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
Geography
Location	Mentougou District, Beijing, China
Parent range	Western Hills

Mount Miaofeng (Chinese: 妙峰山; 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: 碧霞元君; pinyin: Bìxiá Yuánjūn) also known as the "Heavenly Jade Maiden" (Chinese: 天仙玉女; pinyin: Tiānxian Yùnǚ) who is associated with Mount Tai ("Empress of Mount Tai", Chinese: 泰山娘娘; 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