Yuntai Mountain, Xiuwu云台山（河南修武）
- Type
- Daoist Sacred Mountains
- Location
- China · Henan · Xiuwu, Jiaozuo · Xiuwu County, on the southern foot of the Taihang Mountains; the main peak, Zhuyu Peak, rises to 1,308 meters
- Coordinates
- 35.43, 113.4 Map ↗
- School
- Quanzhen (Complete Perfection) Daoism
- First built
- Wei–Jin · Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove retreated to Baijia Cliff; Wang Wei's Tang-dynasty line "I know from afar where my brothers climbed the height" refers to Zhuyu Peak; the mountain has a Zhenwu Temple, Xuandi Palace, and others
- Heritage status
- UNESCO Global Geopark (2004)National Scenic Area
Overview
Yuntai Mountain in Xiuwu, Henan, is known for its Taihang landscape of streams and cliffs and as the retreat of the "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove," and it was also a site of Daoist activity. During the Wei–Jin period, Ji Kang, Ruan Ji and others withdrew to Baijia Cliff on the mountain, where they favored abstruse discourse (xuantan) and the nourishing of life, closely tied to Daoist thought. Zhuyu Peak, celebrated in the Tang poet Wang Wei's "Thinking of My Brothers East of the Mountains on the Double Ninth," is located here; on its summit stands the Xuandi Palace (Zhenwu Temple), and the mountain also holds Yaowang Cave (traditionally where Sun Simiao gathered herbs), Laotan Gully, and Xuanzhen Temple. From the Song and Jin onward, Quanzhen priests established temples here. Yuntai Mountain became one of the first UNESCO Global Geoparks in 2004 and is a National 5A-rated Scenic Area. This entry is distinct from the identically named Funiu Mountain in Nanyang, Henan, and Yuntai Mountain in Lianyungang, Jiangsu.
Highlights
- Xuandi Palace, Zhuyu Peak
- Baijia Cliff
- Yaowang Cave
- Hongshi Gorge