynasty Dongzhen Temple Stele within the temple records the spread of Quanzhen Daoism in Shandong. Daoism at Mount Wufeng stands alongside the (Buddhist) Lingyan Temple, and the temple was designated a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in 2013.

Highlights

  • Hall of the Three Pure Ones
  • Yuan–Ming steles
  • The tomb of Prince De
  • Mount Wufeng