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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 恒山) in Shanxi (山西) province is the “North Peak (北岳). Mount Heng was the center of Quanzhen Daoism (全真道) and is where Yin Zhiping made pills of immortality.

Near Mount Heng is the famous Hanging Temple (悬空寺), built into a cliff 246 feet above ground, with a history of more than 1,500 years.

Mount Heng is associated with the Water (水) Element and Xuanwu (玄武) who is the “Mysterious Warrior” or Black Tortoise (龟蛇).

The emperor of this peak is the “Holy Emperor An Tianxuan of Mount Hengshan in Beiyue” (北岳恒山安天玄圣大帝).
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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 × 70 (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).....