A PLACE, A STORY / Danjiangkou
Wudang Mountains
Taoist buildings follow mountain slopes and valleys. Wudang’s palaces and temples connect architecture with a landscape shaped by centuries of devotion.
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The Wudang Mountains hold a major group of Taoist buildings, developed especially during the Ming dynasty. Palaces and temples occupy slopes and valleys, making their setting part of the architectural experience. The complex preserves work from several periods rather than one moment in time.
Notice where a roofline meets a ridge, or where a wall changes direction with the terrain. Those small relationships help explain why the surrounding mountain belongs in the story of each building.
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