Ancient Building Complex in Wudang Mountains

Wudang Mountain is applied both to the entire mountain range, and to the small group of

peaks located within Wudangshan subdistrict of Danjiangkou, Shiyan. It is the latter specific

area which is known as a Taoist center.

Wudang mountain is the top of the four famous Taoism mountains .It is the famous Taoist shrine.
The ancient building complex in Wudang was built in Tang dynasty. Many Emperors built it as the

royal family temple.Ming Yongle Emperor ordered the officer to command hundreds of thousands

of workers to take 12 years to build 33 architectural complex. 
For centuries, the mountains of Wudang have been known as an important center of Taoism,

especially famous for its Taoist versions of martial arts or Taichi.

The first site of worship—the Five Dragons Temple—was constructed at the behest of Emperor

Taizong of Tang. Further structures were added during the Song and Yuan dynasties, while the

largest complex on the mountain was built during the Ming dynasty . Temples regularly had to

be rebuilt, and not all survived; the oldest extant structures are the Golden Hall and the Ancient

Bronze Shrine, made in 1307. Other noted structures include Nanyang Palace and the stonewalled

Forbidden City at the peak, and the Purple Cloud Temple .