A mountain is the birthplace of the most famous myths and legends, ranging from Emperors and kings to the ordinary people, who have left happy or sad or plaintive legends. Therefore, mountains are famous and full of spirit; to visit these mountains, you will go into the ancient Chinese culture unwittingly.
As a well-known Chinese Taoist resort, there are 72 semi-hanging holes, more than 20 Taoist temples on the mountain. Since the Qin and Han dynasties, the myths and legends about Taoism and Mount Hua are widespread, now existing 200 articles. Among them, "Gigantes break open the mountain," "Breaking open the mountain to rescue mother ", "Play the flute to attract phenix" have deep impact.
For thousands of years, the vast Kunlun created many beautiful legends. "Chang Er Flies to the Moon ", "Journey to the West", "White Snake" and many other famous works with relevance to the Kunlun Mountains, Kunlun Mountains can be said the cradle of Chinese myths and legends.
Yellow mountain’s beautiful scenery, strange stones and pines, frost and clouds, Give people a sense of stoned. The mountain is famous for its strange stones, it is said that every stone has its own myths and legends. “Emperor Qianlong looks for his father” and “Emperor Xuanyuan” all originated from this mountain.
Because it is the highest peak in North-East Asia, the Changbai Mountains are considered to be the "Holy Mountain" and the birthplace of the nation in a number of national myths and legends. Because of the large number of ancient ethnic nations, the Changbai Mountain has become a veritable "Holy Mountain".
Many well-known Chinese proverbs and the Two-part Allegorical Saying are all from Taishan. As a result of a number of celebrities pro-gaze, coupled with a long history, the myths and legends on the Mount can be found everywhere. The most well-known legends are “the old shepherd” and “Long Life Bridge”.
140,000,000 years ago, in the early Cretaceous period, the Laoshan has been formed, five or six thousand years ago, our ancestors have lived in this place, and create a brilliant Longshan culture. Some people called the Laoshan “the fair house and the supernatural house”. The legends said the First Qin Emperor and the Emperor Wu of Han had come here to pursue immortality, these activities painted a mysterious color to Laoshan Mountain.
Putuoshan is small, but have Puji, Fayu, Huiji there three famous temples, in heydays there are more than 4000 monks and nuns. Every year’s Quan Yin pray meeting festival attracts so many people, what a crowded and bustling! A total of 18 peaks across the island, these peaks named after the shape, or named after myths and legends, has become a major point of the mountain.
Hengshan Mountain
Hengshan is the only mountain where the Chinese Buddhist and Taoist co-exist; it has a long history of religious culture. With a radius of hundreds of miles, there are more than 200 temples and nunneries, the historical sites and legends attract numerous poets and scholars, and then form a rich and varied cultural deposition, the Zhu Rong mountain legend is particularly touching.
Hengshan has a long history, popular since ancient times and has many mountain-related myths and legends. Heng’s many landscapes are full of wonderful color, are accompanied by beautiful myths and legends. The legend said that Zhangguolao, one of the Eight Immortals, practiced and lived here.
Wuyi Mountain is located in the northern section of the vein south east in Fujian Province, covering an area of 70 square kilometers. Since ancient times, the Hill associated with many legends, such as the Mountain A-Li and Wuyi Mount legend, the Wuyi Mount altar wine legend and the legend of Quan Yin stone, all are vivid and brilliant.