Mulan Mountain, Wuhan武汉木兰山
- Type
- Daoist Sacred Mountains
- Location
- China · Hubei · Huangpi, Wuhan · Mulan Township, Huangpi District; the main peak rises to 582 meters
- Coordinates
- 31.07, 114.47 Map ↗
- School
- Quanzhen (Complete Perfection) Daoism
- First built
- Tang (alternatively, Southern Dynasties) · Traditionally the homeland of Hua Mulan; Daoist temples were extensively built in the Ming; Buddhism and Daoism coexist — 'Mount Mulan's seven palaces, eight temples, and thirty-six halls'
- Heritage status
- Hubei Provincial Cultural Heritage SiteNational Geopark
Overview
Mount Mulan is traditionally held to be the homeland of Hua Mulan; a temple to General Mulan was built there in the Tang dynasty, and in the Ming dynasty Daoism flourished greatly on the mountain, forming a complex of seven palaces, eight temples, and thirty-six halls. Like Mount Wudang, it venerates Zhenwu and is known as 'Little Wudang.' Structures on the mountain such as the Golden Summit (Jade Emperor Pavilion), the Zhenwu Hall, the Mulan Hall, the Jade Emperor Pavilion, and the Doumu Palace are mostly Ming–Qing stone structures, built entirely by dry-stacking local stone slabs in a distinctive style. The mountain is home to both Buddhism and Daoism, and the Mount Mulan temple fair is a folk custom of eastern Hubei. Today it is a National Geopark and a National AAAA-rated Scenic Area, and a Hubei Provincial Cultural Heritage site.
Highlights
- The Jade Emperor Pavilion at the Golden Summit
- The dry-stacked stone architecture
- The Mulan Hall