Prince Slope or called Tai Zi Po (太子坡) or Fu Zhen Guan (复真观) was built in Ming Dynasty (1,412 AD) under the order of Ming emperor Zhu Di and later repaired three times in Qing dynasty. At present, 105 rooms remain covering 1600 square meters. According to the legend, the prince of Jingle State came to Wudang Mountain to cultivate himself and lived there on the slope, so it was called Tai Zi Po. Leaning the Lion Mountain, facing deep valley, near natural pool, Prince Slope looks beautiful but mysterious from afar. The winding red wall covered with green tiles climb along the rocky road up to the higher place, like rolling waves. You could walk there to feel the majesty of the royal styled architecture. Besides, in the Five Clouds Pavilion, there are 12 girders that are put on only 1 beam in the middle part. For hundreds of years, this pavilion still stands so steady, which is a big creation of Chinese history of ancient architecture on mechanics and a famous human landscape in Wudang Mountain.
Nanyan Palace (or South Rock Palace, Chinese word Nanyan Gong) in Wudang Mountain is listed as the national cultural relic as a famous Taoism palace. According to the related historic records, Nanyan Palace was built in Yuan Dynasty, while it was destroyed in the end of Yuan Dynasty and rebuilt in Ming Dynasty (1,413 AD). Later, the whole palace building group was expanded into 640 rooms during Qing dynasty and presented a new look in 1,862 with lots of temples. At present the whole construction and site covers …
Purple Heaven Hall or Purple Cloud Temple, Chinese word Zi Xiao Gong) is located on the Zhanqi Peak in Wudang Mountain. Purple Heaven Hall is one of the best preserved palaces on Wudang Mountain, and was first built during North Song Dynasty (1,119-1,125 AD). For several times of repairmen, the whole palace building group is the largest scale well-preserved Taoism architecture in the world. And till now, there are 29 buildings, 182 rooms, with a building area of 6,854 square meters …
Golden Palace or Golden Peak (金殿) or Palace of Harmony (Taihe Gong) is located on the highest peak in Mount Wudang, Tian Zhu Peak which is about 1,613 meters high. Golden Palace was built in Ming Dynasty (1416 AD), it was made of golden material in a wooden architectural style, thus its name Golden Hall. This sacred place in Wudang Mountain is the soul and symbol of Wudang Mountain, It represented the peak time and the high position of the Taoism in the ancient royal system…
Prince Slope or called Tai Zi Po (太子坡) or Fu Zhen Guan (复真观) was built in Ming Dynasty (1,412 AD) under the order of Ming emperor Zhu Di and later repaired three times in Qing dynasty. At present, 105 rooms remain covering 1600 square meters. According to the legend, the prince of Jingle State came to Wudang Mountain to cultivate himself and lived there on the slope, so it was called Tai Zi Po. Leaning the Lion Mountain, facing deep valley, near natural pool, Prince Slope looks beautiful …