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A Qing Dynasty period (清朝, 1644-1912) Daoist (Taoist) talisman featuring the 5 (five) Sacred Mountains in Daoism. This talisman contains Daoist "magic writing" and a map-like chart of the 5 (five) Sacred Mountains.

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English: Mount Heng (Hengshan 衡山) in Hunan (湖南) province is the South Peak (南岳). At the foot of the mountain is the Grand Temple of Mount Heng (南岳大庙) which is the largest temple in south China. The temple contains an Imperial Tablet with an inscription written by the Kangxi Emperor stating “Mount Heng is the giant pillar in the south … and is also called Mount Longevity”.

Mount Heng is associated with the Fire (火) Element and the Vermilion Bird (朱雀). Vermilion is a reddish color which describes the red soils of the Sichuan (四川) and Yunnan (云南) provinces.

The emperor of this peak is the “Holy Emperor Si Tianzhao of Mount Hengshan in Nanyue” (Holy Emperor of Mount Heng 南岳圣帝) (南岳衡山司天昭圣大帝).
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Author Unknown authorship during the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

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current20:39, 10 July 2023Thumbnail for version as of 20:39, 10 July 202381 × 72 (4 KB)Donald Trung (talk | contribs)Uploaded a work by Unknown authorship during the Manchu Qing Dynasty. from * [https://primaltrek.com/blog/2021/02/21/daoist-talisman-and-the-five-great-mountains/ Daoist Talisman and the Five Great Mountains by GARY ASHKENAZY on FEBRUARY 21, 2021. - During the Eastern Jin dynasty (东晋 317-420), map-like charts began to be used as a guide in understanding the ultimate reality, i.e. the “true form” of things according to the Dao (Tao 道), during pilgrimages to China’s Five Great Mountains (五岳).....