Wudang Mountains

Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Location	Hubei, China
Criteria	Cultural: i, ii, vi
Reference	705
Inscription	1994 (18th Session)
Coordinates	32°24′03″N 111°00′14″E / 32.400833°N 111.003889°E / 32.400833; 111.003889
Location of Wudang Mountains in China

Wudang Mountains
"Wudang Mountains" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese
Traditional Chinese	武當山
Simplified Chinese	武当山
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wǔdāng shān Wade–Giles Wu3-tang1 shan1 IPA [ù.táŋ ʂán] Wu Romanization Ghu入 taon平 sae平 Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Móuh-dōng Sāan Jyutping Mou5-dong1 Saan1 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Bú-tong-soaⁿ

The Wudang Mountains (simplified Chinese: 武当山; traditional Chinese: 武當山; pinyin: Wǔdāng Shān) are a mountain range in the northwestern part of Hubei, China. They are home to a famous complex of Taoist temples and monasteries associated with the Lord of the North, Xuantian Shangdi. The Wudang Mountains are renowned for the practice of tai chi and Taoism as the Taoist counterpart to the Shaolin Monastery,^[1] which is affiliated with Chan Buddhism. The Wudang Mountains are one of the "Four Sacred Mountains of Taoism" in China, an important destination for Taoist pilgrimages. The monasteries such as the Wudang Garden^[1] were made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 because of their religious significance and architectural achievement.^[2]