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Historical evolution of Wudang Mountain

1. The name "Wudang" first appeared in Hanshu. In the fifth year of Emperor Gaozu (the first 22 years), Wudang County was established. From the end of the Han Dynasty to the Wei, Jin, Sui and Tang Dynasties, it was a secluded place for those who sought immortality and learned Taoism.

2. During the Zhenguan period of Tang Dynasty (627-649), Emperor Taizong summoned Yao Jian to Wudang Mountain to pray for rain. Build the "Five Dragon Temple".

3. During the Ganning period (896-897), Wudang Mountain was ranked as the ninth among the "72 blessed lands". Since the Tang Dynasty, Wudang Mountain has attracted the attention of feudal emperors in previous dynasties, and it was named Wudang, making it a lofty position and famous.

4. In the twenty-second year of Yuan Dynasty (1285), after Zhang Liusun, the master of Xuanjiao, reported to the ancestor Kublai Khan about Wudang Mountain, Kublai Khan believed in it. In the eighth year of Dade (134), Yuan Chengzong named Wudang a blessed place.

5. In the 1th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1412), Emperor Zhu Di ordered Hou Zhang Xin of Longping, Guo Xian, right assistant minister of the Ministry of Industry of Wei Muxin, and Jin Chun, the minister of rites, to lead more than 2, soldiers and civilians, and craftsmen overhauled Wudang Mountain. In the 15th year of Yongle (1417), it was named "Da Yue", which was higher than the Five Mountains. In the 21st year of Yongle (1423), which lasted for 12 years, 33 large and small temples of Taihe Mountain in Da Yue were built.

6. In the thirty-first year of Jiajing (1552), it was named "Xuanyue", and Wudang Mountain was regarded as the supreme "royal family temple". It was named as the first famous mountain in Taoism with the prominent position of "the four famous mountains are all arched, and the five immortals are worshiped". In the thirty-first year of Jiajing (1552), Sejong ordered the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Industry, Liu Jie, to rebuild the Wudang Mountain Palace.

Wudang Mountain has 53 ancient buildings, with a building area of 27, square meters, 9 architectural sites and 5,35 cultural relics. In 1982, it was listed in the first batch of national key scenic spots by the State Council. In 1994, the Golden Temple, Zixiao Palace, the stone archway of "Governing the World Xuanyue", Nanyan Palace and Yuxu Palace were announced by the State Council as the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units, and in the same year, they were included in the world cultural heritage list.

from the Qing dynasty to the Republic of China, the building scale of Wudang mountain was gradually reduced, either destroyed by fire, destroyed or collapsed.

after liberation, the Hubei provincial government listed the ancient buildings in the whole mountain as key cultural relics protection units in the province; When Danjiangkou Reservoir was built from 1958 to 1968, the ancient buildings and sites such as Jingle Palace were submerged, and most of its stone building components are now preserved in danjiangkou city. Provincial and municipal cultural relics departments have restored some precious buildings.

The state has also allocated special funds to repair and rebuild more than 2 rooms with an area of more than 3, square meters, and to repair three ancient mountain climbing shinto roads and more than a dozen ancient bridges. There are 129 relatively intact buildings and 1182 temple houses, with a construction area of 43,332 square meters, which still retains the grand momentum of that year.

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Legend of Wudang Mountain

In the Northern Song Dynasty, there were many lions and tigers and many bandits and strongmen on Wudang Mountain. Taoist priests often suffer and live in fear.

There is a hundred-year-old Taoist named Zhang Sanfeng, who really wants to find a way to deal with strongmen and beasts and defend the temple, so that the Taoist priests can practice with peace of mind. But after thinking for a long time, I didn't come up with any way.

One day, Zhang Sanfeng was sitting in the courtyard, and suddenly he saw two apertures, one white and the other flower, flashing on the osmanthus tree, which was beautiful. When you look closely, it turns out that the white snake and the magpie are playing and fighting.

The white snake is wrapped around the tree, its head sticks out a lot, and its eyes are shining. Although it is silent, its momentum is like a dragon, which makes people feel that it has incomparable power. The magpie stood on a branch not far away, leaning over and watching the snake, trying to get away, but afraid to go; I want to peck with my mouth open, but I dare not peck. I just flutter my beautiful wings, which is like a phoenix about to fly.

the dragon and the phoenix play with each other, each showing its own strange posture. They are all wonderful, static and dynamic, soft and rigid, and there are endless changes. In the end, no one can do anything about it. The more Zhang Sanfeng watched it, the more fascinated he became. Suddenly, the white snake and the magpie cried at the same time, "Come on! Come on! " Flying away.

Zhang Sanfeng was very strange. He flew to chase, chase, chase, and chase, but he did not realize that he was chasing deep into the mountains. He saw that the mountains were made of gold, the trees were carved with white jade, the river was flowing with jade liquid, and the golden bulls and golden horses were running on the mountains. An old man with white hair was boxing by the river. The white snake and magpie flew into his arms and became the splendid dragon and phoenix on his yellow robe. It turns out that he is a real person.

Taiyi's real boxing posture and the posture of playing with dragons and phoenixes are very imaginative. They are as quiet as Mount Tai and as soft as spring willows, but they are soft and firm, moving in silence, but not revealing, ever-changing. The more you look at them, the more you feel that you have kung fu and strength, and you can smash mountains and rivers and capture dragons and tigers.

Zhang Sanfeng came forward for advice. The real Taiyi was very happy and told him that this kind of boxing was created by him eight hundred years ago with reference to Huatuo's "Five Birds Play", and it was called "Taiyi five elements boxing in Wudang Mountain", which can defend itself and keep fit, avoid all diseases and prolong life. I hope Zhang Sanfeng will study hard and practice hard.

Zhang Sanfeng nodded, and immediately began to practice boxing, one set after another, and finally learned it. When I woke up, I had a dream.

Zhang Sanfeng learned boxing every day because of his dream, and he never left his fist. He kept practicing until he didn't know whether it was cold in winter or hot in summer. Gradually, his frosty hair turned black, wrinkles disappeared, and he grew a new tooth, which could tame lions and tigers and really rejuvenate him. Wudang Mountain has thus calmed down.

Later, wudang boxing spread further and further, and more and more people learned, and finally became a big school in China Wulin.

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