Mount Heming is located in Heming Township, Dayi county, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, where was in the Jiangyuan County, Yizhou prefecture of Han Dynasty, and the mountain belongs to Qionglai Mountain range whose dominant peak is 1332 meters high, and was one of four famous mountains in Jiannan in ancient time.
Mount Heming is named by its crane like shape and the stone crane in the mountain. In addition of Tiangu Cave (Tianshi Cave), Fangxian Rock, Longjin and Xian Spring, there are the place corresponding to the Di star, 24 big caves corresponding to the 20 Qi and 72 small caves corresponding to 72 Hou.
鹤鸣山是太上老君降临、张道陵天师授道的圣地，中国道教的发源地。
The mountain is the place where the Laotse descended from the Taoist heaven and the Taoist master Zhangdaolin preached, being the origin place of Taoism in china.
It is recorded in historical documents that Zhangdaolin, the Taoist master, established the “Five-Dou-Grain Taoist Sect”, which was the early Taoist sect in ancient time, in the Mount Heming around 126 A.D to 144 A.D when the emperor Shun of East Han Dynasty ruled the country, and many books and abstract of books written in Tang, Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties and books written by many famous Taoist researchers in contemporary time all mentioned the mountain as origin place of Taoism in China
There were hundreds of Taoist architectures in the mountain, including Taiqing Palace, Wenchang Palace, Sanguan Halls, Yingxian Pavilion, Cihang Hall, Sanqing Hall and Yuhuang Building and many pavilions and platforms with Taoist features etc, receiving great number of pilgrims. Many Taoist masters in the history, including Du Guangxian, Tangqiu, Luyou, Chentuan and Zhangsanfeng etc, pilgrimed to the mountain where Zhang Daolin, the Taoist master, stayed and meditated.
In the year 2006, the Chengdu Enwei Investment (Group) Co., Ltd, whose operational principle is the “Tao”, invested great sum to rehabilitate the mountain and the divine city of Taoist origin according to the wish of “giving people access to the principle of universe”. The group expects to make the mountain a sacred land for Taoist pilgrims around the world, building a land of health fitness for all in the world.
【镌义：仙道贵生，无量度人】
【Wishes: giving people access to the principle of universe】
The divine city of Taoist origin features Taoist teachings of “giving people access to the principle of universe” as its design concept, and it contains cultural and health fitness activities featuring Taoist spirit. 道源圣城由山门广场、玉琮、迎仙道、迎仙桥、鹤鸣桥、会真桥、道教祖庭五殿一阁三堂一厅、百艺大街等恢宏的汉代精品建筑群组成。并将逐步推出玉皇殿、太极广场建筑群，道教养生谷，道教文化村等主题景区。
The city consists of magnificent architectures with flavor of Han Dynasty, including the Gate Plaza, Jade Cong, Immortal-receiving Pass, Immortal-receiving Bridge, Huizhen Bridge, Taoist Master’s Hall, and the five Palaces, the one Pavilion, the three Halls and the one Room of Taoism, and Baiyi Street etc. There is following plan to build theme scenic spots including Yuhuang Palace, architectures in Taiji Plaza, Taoist style Health fitness Valley and the Village of Taoist culture.
【致景：仿汉建筑群落，道家瑰宝，天下大观】
【Scenic spots: magnificent taoist architectures featuring flavor of Han Dynasty】
The city is built on concept of “the unity of Heaven and Humanity and the harmony between nature and human”. Based on peculiar geography of the Mount Heming, the city contains, in a creative way, many Taoist elements including Taiji, Jiugong, Bagua, Big Dipper, Eight Arrays Table, the River Diagram and Luo Shu Diagram, Canglong Star and Baihu Star, forming a group of magnificent architectures and a forest scenic spot.
道源圣城延续了道教建筑中罕有的仿汉代建筑风格。折檐灵动组合，富于变化，内装精致典雅，融会古今。
The city carries forward the architectural style of Han Dynasty which is rarely seen in Taoist architectures, which are decorated with good looking eaves and elegant adornment within.
Screen wall, This screen wall is 10.44m high and 28m wide, and on it, there are carved with pictures of "Heaven, Earth and Human" and four big words reading "Boundless Longevity and Welfare".
Gate to a monastery, namely, memorial arch, is derived from ancient China. Daoyuan Holy City is only one copying the construction structure and features of Han Dynasty (206BC - 220AD) among all Taoist temples in China so that its gate, 16.4m tall and 41.6m wide, is built according hereto. On both sides of this gate are carved eight Taoist generalissimos. From right to left at the front hereof are Yi Sheng, Tian Peng, Tian You and Zhen Wu in turn, back to Bi Huan, Wen Qiong, Deng Bowen and Gou Zhang accordingly.
Cong (rectangular jade with round holes) is one kind of jade articles that appeared in ancient China most early and falls under "Six Jade Articles" along with Bi (a round flat piece of jade with a hole in it), Gui (an elongated pointed tablet of jade held in the hands by ancient rulers on ceremonial occasions), Zhang (jade tablet), Huang (a jade pendant of semi-circular shape) and Hu (tiger jade). The Cong here is engraved from natural granite, 9.9m high and 1.3m in diameter.
鹤头香 Crane Head Altar
鹤头香为敬香处，因鹤鸣山山形似鹤，而设置鹤头香的地方正是鹤头的位置，所以称为“鹤头香”。
Crane head altar is for incense burning, because Heming Mountain like a flying crane, Crane Head Altar lies at the head of the crane. Here.
迎仙桥 Yingxian Bridge
位于鹤鸣山鹤头正中， 相传祖天师张道陵于此桥迎太上老君，而得正一盟威之道。
The bridge is located at middle of the crane head-shaped mountain top, it is said that Zhang Daolin, the Taoist master, received the Laotse and established the Five-Dou-Grain Taoist Sect.
鹤鸣桥 Heming Bridge
位于鹤鸣山鹤头左侧，此桥为存留古桥。传说，鹤鸣山中有石鹤，千年一鸣。曰：石鹤鸣，则仙人出。
The Heming Bridge is located at the western side of the crane head-shaped mountain top, which was built in ancient time. It is said that there was a stone crane who only sings for one time within every one thousand year to indicate presence of the divine spirit.
会真桥 Huizhen Bridge
位于鹤鸣山道源祖庭东侧。传说张道陵天师曾隐居鹤鸣，于此桥会三官百神，共遵正一盟威之道。
The Huizhen Bridge is located at eastern side of the Mount Heming. It is said that Zhangdaolin, the Taoist master who leaded hermetic life in the mountain, received immortals on the bridge to show the power of the Truth.
戒鬼台 Exorcism Altar
相传张道陵于此招集三官、太岁、百鬼，共誓遵守大道，人鬼分理，百姓得以平安生活。
It is said that Zhangdaolin summoned Sanguan, Taisui and various ghosts to vow to abide by the principle, separating ghost from this world for a better life of ordinary people.
Honorable Master Hall was built in honor of Taoist Li Zhenguo. Li Zhenguo (1880-1984), also named Li Zhengguo, is a Taoist well known all over China. he died at the age of 104 naturally. As a frank person accomplished in medical skills, Taoist magic art, wushu, qigong and Dan-Taoism, he was very popular among people.
The pavilion is for worshipping Zhao Gongming, the Fortune God. Zhao Gongming is the divine guard of Zhangdaolin, the Taoist master, and is reverently called “Zhengyixuantan Commander”, being responsible for balancing fortune between sellers and buyers in the world in a harmonious way.
Lingzu Palace is built to sacrifice Wang Lingguan, a god protecting the whole Taoist temple and Taoists from evil spirits and the invasion of other religions. The legend goes that Wang was a warrior of Emperor Yuhuang guarding Lingxiao Palace. His statue is made of cloisonne, 3.6m high, august and imperatorial, being the largest cloisonné statue in china.
Three Gods Palace is built in honor of "Heavenly God, Earth God and Water God".
To sacrifice the three gods is derived from the nature worship of ancient Chinese to heaven, Earth and water. Heavenly God blesses the people, Earth God pardons the people and Water God dispels disasters. The statues hereof are made of Indian honey wood, 2.8m high and Heavenly God is seated in the middle, leaving Earth God and Water God on his left and right.
Wenchang Palace is designed for worshiping King Wenchang. He's responsible for the school work, merit and fame of gods. On his left and right are his dependants, Tian Long (a deaf god) and Di Ya (a dumb god). His statue is carved of honey wood introduced from India, 3.6m high, deep-eyed and kind.
Ancestral Celestial Master, namely, Taoism founder Zhang Daoling, is the eighth generation of Zhang Liang, a famous prime minister of Han Dynasty. At his early stage, Zhang Daoling studied in the Imperial College and he was accomplished in astronomy, geography, various schools of thought and their exponents and the five classics. To be immortal, he was absorbed in Taoism and gained Nine-Tripod Caldron Art from a god. He cultivated himself in Heming Mountain where he wrote 24 kinds of books on Taoism to educate the honest people here. Due to his deeds, Taishanglaojun conferred Covenant of Orthodox Unity hereto. Zhang divided his established Taoism into 24 parishes under the leadership of Yangping Parish, namely, central parish. Thanks to Zhang who cured diseases and expelled evils and monsters, the people here began to live a quite and happy life and esteemed him as Celestial Master followed by ten of thousands of disciples. The present Celestial Master is of the 63rd generation. The statue of Zhang is forged of fine copper and applied with gold foil, 8.5m high, magnificent and stately.
It is the copper made fresco of 41 meters long behind the statue of Zhang of the Ancestral Celestial Master Palace. The fresco not only describes celestial masters making pilgrimage to their Ancestral Celestial Master, but also describes celestial masters making pilgrimage to Supreme Lord Laozi.
The worshiped in Laojun Palace is Taishanglaojun, namely, Laozi (named Li Er and styled Lao Dan living in 600BC around - 500BC in Chu State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770BC - 476BC)) who has been esteemed as the founder of Taoism since the establishment of Taoism by Zhang Daoling, for Taoism thinks Laozi is the avatar of Taoism while the intangible form is gas. As the legend goes, Laozi drove blue cattle westwards and wrote the famous Classic of the Way and Virtue covering 5,000 words in total so that it's also called Five-Thousand Words. Laozi Statue is forged of fine copper, 2.8m high, healthy in old age and composed.
地址：中国·成都·大邑鹤鸣山 Add：Heming mountain of Dayi, Chengdu, P.R.China
