Grotto-heavens

So-called grotto heaven (Chinese洞天, Dongtian Pinyin, English Grotto - heavens ) are residences of the Holy and Immortal (神仙, Shenxian ) in Daoism. With these in China as Dongtian fudi (洞天福地, Dongtian - Fudi, grotto heaven and happy places ') designated sacred sites are the ten large grotto heaven ( Shi as Dongtian十大 洞天), the Thirty-six small cave heavens ( Sanshiliu xiao Dongtian三 十六 小 洞天 ) and the Seventy-two happy places ( Qishi'er fudi七 十二 福地) distinguished.

A majority of these holy places are in the work Dongtian fudi yüze mingshan ji (洞天福地 岳泽 名山 记, Report on cave sky, happy places, sacred mountains, marshes and famous mountains '; DZ 599) Du Guangting杜光庭and the Dongtian fudi ji ( 洞天福地 记, Report on cave heaven and happy places '; DZ ) by Sima Chengzhen from the time of the Tang Dynasty recorded. Famous mountains or hills, where these sacred sites are located Qingcheng Shan, Mao Shan, Luofu Shan, Tai Shan, Hua Shan, Heng Shan, Zhongnan Shan, Shan Longhu etc.

The Ten large cave sky

The work Yunji qiqian (云 笈 七 签, Seven List of the books sack of clouds'; DZ 1032) According to these are:

• Wangwushan Grotto王屋 山洞(Henan)
• Weiyushan Grotto委 羽 山洞( Zhejiang)
• Xichengshan Grotto西城 山洞(Sichuan or Qinghai )
• Xixuanshan Grotto西 玄 山洞( Shaanxi )
• Qingchengshan Grotto青城 山洞(Sichuan )
• Chichengshan Grotto赤城 ​​山洞( Zhejiang)
• Luofushan Grotto罗浮 山洞(Guangdong )
• Gouqushan Grotto句 曲 山洞(Jiangsu)
• Linwushan Grotto林 屋 山洞(Jiangsu)
• Kuocangshan Grotto括苍 山洞( Zhejiang)