Yuquan Temple (Jade Spring Temple)玉泉院
- Type
- Temples and Abbeys (Gongguan)
- Location
- China · Shaanxi · Huayin, Weinan · Northern foot of Mount Hua, Huayin, at the entrance to the main ascent route
- Coordinates
- 34.501, 110.084 Map ↗
- School
- Quanzhen (Complete Perfection) Daoism, Huashan Lineage of Quanzhen
- First built
- Song Dynasty · Traditionally the place of Chen Tuan's reclusive cultivation; a shrine built by his disciple Jia Desheng during the Huangyou era of the Northern Song; repeatedly rebuilt in the Ming and Qing
- Heritage status
- Ancient Architectural Complex of Mount Hua — Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level (2013)
Overview
Yuquan Temple stands at the mouth of the valley on the northern foot of Mount Hua, the starting point for ascending the mountain, and the principal temple of the Huashan Lineage of Quanzhen Daoism. Tradition holds that the eminent priest Chen Tuan withdrew here in the Five Dynasties and early Song; his practice of sleep cultivation, internal alchemy, and the teaching of the Diagram of the Limitless (Wuji tu) are all associated with the Mount Hua transmission. During the Huangyou era of the Northern Song, his disciple Jia Desheng built a shrine to him here, which was expanded over successive eras and rebuilt during the Tongzhi era of the Qing. The temple holds a reclining statue of Chen Tuan, the Xiyi Shrine, Wuyou Pavilion, and Shansun Pavilion; its water is channeled from springs in the mountain, hence the name "Jade Spring." The temple preserves stone carvings of the characters "Fortune" (fu) and "Longevity" (shou) in Chen Tuan's own hand, along with a stele bearing the Complete Map of Mount Hua. It was restored and reopened after 1982 and is an important temple under the Shaanxi Taoist Association.
Highlights
- Reclining Statue of Chen Tuan, Xiyi Shrine
- Shansun Pavilion
- Stone Inscriptions
- Gateway to Mount Hua