Maoshan, Jurong 江苏句容茅山

Location: China, Jiangsu, Jurong, Zhenjiang Google Maps Amap
Part of: National 5A Tourist Attraction
Nearby: The Three Hills of Zhenjiang 45km, Zhongshan (Purple Mountain), Nanjing 55km, Nanjing 60km, Yangzhou 69km, Shugang and Slender West Lake, Yangzhou 70km, Caishi 82km

Maoshan is a famous Taoist mountain and the birthplace of the Shangqing school of Taoism, called “the first blessed land and the eighth grotto-heaven.” Temples such as the Jiuxiao Wanfu Palace and the Yuanfu Wanning Palace stand on the mountain amid dense woods, along with an open-air bronze statue of Laozi.

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