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Finally, the area of Danxia was formed. [2] Since six million years ago, the basin of Danxia area has experienced several intermittent rises, which average increase of about one metre (3 ft) per 10,000 years. With the favor of water washing by the river, the mount of Danxia is cut into many layers, and formed the mount of Danxia nowadays. [3]
[1] [2] Four years later, monk Shi Bumei (释不昧), a former general, came to the Mount Danxia to build two temples, namely Yuanzhen Palace (元真观) and Danxia Temple (丹霞寺). [1] [2] One was a Taoist temple, the other was a Buddhist temple. [1] [2] In 1638, travel writer and geographer Xu Xiake explored the region.
Nanshan Temple (Chinese: 南山寺; pinyin: Nánshān Sì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâm-soaⁿ-sī) is a Buddhist temple in the foothills of Mount Danxia (丹霞山) to the south of Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China.
As the landform gets older, valleys widen and one gets isolated towers and ridges. The danxia landform is named after Mount Danxia, one of the most famous examples of the danxia landform. A very peculiar feature of danxia landscape is the development of numerous caves of various sizes and shapes. The caves tend to be shallow and isolated ...
Mount Qingcheng is one of the birthplaces of Taoism, China's indigenous religion, and is dotted with ancient Taoist temples amid its lush forested landscape, offering a serene and spiritual experience. The Dujiangyan Irrigation System, constructed in the 3rd century BCE, is an ancient technological marvel still in use today.
Mount Longhu (Chinese: 龙 虎 山; pinyin: Lónghǔ Shān; lit. 'Dragon Tiger Mountain', Gan : Lung-fu San) is located in Yingtan , Jiangxi , China . It is famous for being one of the birthplaces of Taoism , with many Taoist temples built upon the mountainside.
Most of the eastern basins are made up of red sandstone, where danxia landform areas are found. The Nanling are boundaries between the four provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan and Jiangxi, and also the cultural boundaries. To the south of the mountains are Lingnan culture areas. [1]
Locations of the Sacred Mountains of China. The Sacred Mountains of China are divided into several groups. The Five Great Mountains (simplified Chinese: 五岳; traditional Chinese: 五嶽; pinyin: Wǔyuè) refers to five of the most renowned mountains in Chinese history, [1] which have been the subjects of imperial pilgrimage by emperors throughout ages.