Huà Shān
As early as the second century B.C.E., there was a Taoist temple known as The Shrine of the Western Peak located at its base. Taoists believe that in the mountain lives the god of the underworld. Unlike Tài Shān, which became a popular place for pilgrimage, because of its inaccessibility to the summit, Huà Shān only received local and Imperial pilgrims, and was not well visited by the rest of China. Huà Shān was also an important place for immortality seekers, as many herbal Chinese medicines and powerful drugs were reputed to be found here.
Huà Shān is very sacred to Taoists because it has a variety of temples and other religious structures on its slopes and peaks.
Huà Shān is very sacred to Taoists because it has a variety of temples and other religious structures on its slopes and peaks.