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Wudang Mountains, the Glossary

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Baguazhang

Baguazhang is one of the three main Chinese martial arts of the Wudang school, the other two being tai chi and xingyiquan.

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Bajiquan

Bajiquan is a traditional Chinese martial art that features explosive, short-range power in close-combat and is well known for its rapid elbow and shoulder strikes.

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The Central Guoshu Institute was established in Nanjing by the Kuomintang government of the Republic of China in March 1928 for the propagation of Chinese martial arts, and was an important center of martial arts during the Nanjing decade.

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Chan Buddhism

Chan (of), from Sanskrit dhyāna (meaning "meditation" or "meditative state"), is a Chinese school of Mahāyāna Buddhism.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.

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Chinese martial arts

Chinese martial arts, commonly referred to with umbrella terms kung fu, kuoshu or wushu, are multiple fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in Greater China.

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Chongqing

Chongqing is a municipality in Southwestern China.

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Daba Mountains

The Daba Mountains, also known by their Chinese name as the Dabashan, are a mountain range in Central China between the watersheds of the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers. Wudang Mountains and Daba Mountains are mountain ranges of Hubei.

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Danjiangkou

Danjiangkou is a county-level city in northwestern Hubei, China, bordering Henan province to the northeast.

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Daoyin

Daoyin is a series of cognitive body and mind unity exercises practiced as a form of Daoist neigong, meditation and mindfulness to cultivate jing (essence) and direct and refine qi, the internal energy of the body according to traditional Chinese medicine.

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Emperor Taizong of Tang

Emperor Taizong of Tang (28January 59810July 649), previously Prince of Qin, personal name Li Shimin, was the second emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, ruling from 626 to 649.

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Golden Hall

The Golden Hall (Jindian or Jinding), situated at the top of Tianzhu Peak (1612m), is one of the most distinctive landmarks in Wudangshan. Wudang Mountains and Golden Hall are major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Hubei.

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Han River (Hubei and Shaanxi)

The Han River, also known by its Chinese names Hanshui (汉水) and Han Jiang (汉江), is a major river in Central China.

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Heidi (god)

Hēidì or Hēishén, who is the Běidì (Cantonese: Pak Tai) or Běiyuèdàdì, is a deity in Chinese religion, one of the cosmological "Five Forms of the Highest Deity".

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Hubei

Hubei is an inland province of China, and is part of the Central China region.

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Ming dynasty

The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty.

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Monastery

A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits).

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Neidan

Neidan, or internal alchemy, is an array of esoteric doctrines and physical, mental, and spiritual practices that Taoist initiates use to prolong life and create an immortal spiritual body that would survive after death.

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Purple Cloud Temple

The Zixiao Palace or Purple Cloud Temple, standing on Zhanqi Peak, is a Taoist temple of the Wudang Mountains Taoist complex in the northwestern part of Hubei, China. Wudang Mountains and Purple Cloud Temple are major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Hubei.

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Shaanxi

Shaanxi is an inland province in Northwestern China.

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Shaolin kung fu

Shaolin kung fu, also called Shaolin Wushu, or Shaolin quan, is one of the oldest, largest, and most famous styles of wushu, or kung fu of Chan Buddhism.

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Shaolin Monastery

Shaolin Monastery (p), also known as Shaolin Temple, is a monastic institution recognized as the birthplace of Chan Buddhism and the cradle of Shaolin Kung Fu. Wudang Mountains and Shaolin Monastery are world Heritage Sites in China.

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Sichuan

Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau between the Jinsha River on the west, the Daba Mountains in the north and the Yungui Plateau to the south.

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Silk reeling

Silk reeling refers to a set of neigong (內功, internal) movement principles expressed in traditional styles of tai chi (太極拳), but especially emphasized by the Chen and Wu styles.

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SinoMaps Press

SinoMaps Press, previously known as China Cartographic Publishing House, is a publisher in Beijing, China, specializing in professional map publishing.

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Song dynasty

The Song dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279.

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Subdistricts of China

A subdistrict is one of the smaller administrative divisions of China.

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Tai chi

Tai chi is an ancient Chinese martial art.

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Taoism

Taoism or Daoism is a diverse philosophical and religious tradition indigenous to China, emphasizing harmony with the Tao—generally understood as an impersonal, enigmatic process of transformation ultimately underlying reality.

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Taoist temple

A Taoist temple, also called a (道观) or (宫观), is a place where the Tao is observed and cultivated.

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Temple of the Five Immortals (Shiyan)

The Temple of the Five Immortals or Five Immortals Temple (Chinese: 庙, p Wuxianmiao)Lindsey Wei(2009), "The Valley Spirit", Singing Dragon Publications is a Taoist temple located in Shiyan's Zhangwan District in China's Hubei Province. Wudang Mountains and temple of the Five Immortals (Shiyan) are major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Hubei, Tourist attractions in Hubei and world Heritage Sites in China.

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.

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World Heritage Site

World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection by an international convention administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance.

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Wudang Sect

The Wudang School, sometimes also referred to as the Wu-Tang Clan, is a fictional martial arts school mentioned in several works of chinese wuxia fiction.

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Wudangquan

Wudangquan (s) is a class of Chinese martial arts.

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Xingyiquan

Xingyiquan, or Xingyi, is a style of internal Chinese martial arts.

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Xuanwu (god)

Xuanwu (玄武) or Xuandi, also known as Zhenwu (真武) or Zhenwudadi (真武大帝), is a revered deity in Chinese religion, one of the higher-ranking deities in Taoism.

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Yang Luchan

Yang Luchan (p), also known as Yang Fukui (1799–1872), was an influential Chinese practitioner and teacher of the internal style tai chi.

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Yongle Emperor

The Yongle Emperor (2 May 136012 August 1424), personal name Zhu Di, was the third emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1402 to 1424.

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Yuan dynasty

The Yuan dynasty, officially the Great Yuan (Mongolian:, Yeke Yuwan Ulus, literally "Great Yuan State"), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after its ''de facto'' division.

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Zhang Sanfeng

Zhang Sanfeng (also spelled Zhang San Feng, Chang San-Feng) refers to a legendary Chinese Taoist who many believe invented tai chi.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wudang_Mountains

Also known as Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains, History of the Wudang Mountains, Mount Wudang, Vo Dang, Võ Đang, Wangdangshan, Wudang Mountain, Wudang Shan, Wudangshan, Wutang Mountains, .

Wudang Mountains, the Glossary

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Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Hubei

Mountain ranges of Hubei

Mountains associated with monasticism

Mountains of Hubei

Sacred mountains of China

Tourist attractions in Hubei

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