Tradition
Sacred Places of Taoism
Temples of the Tao, sacred mountains, internal alchemy.
Taoist sacred places include temples of the Sanqing, the sacred mountains of China, and centers of internal alchemy and qigong practice.
On Mandala, places of Taoism are catalogued with the same care given to every other tradition. Each page is community-maintained until claimed by a verified custodian. We welcome corrections, additions, and the steady hand of those who know these places best.
14
Total places
5
Countries
People's Republic of China
Most represented
Featured places of Taoism
A curated selection from the directory.
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TaoismBangka Lungshan Temple
, Taiwan
A historic Taiwanese folk temple in Taipei's Wanhua District, founded by Fujianese settlers in 1738 and dedicated above all to the bodhisattva Guanyin.
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TaoismCebu Taoist Temple
, Philippines
A multi-tiered Taoist temple in the Beverly Hills district of Cebu City, the Philippines — built in 1972 by the local Chinese Filipino community as a centre of Dao worship.
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TaoismChe Kung Miu
, People's Republic of China
A temple in Tai Wai, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, dedicated to Che Kung — a Southern Song dynasty general honoured as a protective deity in Chinese folk religion.
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TaoismChin Swee Caves Temple
, Malaysia
A Chinese temple set into the rocky highland forests of Genting, Pahang, Malaysia, dedicated to the Fujianese saint Master Qingshui and built over eighteen years by hand.
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TaoismGrand Temple of Mount Heng
, People's Republic of China
The Grand Temple of Mount Heng (Nanyue Damiao) stands at the foot of Mount Heng in Hunan, China, the largest temple complex on this sacred southern mountain and a long-standing centre of Taoist, Buddhist, and Confucian devotion.
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TaoismLouguantai
, People's Republic of China
A Taoist temple in Tayu village in Zhouzhi county of Shaanxi province, China, traditionally honoured as the very place where Laozi composed the Tao Te Ching.
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TaoismSnake Temple
, Malaysia
A Chinese folk-Buddhist temple in Penang, Malaysia, dedicated to the deified monk Chor Soo Kong and home to a community of resident pit vipers regarded as his disciples.
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TaoismTai Wong Temple, Cheung Shing Street
, People's Republic of China
A historic Chinese folk temple on Cheung Shing Street in Yuen Long Kau Hui, Hong Kong, dedicated to the Tai Wong, the protective city god of the old market district.
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