MOUNT QINGCHENG - 'The MOST PEACEFUL Mountain in CHINA'

Mount Qingcheng in Sichuan Province is one of China's 4 sacred Daoist mountains. Just a short journey from the provincial capital city of Chengdu will bring you to the start of the hike. Once regarded as the most peaceful and secluded place in China...

[@fargr5926]

Taoist temples used to preserve tons of traditional music for ritual purposes and the time they had. Long gone, feel so sad.

[@nickinchina2552]

There was still a lot of music in the temples on this mountain, don't be sad!

[@user-ol1xo4fb1u]

Although I don't believe in any religion, it still makes me happy to see mysterious religious temples and palaces hidden in the beautiful and tranquil mountains to provide people with a place to rest and relieve stress. Taoism is China's native religion, but I'm often a little confused about the differences between Taoist architecture and Buddhist temples. I always think they are exactly the same. Hahahaha, thanks again Nick for the wonderful video, I wish you all the best.

[@nickinchina2552]

There are a lot of similarities in daoist and buddhist architecture in China. Just subtle differences. Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@Nori-it6wo]

Thanks very much for showing those of us whk have never visited China before, especially its beautiful temples! I love watching the Taoist/Buddhist rituals (and nature in parks/forest) - they have a therapeutic and calming effect on me !

[@Nori-it6wo]

I want to add that traditional Chinese architecture is extremely beautiful and enchanting !

[@nickinchina2552]

My pleasure to show them to you! Traditional Architecture is one of my favourite things when i travel in China, so a lot more on the way!

[@artkidolee2162]

Am from Chengdu, Qing Cheng Shan is basically the back yard of Chengdu ren. Thanks for bringing back the memories

[@nickinchina2552]

15 mins on the high speed train! Lucky Chengdu people!

[@numuves]

I love seeing the ceremonies

[@nickinchina2552]

Great place this! It's worth the trip.

[@ernstkrudl4895]

Hi Nick, thanks a lot. So happy to be walking with you along! Wo shi Aodiliren. Have lived in Dujianyan for a week as a tourist (before moving on the emei shan) and also visited this mountain nearly 2 decades ago. No Western tourists that time. Did you see the huge (severall floors high) Laozi statue inside the pagoda? No taking photos allowed. One of my favorite places in China, but never went there again, too much to see in all of CHina. Happy travelling, to walk if possible is always the better choice to absorb, and the soul can follow.

[@nickinchina2552]

The statue of Laozi is still there, but you will have seen a different pavillion two decades ago! Sadly, the one you will have seen collapsed during the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake

[@ernstkrudl4895]

@@nickinchina2552 How sad! I remember the earthquake, saw the destruction of the Er Wang temple in Dujianyän on the internet. Very shocked. Sichuan was great, much Chilli and nobody sick! I was there in 2002. At that time they opened a park in memory of the irrigation project (iirc) . It was funny, because there was a huge stone, written 2002 on, the 2 in Chinese, the 0 in Western style, easy to remember. =00=. When the park was opened with a lot of nice activities, music, etc. people had to pay 3 yuan entry fee for the weekend. The locals were very angry, but the compromise was the fees were collected only after 9p.m., so the locals could enter freely, and the tourists from Chengdu would pay. Carried away with good memories. Especially I like your walks, the different paths, plants, etc. Maybe boring for somebody who has not been there, but it brings back much good memory for me! feichang hao!

[@raymondlianto9882]

Beautiful ancient Chinese Taoist Temple ❤❤❤.

[@nickinchina2552]

Beautifully placed on the mountain side. Magic!

[@nivzfrabx3718]

Another amazing video Nick! The different kind of architecture all over China in the different provinces and the different architecture of all the dynasties, fascinates me. Thank you for sharing!

[@nickinchina2552]

I love Chinese architecture too, crazy to think that the same basic format of building was used for houses, temples and palaces and followed the same basic principles for thousands of years

[@nivzfrabx3718]

@@nickinchina2552 It's crazy, China it's fascinating!

[@MichaelMartinussen]

Nice to see how they have kept the trees almost build in the Temple :)

[@nickinchina2552]

Old temples built around even older trees 😀😀

[@thenwaiho6646]

Finally you are back to do videos after such a long time. Happy to see you.

[@nickinchina2552]

I've been back a little while now...but yes, that was a long break, too long haha

[@cabbyw]

What a beautiful hiking trail. Love to be there myself. Thanks for sharing

[@nickinchina2552]

Really great hike! If you are in Chengdu...its only 20 mins away on the high-speed train!

[@skywire5595]

very interesting mountain and cinematic like temple.

[@nickinchina2552]

A really nice hike and even in winter the mountain is lovely and green. Well worth doing!

[@charleneji6759]

青城山！was there in the summer over a decade ago and liked it. 😀

[@nickinchina2552]

...bet it's scorching hot in the summer! It's a lovely place!

[@SS-ko2lt]

Don’t mess with Daoist priests, Nick (you didn’t, just sayin’.). Many of them, like the Shaoling monks are martial art experts. Difference is, they don’t show themselves. A Shaoling martial monk would likely intervene in a bullying act in the old days. Daoist priests would just walk away, unless directly threatened or if the act is egregious. And when they acted, it would be over quickly and the perpetrator would be severely maimed. I know this because my teacher was a 內功 (inner king fu) master.

[@nickinchina2552]

You studied martial arts? i met some pretty amazing martial artists on Wudangshan 😎

[@SS-ko2lt]

@@nickinchina2552 many years ago and I merely scratched the surface. Qincheng school was known for its sword fight ability, Wudang is the ultimate 內功 school. Martial artists of various schools were very active back in the days when China was chaotic and crime ridden. Too bad the priests don’t show themselves anymore now, even though in the back mountains where tourists aren’t allowed access, occasional videos have shown them practicing high up in the mountains. One that I saw some time ago was amazing! You’re very close to Er Mei Mountain, not visiting there? If you do, watch out for the monkeys. Er Mei Taichi has integrated with some Daoist moves, 硬功夫。

[@binhe6500]

Another amazing video! 👍

[@nickinchina2552]

Thanking you kindly! Some fantastic places coming up in the next videos!

[@kenbarry749]

Very enjoyable video.

[@nickinchina2552]

Glad you like it! It was a great way to spend a morning

[@yiranirene]

❤❤❤

[@user-of7uo5og4o]

7:00, dude😔, I was on earphone and was scared the sh!t out of my ...

[@nickinchina2552]

😂😂😂 sorry!

[@jhonlie5460]

As a chinese oversea that pig and goat for pray same like my hometown while were offering a ritual

[@nickinchina2552]

Interesting. Do you know what they represent?

[@jhonlie5460]

That's an old tradion is way back many thousands years ago it's represents sacrifice for deity

[@neocohen139]

@@nickinchina2552 Cows ,goats ,pigs ,dogs and fish are the '五畜' in pray activitities since Zhou dynasty .Cows ,goats and pigs these three are conbined as '太牢' to serve the heavenly principle and emperor's ancestors .

[@baatarbeifong7869]

For some reason, I never associated temples with Daoism~ I also didn't know that there are different, special mountains to Buddhism and Daoism!

[@nickinchina2552]

Yeh, so there are many sacred mountains but the 5 Sacred Peaks, the 4 Daoist mountains and the 4 Buddhist mountains top the list.

[@richies7977]

青城山，《西游记》的拍摄地！

[@nickinchina2552]

真的吗 拍摄在青城山吗 😀😀

[@wenwen5603]

@@nickinchina2552 《西游记》中孙悟空拜师菩提祖师的斜月三星洞 和 镇元大仙的五庄观在这座山取景拍摄。

[@hong3170]

are you going to visit all the holy mountains in China?

[@nickinchina2552]

That's the plan! Well, the plan is to visit everywhere haha

[@hong3170]

@@nickinchina2552 great. there are some in Sichuan alone.

[@nickinchina2552]

I climbed the 五岳 last summer, have a look at the videos!

[@hong3170]

@@nickinchina2552 I watched them.

[@jacintochua6885]

Name os green fort in English.

[@Anonymous------]

True Taoism (Daoism) isn't a religion, it doesn't worship any deity, it's a philosophical science.

[@nickinchina2552]

Yeh, the early texts (Dao De Jing, Zhuangzi etc) are not religious texts, but there has been a religious side to Daoism for a really long time too. 道家 and 道教 are pretty different things

[@Anonymous------]

@@nickinchina2552 Many of today's so-called Taoist (Daoist) are fake, they involve in "ghost busting", fortune telling, superstitious rituals, or other things not from true Taoism.