Shangqing (town)

Shangqing (上清) is a town under the county-level city of Guixi, in the municipal region of Yingtan, JX. It is a small stop on a major railroad - the Fuzhou branch line from the Yingtan junction on the Nanchang--Shanghai line. Most visitors will be touring the nearby Daoist holy mountain Longhushan (龙虎山).

Cultural Interest

Shangqing Town features Han Dynasty temples associated with Zhang Daoling (张道陵), a founder of Daoism. One is mentioned in the beginning of the classic Yuan Dynasty novel Shuihu Zhuan (水浒传/水滸傳), variously englished as "Outlaws of the Marsh", "Water Margin", "All Men are Brothers", etc.

See also

• Shangqing School

Coordinates: 28°02′45″N 117°02′04″E / 28.04583°N 117.03444°E / 28.04583; 117.03444