Located at the foot of Xiaoyao Mountain, Xishan Longevity Palace has a history of over 1700 years and is one of the most famous palaces south of the Yangtze.
A temple was set up on the site to worship Taoist god XuXun, who was the founder of the Pure Brightness sect of Taoism and Xishan Longevity Palace is one of the largest Taoist holy palaces in China. According to Taoist belief, once XuXun attained the Way and became immortal over 40 members of his family ascended to heaven.
Included in the palace is a well in which XuXun is said to have trapped the Flood Dragon
Originally a temple, in the Song Dynasty it was upgraded to a palace. The site has been destroyed and rebuilt many times, with the present palace undergoing major rebuilding and renovation in 1983.
Xishan Longevity Palace is located in about 35 km southwest of Nanchang in Xinjian county.
A temple was set up on the site to worship Taoist god XuXun, who was the founder of the Pure Brightness sect of Taoism and Xishan Longevity Palace is one of the largest Taoist holy palaces in China. According to Taoist belief, once XuXun attained the Way and became immortal over 40 members of his family ascended to heaven.
Included in the palace is a well in which XuXun is said to have trapped the Flood Dragon
Originally a temple, in the Song Dynasty it was upgraded to a palace. The site has been destroyed and rebuilt many times, with the present palace undergoing major rebuilding and renovation in 1983.
Xishan Longevity Palace is located in about 35 km southwest of Nanchang in Xinjian county.
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