Mount Miaofeng

Mount Miaofeng

View of the Mount Miaofeng
Highest point
Elevation 1,330 m (4,360 ft)
Coordinates 40°4′5.59″N 116°1′31.48″E / 40.0682194°N 116.0254111°E / 40.0682194; 116.0254111
Geography
Location Mentougou District, Beijing, China
Parent range Western Hills

Mount Miaofeng (Chinese: ; pinyin: Miàofēng Shān; literally: "Marvelous Peak Mountain") is a mountain in the northwestern Beijing, an extension of the Taihang Mountains. It is located in the Mentougou District of Beijing about 70 kilometers to the northwest of downtown Beijing.

Mount Miaofeng is culturally significant as a site of worship for the Taoist goddess Bixia Yuanjun (Chinese: ; pinyin: xiá Yuánjūn) also known as the "Heavenly Jade Maiden" (Chinese: ; pinyin: Tiānxian ) who is associated with Mount Tai ("Empress of Mount Tai", Chinese: ; pinyin: Tàishān Niangniang).[1] Mount Miaofeng is the western terminus of a pilgrimage route from Beijing.[2][3] The pilgrimage and the temple fair were held during the fourth month of the Chinese lunar calendar.

References

  1. Naquin, Susan; Yü, Chün-Fang (eds.). Pilgrims and Sacred Sites in China. University of California Press.
  2. "Strange Ceremonies Connected with Buddhist Pilgrimage to Miao Feng Shan by Julius Eigner" (PDF).
  3. Ian Johnson (February 1, 2014), "In China, ‘Once the Villages Are Gone, the Culture Is Gone’", The New York Times
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