Fairy Cave (Jiujiang)
| Fairy Cave | |
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| Lushan Fairy Cave | |
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| Location | Mount Lu, Jiangxi Province[1] |
The Fairy Cave (Chinese: 仙人洞), or Cave of the Immortals,[2] also known as Lushan Fairy Cave,[3] is a rock cave made of sand cliffs[4] anciently called "Buddha's Hand Rock",[5] located in Mount Lu, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province.[6] It is a natural cave formed gradually by the continuous weathering of nature and the long-term washing of mountain water.[7]
It is said that Lü Dongbin, a famous Taoist in the Tang dynasty, cultivated and refined in the cave until he became an immortal. Later generations changed the name of the Buddha's Hand Rock to "Fairy Cave" in order to worship Lü.[8]
In 1961, Jiang Qing in Mount Lu took a photo of Fairy Cave,[3] Mao Zedong was very satisfied after seeing it and wrote a poem.[9] This poem was first published in the December 1963 edition of Poems of Chairman Mao by the People's Literature Publishing House, and then in other media as well, thus making the Cave renowned.[10]
Images[edit]
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Entrance of Fairy Cave -
Buddha's Hand Rock -
Tianquan Cave -
Yun Sea
References[edit]
- ^ Anze Chen; Yunting Lu; Young C.Y. Ng (7 May 2015). The Principles of Geotourism. Springer. pp. 62–. ISBN 978-3-662-46697-1.
- ^ Jan van Harssel; Richard H Jackson; Lloyd E. Hudman (26 February 2014). National Geographic Learning's Visual Geography of Travel and Tourism. Cengage Learning. pp. 494–. ISBN 978-1-305-17647-8.
- ^ a b Jason Chow (2021-07-24). "Photo of "Lushan Fairy Cave" taken in 1961". Wen Wei Po.
- ^ "The unique religious culture of Lushan". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on August 12, 2003. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
- ^ "Chapter 4: Datong Iron First High School". Datong Intermediate People's Court. 2020-05-18.
- ^ Ross Terrill (1999). Madame Mao: The White Boned Demon. Stanford University Press. pp. 214–. ISBN 978-0-8047-2922-2.
- ^ Feng Jicai (27 November 2018). Cultural Random Thoughts 1: Chinese Natural & Humanistic Symbols. Chung Hwa Book Company (Hong Kong) Limited. pp. 25–. ISBN 978-988-8571-27-7.
- ^ "Reporters visit Mount Lushan scenery". China News Service. 2013-04-11.
- ^ Gregor Benton; Feng Chongyi (16 July 2019). Poets of the Chinese Revolution. Verso Books. pp. 272–. ISBN 978-1-78873-471-4.
- ^ "History and Space: The Cave of the Immortals". Wen Wei Po. 2021-07-24.
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