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2011-07-11 "Mt. Wudang area is certainly one of the most beautiful areas in the world because it combines ancient wisdom, historic architecture and natural beauty." —– Kaosia, expert of the UNESCO "The great past of China is . . . → Read More: Overview of Wudang Mountain Wudang Taoism came into being during the Song Dynasty (AD 420-479) and became popular across the country during the Ming (1368-1644), thanks to that dynasty’s 3rd Zhudi emperor. To stabilize his regime, the emperor promoted the idea of . . . → Read More: General introduction to Wudang Taoism Unlike any of the other major world religions, Taoism is not just a school of thought, but also a philosophical, intellectual, spiritual, and folk tradition that, in different times and places, has taken on very different meanings. As . . . → Read More: Introduction to Taoism Taoism is a rich philosophy, but can be boiled down to some basic tenets: The sprit of following nature Following nature is the basic idea. One Taoist saying teaches us that, “Man follows the way of earth, . . . → Read More: Basic spirit of Taoism As a Holy Land of Taoism and a cradle of Wudang martial art, Wudang Mountains have a long history over 2000 years. At the end of Yuan Dynasty(1271-1368) and the beginning of Ming Dynasty(1368-1644), Wudang Taoist Zhang Sanfeng integrated the . . . → Read More: Wudang Introduction There had the biggest Taoist organization all over the country in Wudang Mountain during the Ming Dynasty. According to the words of Yang-Jinmin, official of Yunyang Region, there were more than 10,000 Taoists in this region. We can imagine that . . . → Read More: Ancient Taoist Rules and Regulations Zhang Sanfeng(960-1279 AD)’s fame became established after he had completed a ten-year devotion at the Shaolin Manastery where, besides studying the Chinese Buddhist doctrines, he learned the " exoteric martial arts," wai kung . Zhang San-feng went on to study . . . → Read More: Lengend of Zhang Sanfeng Wudang Gongfu is perspected as one important clan of Chinese Kongfu, enjoying an equal fame as Shaolin. There is a saying that the North reveres Shaolin, as the South respects Wudang. Tradition has it that the founder of . . . → Read More: Internal Martial Arts |
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