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Caves painstakingly cut into the mountainside contain colorful painted carvings, all the work of a single-minded Daoist monk of the 18th century and his followers.
Xi’an’s once-glorious temples were devastated during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976), but restorations have led to the reopening of the Lama Temple (Guangrensi), founded in 1705; Woolongsi, an ancient Zen Buddhist temple; Dongyuemiao, a Daoist temple to the mountain god of Taishan; and the Temple of the Eight Immortals (Baxianguan), which is the most active of the city’s religious shrines at present and has an open-air market.
Chengdu’s most popular Daoist temple, Qingyanggong (“Green Goat Temple”), is a lively, garish complex where two bronze “good luck” goats at the main altar have been rubbed smooth by worshippers seeking their fortunes.
It includes the largest early Daoist hall in China (built in 1179) and is today surrounded by Suzhou’s biggest and liveliest outdoor market.
Once the site of 72 temples, Laoshan still boasts an interesting temple at its foot on the sea, Xiaqinggong, a Daoist retreat that dates back to 14 b.c.
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