01 / Sacred sites

17 mountains, temples, and monastic seats.

Every site here is real, documented, and where relevant UNESCO-listed or state-recognised. No relationship with any of them is claimed by this association.

02 / Sacred mountains

The peaks where the tradition placed its cosmology on the map.

Mount Wudang

The mountain of the Perfected Warrior · Hubei

World Heritage Site (1994) — "Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains"

Mount Longhu

Dragon-Tiger Mountain, seat of the Celestial Masters · Jiangxi

World Heritage Site (2010) — inscribed for its Danxia landform geology; the Taoist temple complex is separately state-protected

Mount Tai

Foremost of the Five Great Mountains · Shandong

World Heritage Site (1987) — mixed cultural and natural inscription

Mount Hua

The Western Peak of sheer granite cliffs · Shaanxi

Mount Heng (Nanyue)

The Southern Peak, seat of the Lady of Nanyue · Hunan

Mount Heng (Beiyue)

The Northern Peak, relocated by imperial decree · Shanxi

Mount Song (Zhongyue)

The Central Peak and Zhongyue Temple · Henan

World Heritage Site (2010) — "Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in 'The Centre of Heaven and Earth'", a serial listing that includes Zhongyue Temple and the Han-dynasty Taishi Que gate-towers