Zhongyue Temple

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Zhongyue Temple is an ancient Taoist temple complex at Mount Song in Dengfeng, China, renowned as one of the country’s oldest and most important ritual sites and part of a UNESCO World Heritage ensemble.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Taoist temple
temple complex
architecturalStyle traditional Chinese architecture
associatedReligion Chinese folk religion
associatedWith Five Great Mountains of China NERFINISHED
Zhongyue Dadi NERFINISHED
category Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Henan NERFINISHED
Taoist temples in Henan
country China
culturalPeriod Imperial China NERFINISHED
dedicatedTo Songshan (Mount Song) NERFINISHED
governingBody local cultural heritage authorities of Dengfeng
hasFeature ancient cypresses
axial layout
courtyards
gates
halls
inscriptions
stone steles
hasNameInChinese 中岳庙
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage (cultural) NERFINISHED
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED
includedIn cultural landscape of Mount Song NERFINISHED
locatedIn Central China NERFINISHED
Dengfeng NERFINISHED
Henan Province NERFINISHED
China
surface form: People's Republic of China

Songshan region NERFINISHED
locatedOn Mount Song NERFINISHED
near Shaolin Temple NERFINISHED
Songyang Academy NERFINISHED
partOf Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in “The Centre of Heaven and Earth” NERFINISHED
region Zhongyuan (Central Plains) NERFINISHED
religion Taoism
significance important site for imperial sacrifices to mountains
major Taoist ritual center
one of the oldest ritual sites in China
tourism popular tourist attraction
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2010
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 1305
usedFor Taoist ceremonies
mountain worship
state rituals

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