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	Wudang Mountains - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Wudang Mountains (Simplified Chinese: 武当山; Traditional Chinese: 武當山; Pinyin: Wǔdāng Shān), also known as Wu Tang Shan or simply Wudang, are a small mountain range in the Hubei province of China, just to the south of the manufacturing city of Shiyan.
		In years past, the mountains of Wudang were known for the many Taoist monasteries to be found there, monasteries which became known as an academic centre for the research, teaching and practise of meditation, Chinese martial arts, traditional Chinese medicine, Taoist agriculture practises and related arts.
		The monasteries were emptied, damaged and then neglected during and after the Cultural Revolution of 1966-1976, but the Wudang mountains have lately become increasingly popular with tourists from elsewhere in China and abroad due to their scenic location and historical interest.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wudang_Mountains (394 words)

	Wudang Mountains - TheBestLinks.com - Ang Lee, Agriculture, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Wudang Mountains (武當山; pinyin: wǔ dāng shān, also known as Wu Tang Shan or simply Wudang), are a small mountain range in the Hubei province of China, just to the south of the manufacturing city of Shiyan.
		In years past, the mountains of Wudang were known for the many Taoist monasteries to be found there, monasteries which became known as an academic centre for the research, teaching and practice of meditation, Chinese martial arts, traditional Chinese medicine, Taoist agriculture practises and related arts.
		The monasteries were emptied, damaged and then neglected during and after the cultural revolution of 1964-1978, but the Wudang mountains have lately become increasingly popular with tourists from elsewhere in China and abroad due to their scenic location and historical interest.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Wudang_Mountains.html (275 words)

	Wudangshan Tour: Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains
		Wudang Mountains back on to the Shennong Stream, reaching Qinling in the north and Bashan in the south.
		Hence, Wudang Mountains became the cradle of Taoism.
		One is that some Taoists preferred to cultivate themselves in the Wudang Mountains according to the religious doctrines; another is that the emperors of different dynasties ordered the building of temples for the Taoists to publicize the Taoist culture.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /attraction/hubei/wudangshan/wudangshan.htm (828 words)

	Global Heritage Fund - Site Profile
		Wudang were all built into the actual mountain face, adhering to the topography of the land, which dictated the scale of the buildings, the spaces between them and their layout.
		The ancient structures built onto the Wudang Mountains were designed to conform to the shape of the mountain range and ultimately reflect the Taoist belief in nature and spontaneity.
		The Five Dragon Palace is the oldest of the palaces on the Wudang mountain range, having been constructed during the Tang Dynasty between AD 627-649 at the foot of the Lingying Mountain Peak.
	www.globalheritagefund.org /where/wudang_profile.html (1096 words)

	Martial Arts School - Wudang Research Association
		The Wudang martial arts are an orthodox school of Chinese Gongfu.
		Wudang taijiquan has developed from its simple beginnings of five elements, eight methods, and thirteen postures into many different schools.
		The Wudang Mountains have been outstanding in the martial arts; one is indispensable to the other.
	www.wudang.com /English/MartialArts/martialartsschool.html (252 words)

	Wudang Tai Chi Chuan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wudang Tai Chi Chuan 武當太極拳 is a name given to a system of Tai Chi Chuan that was developed by a Hong Kong 香港 based Tai Chi Chuan master known as Cheng Tinhung 鄭天熊.
		Zhang Sanfeng 張三豐, said to be the founder of Tai Chi Chuan, lived on the Wudang Mountains 武當山 and the name Wudang used in this Tai Chi Chuan system was used in order to acknowledge Zhang Sanfeng's status as the founder of Tai Chi Chuan.
		The Wudang Tai Chi Chuan system is now being popularized in Europe by two of Cheng Tinhung’s disciples, they are Ian Cameron and Dan Docherty, both based in the UK.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wudang_Tai_Chi_Chuan (929 words)

	Mt. Wudang (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Adjoining the Qinling Mountains in the west and Shennongjia in the south, it stretches over 800 li and consists of 72 peaks, 36 cliffs and 24 valleys.
		As a result, Wudang Daoism, whose major belief is that of the Perfect Warrior, became prosperous gradually during these two dynasties.
		Wudang at that time had the grandest temples and largest Daoist communities of the country.
	www.eng.taoism.org.hk /general-daoism/grotto-heavens&blissful-realms/pg1-5-5-11.asp (782 words)

	Wangdangshan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This mountainous area is best known as a Taoist sanctuary.
		The sacred mountain attracts visitors not only for its beautiful scenery, but also for the mysterious Wudangshan style of martial arts (wushu).
		The highest Wudang summit is the 1612m Tianzhu Peak, a name that translates as "Pillar Propping Up the Sky", or "Heavenly Pillar Peak".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wangdangshan (289 words)

	Luce Undergraduate Chinese Studies Grants - Reed College
		Wudang Shan possesses an illustrious history as a holy Daoist mountain, the central site of worship for Zhenwu the Emperor of the North and the disputed birthplace of taijiquan.
		Wudang Shan has historically maintained prominence in its role as a nexus for Daoist religious activity and as a consistent recipient of imperial patronage throughout the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.
		Though the ravages of the twentieth century certainly took its toll on the monuments of the mountain, efforts to protect the mountain from further damage finally materialized in 1953 when special funds were allocated to the region, and then in 1961 when the Golden Summit Shrine was listed as one of China's Major Cultural Relics.
	web.reed.edu /luce/wudang/wudang_3.html (692 words)

	Zhang Sanfeng - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A legendary culture hero, Zhang Sanfeng is credited as having originated the concepts of nei chia; soft, internal martial arts, specifically Tai Chi Chuan, as a result of a Neo-Confucian syncretism of Chan Buddhist Shaolin martial arts with his mastery of Taoist Dao Yin (neigong) principles.
		He is also associated in legend with the Daoist monasteries at Wudang Mountains in Hubei province.
		Zhang Sanfeng is also said to have been expert in the White Crane and Snake styles of Chinese martial arts as well as in the use of the Chinese straight sword or jian.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zhang_Sanfeng (493 words)

	Luce Undergraduate Chinese Studies Grants - Reed College
		Firstly, the sheer scale of the Wudang complex as defined by the total area and the total number of buildings and relics of outstanding significance, determined it worthy of inscription.
		Wudang Shan, having such an illustrious history and diverse natural environment, was seen by local government authorities as worthy of World Cultural Heritage Site recognition.
		Criterion vi The religious complex in the Wudang Mountains was the center of Daoism, one of the
	web.reed.edu /luce/wudang/interviews/cultural_relics_bureau.html (1245 words)

	China Review - Provinces and Cities - Hubei (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		There are mountains and forest in the west, a vast stretch of flat fertile land in the east.
		In the whole area of the city land, the mountain area amount for 69%, hills amount for 21%, plains amount for 10%, which form the characteristic of ground form of "7 mountains, 2 mounds and 1 plain".
		Wudang Taoism has already had a history of thousands of years and the Wudang ancient architectural complex has been listed into the world heritage by the UNESCO.
	www.chinareview.com /cities/hubei (4798 words)

	Kunlun Mountains: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Located in central asia, the pamir mountains are formed by the junction of the tian shan, karakoram, kunlun, and hindu kush ranges....
		Mutzagata is the third highest peak of the kunlun mountains in china....
		The mountain range formed at the northern edges of the Indian Plate[Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject] during its collision, EHandler: no quick summary.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/k/ku/kunlun_mountains.htm (1180 words)

	Wudang-pai wushu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Wudang mountains are placed in the center of China, in North-West part of Hubei province.
		First mentions about wudang styles can be found during the documents of XVI century, when Zhang Songxi found "neijiaquan" (fist of inner family) and opposed it to Shaolin style.
		The most typical wudang style is wudang tayi wuxing qinpu (grapples and atacks of Five Praelements and The Great One from Wudang mountains), also called wudangquan (fist of Wudang mountains).
	cclib.nsu.ru /projects/satbi/satbi-e/martart/wushu/wudang.html (577 words)

	China - Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains
		Situated in the scenic valleys and on the slopes of the Wudang mountains in Hubei Province, the site, which was built as an organized complex during the Ming dynasty (14th–17th centuries), contains Taoist buildings from as early as the 7th century.
		It undulates to connect with the Qinling Mountain ranges in the north and the Bashan Mountain in the south.
		The numerous peaks and magnificent crags of Mount Wudang are often enshrined in foggy clouds.
	worldheritage.heindorffhus.dk /frame-ChinaWudang.htm (433 words)

	Sightseeing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Wudang mountain range is a subsidiary chain of the Qin and Ba ranges, and like all mountains in south/central China, Wudang's 72 peaks rise abruptly out of the flat, green patchwork of rice paddies and scattered villages.
		Wudang Mountains have always been considered to be the place most conducive for cultivating qi (internal energy).
		As one of the five best-known mountains in China,.Hua mountain is located to the south of Huayin city, 120 kilometers east of Xian, in Shanxi province, with an elevation of 2200 meters above sea level.
	www.scic-beijing.com /Sightseeing.htm (3544 words)

	International network of Chinese Kung-fu - Academy（The latest information） - kungfu,chinese ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Wudang and Shaolin are the two cradles in Chinese Wushu field.
		In 1987 Wudang Taoism Association founded Wudang Taoism Wushu Arts Team to take part in “the first Wudang Wushu Arena Match” which was the first time to introduce the Wudang Kungfu to domestic and overseas.
		In the fall of 2002 Wudang Wu Shu Taoism Kungfu Mission visited United States to perform and at the end of year visited Macao to the three-year anniversary of Macao’s reunion to motherland.
	www.wudang.org /academy/academy_view.asp?id=15 (472 words)

	Mount Wudang and Wudang Kung Fu
		Mount Wudang and Wudang Kung Fu Mount Wudang is located southwest of Dangjiangkou City, northwest of Hubei Province, China.
		The name of Wudang in Chinese characters has the meaning “Deserve nothing when there is no genuine Kung Fu”----Here the genuine Kung Fu means the good foundation of internal Kung Fu (Inner Qigong or initial phase of alchemitry) upon which the martial arts build up to deserve enduring test.
		So, at the end of Ming Dynasty Mount Wudang really emerged as the No. 1 Taoism Mountain in China and in the later several hundreds of years of development its followers spread to many parts of the world and its influence still remains very strong enough.
	www.damo-qigong.net /wudang/wudang.htm (1084 words)

	Avery China Adventure Program
		I only stayed at N. Wudang Mountain for one day because, like N. Heng Mountain, it wasn't a popular enough mountain to have hotels on it, and the surroundings were too rural to have hotels either.
		Because the Helan Mountains were so barren of mythology, I decided to return to Kongtong Mountain where I'd been the guest of a Buddhist priest staying in the basement of his temple.
		Every evening he, and friends of his who work for the mountains tourism services, would sit down to eat mushrooms and pinenuts, which according to Daoist mythology are the staple diet of those who wish to live in the mountains and attain immortality.
	www.icfdn.org /initiatives/averychina/04stories/dfoerster.htm (1912 words)

	wudang ingles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Direct successor style of the original Tai-Chi, founded by the taoist Zhang Sanfeng in the 13th century and parctised by the taoist monks of the Wudang mountains, at the Hubei province in South China.
		Wudang style is long and complex, carried out at a slow speed and constant rhythm.
		Wudang style is very famous for its Tai-Chi practise with a sword.
	www.labartra.com /weblabartra3/ingles/taijiing/wudanging.html (117 words)

	Mt. Qiyun (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Qiyun, known as the White Mountain in ancient times, is located near the Yanqian Town, 15 kilometers away from the west of Xiuning County, Anhui Province.
		Sect of the Dragon and Tiger Mountain, presented a memorial to the emperor and commanded the Daoist devotees to perform offering rituals on Mt. Qiyun so as to pray for sons for the emperor.
		Sect of Mt. Wudang and the Orthodox Oneness Sect of the Dragon and Tiger Mountain.
	www.eng.taoism.org.hk /general-daoism/grotto-heavens&blissful-realms/pg1-5-5-16.asp (770 words)

	Wudang mountains - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
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	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/wudang_mountains (135 words)

	Wudang
		Wudang Kung Fu is a collection of martial arts originating from the Wudang mountain region in central China.
		Wudang Kung Fu is a special martial arts form that enjoys a parallel position with Shaolin Kung Fu in the Chinese Kung Fu field.
		Accordingly, Wudang Kung Fu seems more to aspire for the full inner strength, the tremendous harmonization between hardness and softness, the ever-changing position adapted for different circumstances.
	www.atlantamartialarts.com /styles/wudang.htm (1156 words)

	Messages
		Liu, the Wudang taiji we have comes from Wang Xixiao, who was a monk at Wudang (and perhaps a descendant of Wang Zongye) until he had to leave the region during the 1970s.
		I was under the impresssion, as expressed to me by Erle, that Wudang did not have a Taijiquan but rather other styles of combat which the Qi Disruptive forms comprise.
		This is ofcourse the real Wudang and not the other site featured as Wudang in the recent film that has caused quite the ruckus.
	www.wudang.com /discus/messages/21/63.html?1064979579 (586 words)

	Inside China - UNESCO Recognized World Heritage Sites of China
		Huangshan, known as "the loveliest mountain of China", was acclaimed through art and literature during a good part of Chinese history (the Shanshui "mountain and water" style of the mid-16th century).
		From this city to the mountain, it is a drive of one and a half to two hours.
		Situated in the scenic valleys and on the slopes of the Wudang mountains in Hubei Province, the site, which was built as an organized complex during the Ming dynasty (14th-17th centuries), contains Taoist buildings from as early as the 7th century.
	www.imperialtours.net /heritage.htm (2578 words)

	taichichuan.nu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Chinese martial arts (Wushu) - including also Tai Chi - were born already 3000 B.C. Founder of Wudang Tai Chi Chuan was the taoist Chang San-feng who lived in the Wudang mountains in Hupen province in China, probably 1297-1386.
		There he developed the first exercises of Tai Chi, from that the name Wudang Tai Chi that consequently is the oldest style.
		Wudang Tai Chi is today practiced in many countries.
	taichichuan.nu /skk/eng (443 words)

	Xiangfan -- Twin City Metropolis - China Travel Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		On the eastern slope of Longzhong Mountain fifteen kilometers west of Xiangyang, Longzhong was the hometown of Zhuge Liang (A.D. 181-234), one of the most well-known politicians and strategists in Chinese history who helped Liu Bei establish and consolidate his rule during the Three Kingdoms Period (220-280).
		In the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Emperor Zhi Di dispatched 300,000 laborers and embarked on large-scale construction on the mountain.
		Wudang Mountain is famous not only for its beautiful scenery, but also for its unique Wudang style martial art.
	www.uvista.com /en/hubei/xiangfan.htm (403 words)

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