Taoism

Connected Sites: 26

Definition
WHS with a special meaning to Taoism, "a diverse philosophical and religious tradition indigenous to China, emphasizing harmony with the Tao".

Map

Connected Sites

  • Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.40
    74
    4
    Taoist sacred mountain
  • Ping Yao
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.47
    94
    8
    old Qing Xu Guan taoist Temple (now Ping Yao Museum)
  • Temple of Heaven
    Inscribed: 1998
    3.76
    297
    12
    Imperial Taoist ritual place
  • Macao
    Macao
    China
    Inscribed: 2005
    3.07
    230
    12
    "A-Ma Temple is one of the oldest and most famous Taoist temples in Macau. Built in 1488, the temple is dedicated to Matsu, the goddess of seafarers and fishermen." - wiki
  • Quanzhou
    Inscribed: 2021
    3.40
    59
    4
    "Zhenwu Temple (...) was used for the worship of Emperor Zhenwu, a Taoist deity and god of the sea." "A Stone Statue of the founder of Chinese Taoism, [Lao Tze], made in the Song Dynasty is located in a scenic reserve outside Quanzhou." (AB Ev) – "The Statue of Lao Tze is not only an invaluable relic of the development of Taoism in Quanzhou, but also the largest surviving Taoist stone statue in China." (Nomination file, p. 74)
  • Imperial Palace
    Inscribed: 1987
    4.19
    334
    11
    There are Taoist shrines in the Forbidden City.
  • Mount Kumgang
    Mount Kumgang
    Korea (DPR)
    Inscribed: 2025
    3.48
    8
    1
    "Some of the cultural heritage attributes also contain evidence of the intermingling of Buddhism with Taoism and local spirituality, such as mountain gods, the Great Bear, and wild animals." - AB Evaluation
  • Inscribed: 2013
    3.13
    37
    3
    In Daoism, Xi Wangmu, the Queen Mother of the West, is believed to guard the peach trees of immortality in the Tian Shan
  • Wudang Mountains
    Inscribed: 1994
    3.42
    35
    3
    Taoist monasteries
  • West Lake
    Inscribed: 2011
    3.30
    140
    6
    Baopu Taoist Monastery
  • Site of Xanadu
    Inscribed: 2012
    2.13
    19
    3
    The city hosted a major debate between Buddhism and Taoism in the 13th century (AB ev)
  • Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries
    Inscribed: 2018
    2.99
    74
    4
    "For each of the nominated components, the State Party describes a rich array of annual festivals, rites and continuing spiritual practices at the temples, including some that incorporate local belief systems (such as shrines dedicated to the Mountain Spirit, longevity totems associated with Taoism and Shamanism.." (AB ev)
  • Royal Joseon Tombs
    Royal Joseon Tombs
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 2009
    2.66
    140
    9
    "Taoism strongly affected the selection or arrangement of the stone animals. The cross arrangement of the stone sheep and of the stone tigers seems to reflect the concept of yin and yang. Taegeuk, the symbol of the Supreme Ultimate, is found in the middle part of the Buddhist yeongtak (bell) design; the 12 zodiac gods with elements inspired by Buddhism appear on the stone retaining walls; and there are repeated cloudpatterns. All of these are manifestations of Taoist symbolism." - nomination file
  • Mount Wuyi
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.43
    48
    4
    "few of the Taoist temples and monasteries, more than 60 of which have been located, survive to any degree of completeness. Among the exceptions are the Taoyuan Temple, the Wannian Palace, the Sanqing Hall, the Tiancheng Temple, the Baiyun temple, and the Tianxin temple, all of which have survived to varying degrees of authenticity" (AB ev)
  • Mount Taishan
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.61
    71
    7
    Taoist holiest mountain
  • Mount Sanqingshan
    Inscribed: 2008
    3.31
    36
    3
    It is a holy Taoist mountain.
  • Mount Emei, including Leshan Giant Buddha
    Inscribed: 1996
    3.66
    98
    6
    Mount Emei - before the arrival of Buddhism, Mount Emei was Taoism mountain, Fuhu Temple originally was Taoist Temple.
  • Lushan National Park
    Inscribed: 1996
    2.92
    54
    3
    Lu Xiujing built the Simplicity and Tranquillity Temple as the repository of Taoist scriptures
  • Koguryo Tombs
    Koguryo Tombs
    Korea (DPR)
    Inscribed: 2004
    2.73
    23
    2
    "Motifs in most Goguryeo tomb murals display influences from the Taoist culture of the Yan Dynasty of China." - Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea (CHA) Korean Heritage Summer Webzine Spring 2009 (Vol.2,No.1)
  • Koguryo Kingdom
    Inscribed: 2004
    2.94
    27
    3
    "Motifs in most Goguryeo tomb murals display influences from the Taoist culture of the Yan Dynasty of China." - Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea (CHA) Korean Heritage Summer Webzine Spring 2009 (Vol.2,No.1)
  • Kaesong
    Korea (DPR)
    Inscribed: 2013
    2.37
    36
    2
    The integration of Buddhist, Confucian, Taoist and geomantic concepts is manifest (Unesco)
  • Gyeongju
    Gyeongju
    Republic of Korea
    Inscribed: 2000
    3.30
    146
    14
    Anapji Pond - "The name Anapji appears in the 16th century Joseon era document Augmented Survey of the Geography of Korea with the explanation that King Munmu made the pond with Taoist aesthetics." - wiki
  • Dengfeng
    Inscribed: 2010
    3.36
    68
    5
    Zhongyue Taoist Temple AB)
  • Dazu Rock Carvings
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.72
    55
    10
    Dazu for its outstanding evidence of the harmonious synthesis of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism (AB)
  • China Danxia
    Inscribed: 2010
    3.23
    55
    3
    Xianjuyan Taoist Temple is located on the foot of Zhanglao Peak, the main peak of Danxiashan NP
  • Melaka and George Town
    Inscribed: 2008
    3.00
    244
    8
    Melaka's Cheng Hoon Taoist temple (the Chinese Temple)