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Mountain Songshan
Must Sees Henan Provincial Museum Shaolin Temple Yellow River Scenic Area Shang Dynasty Ruins Mountain Songshan Optional Attractions Dengfeng Observatory Songyang Academy of Classic Learning Ancient Tomb at Dahu Pavilion Ruins at Dahe Village Temple of the City God Nativity of Emperor Huangdi Songshan Mountain lies in Dengfeng city, in the heart of Henan Province and about 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of its capital, Zhengzhou. Songshan Mountain is the birthplace of China Zen Buddhism, and is the home of many wondrous temples, including Shaolin Temple, the largest pagoda forest in China, Ta Lin (meaning pagoda forest) and the most ancient pagoda in China - Songyue Temple pagoda. The mountain rises from the Central China Plain; being the middle-most of the five sacred mountains of China, in Taoism it is considered as the Central Mountain, symbolizing earth in the religion's belief that five elements make up the world. Legend says that Taoists searched throughout China for mountains to match these crucial elements. They came up with Hengshan Mountain in Hebei province for wood, Hengshan Mountain in Hunan province for fire, Taishan Mountain in Shandong province for water and Huashan Mountain in Shaanxi province for metal. Songshan Mountain occupies the axis - directly under heaven. Songshan Mountain contains many scenic spots and places of historical interest, of which Shaolin Monastery, the Songyang Academy of Classical Learning, the Han Imperial Palaces, Star Observatory Terrace (Guanxingtai), and Stone Streams-Confluence (Shizonghuiyin) are the best known. Songshan Mountain has fine natural scenery. Its 72 mountains, grouped around the peaks of Mount Shaoshi and Mount Taishi, extend for about 70 kilometers (43 miles) from east to west. Besides these mountains, there are many valleys, caves, pools and waterfalls, each of which provides the visitor with a unique and wonderful experience. The landscape is so unique that it has been given the title of 'International Geological Park' by the UNESCO. The history of Songshan Mountain is as rich and interesting as its landscape. Its proximity to Luoyang, the ancient capital city of nine different dynasties, made it an essential place for emperors to offer sacrifices to their ancestors and the gods and to confer the crown to their heirs. This has left many sites of historic and cultural interest in this area. The beauty of the area's scenery also led to many scholars, eminent monks and famous Taoists chose this area as an important place to give lectures, explain Buddhist sutras and develop the teachings of different religions. Practitioners of the three faiths of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism absorbed ideas from each other, which led to their three belief systems growing closer together.

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