On
the Northern China Plains there are five holy mountains: Mt. Tai, Hua,
Heng, Mt. Heng (Which has a different Chinese character from the preceding
one for its name), and Mt. Song. Mt Song, in Dengfeng county in Henan
province, is in the center of the holy mountains so it is also known the
Han Dynasty visited this mountain in 110 BC Since then emperors of succeeding
dynasties either came in person or sent special envoys to pay homage to
Mt. Song. many memorial halls, Buddhist and Taoist temples, stone arches
and inscribed tablets were erected over the years.
An
Ancient Buddhist Sanctuary
On
the Northern China Plains there are five holy mountains: Mt. Tai, Hua,
Heng, Mt. Heng (Which has a different Chinese character from the preceding
one for its name), and Mt. Song. Mt Song, in Dengfeng county in Henan
province, is in the center of the holy mountains so it is also known the
Han Dynasty visited this mountain in 110 BC Since then emperors of succeeding
dynasties either came in person or sent special envoys to pay homage to
Mt. Song. many memorial halls, Buddhist and Taoist temples, stone arches
and inscribed tablets were erected over the years.