The Historical Origin of Maoshan Mountain in Jintan

In Jiangsu Province, there are two Maoshan Mountains. One is in the south of the Yangtze River, called Nanmaoshan; Another xinghua city on the north bank of the Yangtze River is called Beimaoshan. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Ren, a representative of Yangzhou School, who is famous for his textual research, said in "The Monument to Mount Mao": "Beimaoshan is the place where Sanmao Zhenjun first practiced Taoism". That is to say, in the period of Emperor Jing of the Western Han Dynasty, Mao Ying, Mao Gu and Mao Zhong first practiced Buddhism in Beimaoshan to save the people, so they were called Maoshan. Later, he was invited to Qushan in the south of the Yangtze River, which made the difference between Maoshan in the south and Maoshan in the north. As early as the Han Dynasty, in Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, there were three brothers Mao Shi, the eldest brother, the second brother Mao Gu and the third brother Mao Zhong, who saw through the world of mortals and wrote a sigh that "willow green only looks at spring, chrysanthemum yellow looks at autumn wind, splendor always dreams in the middle of the night, and wealth is still like frost in September", so they found a mountain temple. They came to the coast of the Yellow Sea day and night, took Dai Yue's plane and enjoyed a happy meal. They saw a high mountain, towering into the shadows, and fragrant grass and lemongrass everywhere, so they lived in seclusion, cultivated themselves, collected medicine and made an alchemy to save the world. After a long time, the Mao Shi brothers finally achieved a positive result, and they became immortals. Therefore, later generations built Sanmao Taoist Temple, which is called Sanmao Zhenren and Sanmao Mountain. There is an endless stream of people coming to the mountains to learn Taoism and seek medical treatment. At that time, there was a plague epidemic in Jintan area of Jiangnan. It is said that there are three real people in Maoshan, Jiangbei, who are superb in humanitarianism and medical skills and can cure all diseases, so they come to seek medical treatment. Three real people happily went to live in Qushan Huayang Cave. After real-life treatment, hundreds of people were cured. After the death of Sanmao Zhenjun, people were grateful, built temples and mountains, and worshipped idols. Since then, Ququ Mountain has been renamed Nanmaoshan, and Sanmaoshan in Jiangbei has been renamed Beimaoshan, or Maoshan for short.