Yunmen & Tuo Mountains, Qingzhou (appendix)青州云门山与驼山（附）
- Type
- Daoist Sacred Mountains
- Location
- China · Shandong · Qingzhou, Weifang · Southern outskirts of Qingzhou
- Coordinates
- 36.66, 118.48 Map ↗
- School
- Quanzhen (Complete Perfection) Daoism
- First built
- Sui–Tang (grottoes); Ming-dynasty Daoist temple · Mount Yunmen's colossal Ming-dynasty 'Shou' cliff inscription and the reclining statue of Chen Tuan in Wanchun Cave; the rock-cut caves of Mount Tuo are primarily Buddhist
- Heritage status
- Tuoshan Grottoes, Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level (1988)Yunmenshan Grottoes, Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level (2013)
Overview
Mount Yunmen and Mount Tuo in Qingzhou are renowned for their Sui–Tang Buddhist rock-cut caves (designated a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in 1988), but they also hold Daoist remains: at the summit of Mount Yunmen, a colossal cliff inscription of the character 'Shou' (Longevity), carved during the Jiajing reign of the Ming by Zhou Quanshu of the Heng princely household, stands 7.5 meters tall and is known as 'the greatest Longevity character under Heaven'; inside Wanchun Cave on the mountain is a Ming-dynasty carved reclining statue of Chen Tuan; the mountain also has Yunmen Cave, Wangshou Pavilion, and other sites where Ming and Qing Daoist priests resided. Historically Qingzhou was the homeland of the Fangxian Dao tradition of the ancient state of Qi, and many Han-dynasty fangshi came from here. This entry serves as an appendix on Daoism in Shandong.
Highlights
- The 'Shou' (Longevity) cliff inscription
- The reclining statue of Chen Tuan in Wanchun Cave
- Yunmen Cave