Brief introduction of Wang Taiyuan's life

In the fifteenth year of Zhengde (A.D. 15 15), Wang Taiyuan, a vegetarian Taoist, imitated Wudang Mountain and built Yu Xiu Palace on Zixiao Cliff and Jingle Palace on Taohuajian. His disciple Fang Qiong really built Langmei Temple according to the teacher's instructions and went to Wudang to plant Langmei trees. Wudang, also known as Taihe, and Yun Qi, also known as Zhonghe. Taoism in Yun Qi Mountain gradually took shape and became a sect of Quanzhen religion in Wudang Mountain, so the ancients called it "Little Wudang in the South of the Yangtze River".

According to legend, the incense burner pavilion was built by the Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. In the spring of March, Zhu Yuanzhang drove around, paid a visit to the immortal cave in Wan 'an and the ancient city rock, and came to Yun Qi Mountain, a Taoist fairyland, to save the day. He walked slowly, and from time to time he uttered the admiration of "good place, good place". Wang Taiyuan, a veteran who greeted him, pointed to the incense burner peak of "the smoke at the bottom of the stream in Shanquan Town" and made a detailed introduction. Zhu Yuanzhang even claimed to be a god, marveling and saying absolutely! The old mage quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, this strange mountain is beautiful, but I always feel it is not perfect. Waiting for a thousand years, waiting for a long time is the finishing touch. " Zhu Yuanzhang said, "OK, how about crown it?" The Taoist priest asked the emperor to make it clear, and Zhu said, "Build a bronze incense burner and an iron pavilion in Xiangfeng." All the monks knelt down in unison, shouting long live, long live, and bowing down. In March, the bronze incense burner and the iron incense pavilion were all cast. This iron pavilion is square and double-decked, with heavy cornices and crocodile pearls on the top. Very gorgeous and spectacular. But the pavilion weighs ten thousand Jin, and the incense burner is steep and difficult to climb. How can it go up? Legend has it that when everyone was in a hurry, one day in the middle of the night, a strong wind blew, and the iron pavilion suddenly became as light as a leaf, fluttering and swaying, and fell straight on the top of the incense burner peak. The next day, when the monks saw it, they rushed to tell each other, and they were all surprised. The Taoist priest said, "It is obvious that the Jade Emperor sent heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals to secretly help protect our Ming Dynasty."