Yingtan ( simplified Chinese : 鹰潭 ; traditional Chinese : 鷹潭 ; pinyin : Yīngtán ; lit. 'Eagle Pond') is a prefecture-level city in the east of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Fujian to the southeast. Its location near the trisection of Jiangxi, Fujian, and Zhejiang has made it a strategically important city for centuries. Today, it continues to be a major rail transport hub. It is best known as the Capital of Copper , and located here is Jiangxi Copper and its smelting factory.
4-524: Near the city of Yingtan is the resort area of Mount Longhu , which purports to be the birthplace of Taoism and hence, has great symbolic value to Taoists. The region has many interesting temples, cave complexes, mountains, and villages. The municipal executive, legislature, and judiciary are in Yuehu District ( 月湖区 ), together with the CPC and Public Security bureaus. Yingtan oversees two districts and
8-469: A county-level city: This Jiangxi location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mount Longhu Mount Longhu ( Chinese : 龙 虎 山 ; pinyin : Lónghǔ Shān ; lit. 'Dragon Tiger Mountain', Gan : Lung-fu San) is located in Yingtan , Jiangxi , China . It is famous for being one of the birthplaces of Taoism , with many Taoist temples built upon
12-725: The mountainside. It is particularly important to the Zhengyi Dao as the Shangqing Temple and the Mansion of the Taoist Master (天师府) are located here. It is also known as one of the Four Sacred Mountains of Taoism . Two notable Taoist temples on Mount Longhu are the temples of Immortal City ( 仙岩 ) and Zheng Yi ( 正一 ), both founded by Zhang Daoling ( 张道陵 ), the Han dynasty founder of
16-514: The religion. There are more Taoist temples in nearby Shangqing ( 上清 ), one of which is mentioned in the beginning of the famous Chinese traditional novel, Outlaws of the Marsh ( 水滸傳 ). Mount Longhu also has cultural significance as a historical burial site of the Guyue people , who placed the deceased in hanging coffins on the mountain's cliff faces. In August 2010 UNESCO inscribed Mount Longhu on
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