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	Attractions in Wudangshan: Golden Hall The Nanyan Temple The Purple Cloud Temple (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		On the slopes of the sacred mountain, Wudangshan is the largest existing Taoist temple complex in the world with some of the architecture stretching back to the 7th century.
		Wudangshan itself is a national park covering an area of 30 square kilometres.
		In spring and summer, the mountain is covered with greenery and flowers; in autumn, the mountain radiates with shocking yellows and reds; in winter, the mountain is often covered in snow.
	www.silkroadchina.net /english/distination/centre/hubei/wudangshan.asp (446 words)

	Ancient Constructions on Mt. Wudangshan (Danjiangkou City, Hubei Province) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Wudangshan, also called Mt. Taihe or Mt. Xianshi in the past, is located near the city of Danjiangkou, in central Hubei Province.
		Wudangshan wushu, noted for its exercise of the internal organs and breathing techniques, developed along with Wudangshan Taoism.
		In the Ming Dynasty, Wudangshan wushu reached its height through the outstanding efforts of a Taoist priest named Zhang Sanfeng, and gradually became one of the major schools of Chinese wushu.
	www.chinaculture.org /gb/en_flash/2003-09/25/content_43163.htm (722 words)

	Destinations - UNESCO - Ancient Construction on Mt. Wudangshan
		Wudangshan, also called Mt. Taihe is located near the city of Danjiangkou, in central Hubei Province.
		Wudangshan is a sacred range to the Taoists, and a number of Taoist temples were built here during Ming dynasty.
		During the reign of Emperor Zhenguan of the Tang Dynasty (627-649), the Wulong (five dragons) Temple was built.
	www.emma-xd.com /lightofchina/destination/unesco/unesco_wudangshan.htm (446 words)

	Zhang Sanfeng - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Another tradition associated with the name has him an 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.
		He is also associated in legend with the Taoist monasteries at Wudangshan in Hubei province.
		Some sources record two Chinese emperors sending missions to Zhang Sanfeng to ask for his advice, although neither mission is reported to have found him.
	www.open-encyclopedia.com /Zhang_Sanfeng (275 words)

	Map of China Province - Region, Regional
		The Mt. Wudangshan is a sacred range to the Taoists, and a number of Taoist temples were built here during the construction sprees of the Ming emperors Cheng Zu and Zhen Wu.
		Wudangshan is also famous for the Wudangshan style of martial arts developed here, and there are numerous schools in and around the town.
		The railway station is called Wudangshan, but the town used to go by the name of Laoying.
	www.cntravel.biz /china_columns/provinces/hubei.shtml (729 words)

	湖北・武当山古建筑群・Virtual Tour・World Heritage in China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		On the slopes of the sacred Taoist mountain Wudangshan is the largest existing Taoist temple complex in the world.
		The ancient architecture of the temples themselves, the oldest of which dates to the 7th century, is considered a supreme example of Chinese architecture, as are the cultural relics that they house.
		Wudangshan itself is a national park covering an area of 30 square kilometers.
	www.chinavr.net /hubei/wudangshan_e.htm (169 words)

	AsiaFinest Discussion Forum > Ancient Palace At Risk Of Being Submerged In China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Yuzhenggong Palace, located in the forests of Wudangshan Mountain in central Hubei province, sits on the path of the South-North Water Diversion Project -- a 136.5 billion yuan (16.5 billion dollar) scheme to divert water from China's rainy south to its parched north.
		The palace, which was one of the main attractions on the mountain, was damaged by a fire in January 2003.
		Wudangshan Mountain, in the northwest of Hubei, is one of the sacred mountains of Taoism.
	www.asiafinest.com /forum/lofiversion/index.php/t12938.html (1243 words)

	FORUM SUR LES TRADITIONS TAOÏSTES .: Service gratuit par quick-web.com :. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Therefore, Wudangshan is more a cultural treasure house than merely a place with natural beauty.
		During the Ming dynasty, emperor Zhu Li conferred the Grand Mountain on Wudangshan, emperor Zhu Hou-cong further conferred the“Great Grand Mountain Governing the world”.Now was the time of the height of power and splendor Of Wudang Daoism, Wudangshan being the incomparable royal place and nationwide center for the Daoist activities.
		Wudangshan is not only a scenic spot and the famous Daoist mountain, but also a place celebrated for its internal kongfu.
	forum.quick-web.com /forum_lecture.php?r=2119&id=2119&login=sanyuan&page=2 (1077 words)

	Wudangshan Mountain, Wuhan, Regent Tour China
		About a 10-hour bus ride from Wuhan is the Wudangshan mountain range.
		The first Daoist temple there, the "Five Dragon Temple," was built 1,300 years ago during the Tang Dynasty.
		Tai chi originated in Wudangshan as a martial art; it has been transformed over the centuries into a sort of meditative dance.
	www.regenttour.com /chinaplanner/wuh/wuh-odds-wudang.htm (111 words)

	Travellog
		After getting on the bus, which was not about top leave for about an hour, I hav a lot of conversation with all the Chinese in there who were absolutely fascinated by a foreigner who could speek Chinese and was able to understand (most of) what they said.
		On the way to Wuidangshan there was middle aged chinese man from the town next to Wudangshan seatting nexct to me. It was the first time for him to talk to a foreigner and was really happy that I could speak chinese a so we were able to communicate.
		Now I am leaving to Wudangshan on a night train and I suppose i wont be able to write for about four days, maybe tioll I arrive in Kunming.
	malistravellog.blog.de (1984 words)

	Kungfu Magazine: E-Zine Feature Article
		Wudangshan maybe the second martial mountain after Shaolin, but it is ahead in the eyes of the world.
		On December 17th, 1994 Wudangshan was inscribed on the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO.) Inscription on this list confirms the exceptional and universal value of a cultural or natural site which requires protection for the benefits of all humanity.
		After Wudang, Shi Yanming, RZA and the tour group went to Xian, China's ancient walled capital and home of the famous terracotta warriors (another UNESCO World Heritage site.) This was the last segment of the warriors' journey.
	ezine.kungfumagazine.com /ezine/article.php?article=11 (980 words)

	Kungfu Magazine: Magazine Feature Article
		The second mountain is Wudangshan (martial deserving mountain) in Hubei province.
		The other two martial mountains, Songshan and Wudangshan, are associated with external and internal kungfu respectively.
		Likewise Wudangshan kungfu has some external methods, but its reputation stands as the home of many internal or soft styles of kungfu and qigong.
	ezine.kungfumagazine.com /magazine/article.php?article=125 (2912 words)

	Zhang_Sanfeng (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		According to relatively recent (19th century) documents preserved in the Yang and Wu families, the name of his Taoist teacher was Hs� Hs�an-p'ing, said to be a Tang dynasty poet.
		In his book ''The Heavenly Sword and the Dragon Saber'', Zhang Sanfeng was a former Shaolin disciple in the late Song Dynasty, and born on April 26, 1246 (Day 9 of month 4 in Chinese calendar).
		He left Shaolin Temple to establish the Taoist monasteries in Wudangshan.
	goc.subdomain.de /Zhang_San_Feng (404 words)

	China 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Wudangshan is supposed to be the place that inspired certain settings for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
		On the hard-sleeper to Wudangshan station, our tickets were for beds in separate compartments filled with those Chinese businessmen so lacking in distinguishing features that each slack-and-polo-shirt wearing, cellphone-case-on-the-belt toting man blends into the next.
		At about six in the morning, we were abruptly awakened and nearly thrown off the station as it rolled through the grandiose Wudansgshan station in a not so glorious village-turned-potential-boomtown.
	msittig.wubi.org /travel/china2004/2004/08/index.html (2395 words)

	Snake Kung Fu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Proponents claim that adopting the fluidity of snakes allows them to entwine with their opponents in defense and strike them from angles they wouldn't expect in offense.
		The snake is one of the original five animals of Shaolin Quan, and there were many snake stylists known formerly from Wudangshan.
		Snake style is said to especially lend itself to applications with the Chinese straight sword, or jian.
	www.wikiverse.org /snake-kung-fu (320 words)

	Tips/Adressen fuer Reisen nach Wudang in China und Training des Wudang Kung Fu
		Derjenige unter Euch, der bereits die chinesischen Schriftzeichen für Wudangshan kennen, werden diese allerdings vergebens auf den großen Anzeigetafeln suchen.
		Der Bus nach Wudangshan fährt nach Shiyan (nächster größerer Ort) und hält auf seinem Weg in Laoying auch Wudangshan City (ca.
		Viele der Busfahrer bieten sich an, entweder einen Platz in der Kung Fu Schule zu organisieren oder einen zum Gipfel des Wudangshan zu stark überhohten Preisen zu fahren.
	www.shaolin-wushu.de /wudang_reise-tips.htm (567 words)

	Cronaca: Medieval Chinese palace destroyed by fire
		A centuries-old mountaintop palace in central China caught fire and was ``burned into ashes,'' a government preservation agency said Tuesday, eight years after the area was added to a U.N. list of cultural heritage sites.
		The Yuzhengong Palace on the lush hillside of Wudangshan Mountain in Hubei province, a typical example of imperial architecture during the late Yuan (1271-1368) and early Ming (1368-1644) dynasties, caught fire at 7 p.m.
		By the time the fire was extinguished 2 hours later, the UNESCO World Heritage Site structure was burned to the ground and ``nearby cultural relics were damaged,'' Xinhua said.
	www.cronaca.com /archives/000385.html (145 words)

	Chinese Sports
		It made its impact on other branches of Chinese culture, as well; wushu moves were often incorporated into performing arts such as opera and acrobatics.
		Famous centers of wus u study include the Buddhist Shaolin Monastery in Henan and the Daoist Wudangshan temples in Hubei.
		Tai chi (or tai i), a toned-down version of wus u featuring slow, fluid, circular body movements, is extremely popular with the nation's elderly, who pack into parks at the crack of dawn for morning exercise.
	www.chinacyber.com /sports/sports.htm (575 words)

	Step Back, Thread Palm, And Finish Form
		From Wudangshan, surrounded by a timeless heavenly range and exquisite ancient temples, the very concept Y2K is ridiculous.
		It was absurd to worry about the survival of something only a few decades old as Wudangshan stood immovably beneath me to testify its survival of thousands of years of history.
		He was beaming like a proud father, as delighted as the rest of us that the martial journey could bring us all here to such bliss.
	www.wle.com /resources/art034.html (2498 words)

	Wudangshan Liyang Institut für Innere Kampfkünste
		Generation der Wudang Xuanwuschule sein "Wudangshan Liyang Institut für Innere Kampfkünste".
		Es befindet sich 4,5 km vom Stadtzentrum Wudangshans entfernt.
		Gerne organisieren wir Ihnen auch eine Unterkunft in einem der vielen Hotels von Wudangshan oder in einer Privatunterkunft.
	www.china-spezialreisen.de /wudangshan_liyang_institut_fuer_innere_kampfkuenste.html (501 words)

	Laoying(Wudangshan) und Umgebung, Bilder,Online Shop,Informationen,Adressen,Downloads,Mönch,China,Shaolin Kung ...
		In der Stadt Laoying oder auch Wudangshan City genannt leben ca.
		10 Minuten Fußweg vom Eingang zum Wudangshan entfernt liegt, bietet sie sich als Ausgangspunkt für alle Unternehmungen an.
		Dieses Hotel bietet einen guten Standard und liegt wenige Minuten vom Eingangstor des Wudangshan entfernt.
	www.shaolin-wushu.de /wudang_laoying.htm (852 words)

	China 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Wuchang (the city next to Hankou, where the travel agency for booking Yangtze river trips was located) was a steam oven, aggravated by my over-filled backpack; it’s like the opposite of wind chill, carrying it makes the day a few degrees hotter.
		The folks at the agency suggested heading to Wudangshan before doing the river trip, so we bought hard-sleeper tickets for that night.
		Before leaving, we checked out the Hubei Provincial museum, which was basically one large exhibit on a certain Zhou dynasty tomb.
	msittig.wubi.org /travel/china2004/Micah/Hubei (1534 words)

	18th Epistle from the Caledonian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		I have now returned from a 6th trip to Wudangshan with side trips to Fukien (careful how u say it) and Zhong shan.
		Despite his protestations I didn’t leave G on the mountain in dark night – I always bring back what I take out – dead or alive, not because I’m a good guy, but I didn’t want to face the wrath of Livia and his mum.
		It is strange days indeed anya even said some of my French articles were funny – they were meant to be earnest – as in the importance of being… in the great tradition of Herman Bang (crazy name crazy guy)
	www.taichichuan.co.uk /news/letter_18.html (313 words)

	Wudangshan Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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	china (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In addition, a week-long field trip is organized each term during a recess from classes.
		Past destinations have included Shandong, the sacred mountains of Wudangshan and Huangshan, and Inner Mongolia.
		For students interested in pursuing volunteer opportunities, the IES Center staff can provide contact information.
	www.susqu.edu /study_abroad/countries/china.htm (713 words)

	UCLA Asia Institute: 15th Sammy Yukuan Lee Lecture Honors Sammy Lee's 100th Birthday
		He is the legendary inventor of the exercise and martial art practice of Tai Chi.
		The Yongle Emperor carried out a massive construction project over ten years in honor of Zhenwu at Wudang mountain (Wudangshan) in Hubei province.
		Much of this history is very little known in the West as few museum curators and art historians are able to identify specifically Daoist art in their collections.
	www.isop.ucla.edu /asia/article.asp?parentid=2482 (686 words)

	Journey to the Origin
		After their time at Shaolin, the group travels to Luoyang to visit the famed White Horse temple, the Longmen Grottos and one of the three Guanlin temples, paying homage to Kung Fu's patron saint, General Guan.
		Awakening in a postcard, the students begin their stay at Wudangshan.
		Surrounded by exquisite lush countryside and mountains, they are instructed in the internal style of Wudang Fist at the Fuzhen Temple.
	www.wle.com /products/VWL05.html (393 words)

	Nature (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		There's a tradition on my trips to China of getting at least one really good picture of a bug.
		This year I hit the jackpot at Wudangshan (plus got some nice pictures of flowers and an animal or two).
		And the butterfly who dive-bombed us at the top of Wudangshan.
	home.pacbell.net /pbwriter/martial/nature.html (187 words)

	AcuMedico-Forum: Wudang Photos
		Here are some more photos of Wudangshan that I've collected:
		I am already engaged in a fight with my wife wanting to travel to Wudangshan, now you add fuel to the fire
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	www.acumedico.com /discus/messages/19/333.html?1092465051 (80 words)

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