Henan | The earliest base of Taoism in the Songshan area is the Zhongyue Temple

❤Recommended reason: The predecessor of Zhongyue Temple was the Taishi Shrine, which was built during the Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC) as a place to worship the god of Mount Taishi. In the first year of Yuanfeng of the Western Han Dynasty (110 BC), Emperor Wu of Han visited and offered sacrifices to Mount Song, and built an additional shrine to the god of Taishi, sealing the products of the land below as offerings to the shrine. During the Northern Wei Dynasty, after three relocations, the site was officially named Zhongyue Temple. 👍Most recommended: In the first year of Tian Ce Wan Sui (696 AD), Wu Zetian ascended Mount Song to seal Zhongyue, and conferred the title on the god of Zhongyue. Zhongyue Temple was the earliest base of Taoism in the Songshan area, originally established to worship the god of Zhongyue, and Taoists honor Zhongyue Temple as the 'Sixth Minor Grotto-Heaven'. 👍Most recommended: At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, due to the chaos of war, the temple collapsed severely. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, especially during the Qianlong period, Zhongyue Temple underwent a large-scale comprehensive renovation following the style of the Qing Old Palace in Beijing, hence Zhongyue Temple is also known as the 'Miniature Forbidden City'. The existing buildings largely retain the scale of the Qing Dynasty's reconstruction.