Wudang Mountain
Good morning,ladies and gentlemen.Welcome to Hubei province.My name is XXX,you can call me Cindy.I am from Wuhan Happy Travel agency.I will be your local guide during your stay in Hubei.This is our driver Mr.Zhang,and our bus number is WH12345.As a representative of Wuhan Happy Travel Agency,I hope that you will have a good time in Hubei.If you need any help, please feel free to tell me and I will always be ready to help you as possible as I can.
Today we are going to visit the Wudang Mountain.Wudang Mountain is located in the west north of Hubei province,Shiyan city.It’s a famous Taoist mountain and has been titled as the world heritage in1994.The ancient building complex in the Wudang Mountain is also a key national heritage conservation enterprise in China,and it has been selected as the most beautiful national geopark.
Wudang mountain covers an area of more than200square kilometers,it’s the birthplace of Wudang martial art which is one of the important branch of Chinese Kongfu.As a well-known Taoism Mountain,Wudang Mountain is an important part of Taoism.Taoism has more than4,000 years history and it’s the only traditional local religion which was found by Chinese.It is the composite of deity worship,traditional thought,ideas of Yin and Yang.And the main purpose of Taoism is to be immortal,and help people.During Han dynasty,the Wudang Mountain became the central of Taoism.Then in Ming dynasty,Wudang Mountain was regarded as the royal palace and it has a very high status,as the saying:we are building the Forbidden City in the north while redecorating Wudang Mountain in the south.
Now we are at visitors’center.Let’s take the tour bus to start our journey and enjoy the beautiful natural scenery and rich culture of Taoism.
The first stop is Taizipo and you can call it Prince Edward Slope.The another name for Taizipo is Fuzhen Taoism Temple.It was built in Ming dynasty in1412,and reshaped in Qing dynasty in 1683.There are20buildings in Taizipo,covers area of60square kilometers,and these ancient buildings are kept fairly unchanged.
After Taizipo,let’s move to the next stop which is Zixiao Palace.There are29buildings in Zixiao Palace and covers area of6,854square meters.The buildings have a balanced layout and5 buildings are distributed in the key axis.From up to down,you can see Dragon and Tiger Temple,Pavilion,Shifang Hall,Zixiao Hall,and Shengwenmu Hall.On the two sides,there are some small houses around.Among the building complex in Zixiao Palace,the Zixiao Hall is the most representative building in Wudang Mountain which has a wooden structure with double eaves. Inside Zixiao Hall,hundreds of cultural relics made up from copper and plated gold are displaying around.When we enter the Zixiao Hall,we need to follow the Taoism rules and discipline ourselves.There are five Taoism specialities which are Shan,Yi,Min,Xiang,Bu.Shan means to be a good person with perfect personality by meditation and cultivation.Yi means to keep healthy by using acupuncture and chanting.Min means to promote human development by using Taoist magic art.Xiang means to seek for a friendly settlement and avoid disaster by observing what you see.Bu means to predict and deal with things by divination.Please enjoy your time and look around for20minutes,then we are going to the next stop.
Now,we are arriving at Nanyan Palace.It is the typical representative place which combines natural landscape with cultural heritage in Wudang Mountain.
Walking along the ancient footpath of Ming dynasty,we are reaching the Jinding where located in the Tianzhu Peak.It’s the biggest copper and gilding hall in China which was built in
Ming dynasty.The altitude of Tianzhu Peak is1,612meters,and it is the main peak of Wudang Mountain.The Tianzhu peak is the highest location of Wudang Mountain,only when you reach here can you feel the charm of Wudang Mountain.
By taking the cable car,then we are arriving at Qiongtai.The Qiongtai has been divided into three parts and it was called the Qiongtai Taoist Temple during Yuan dynasty.It was expanded into 24buildings during Ming and Qing dynasty,but it was ruined in1856because of wars.Nowadays, we have fixed part of the buildings.Here we will take cable car return to the visitors’center where we start our journey.
Hello everyone,today we have visited the Wudang Mountain.Hope you have enjoyed good time.Now we have to say goodbye.First of all,I want to say thank you for all of you.Thank you for your support and cooperation for my work.Wish you good health and have a good flight time back home.See you next time.