Towering in the Danjiangkou City, Hubei Province, the mountain was called Taihe in ancient times; with a periphery of 400km, it has scenic sites of seventy-two peaks, thirty-six crags and twenty-four creeks. The Tianzhu (Heavenly Pillar) Peak, the main peak, rises 1,612m above sea level, with queer peaks and perilous deep valleys as well as deep and secluded cave rooms. There is a huge ancient architectural complex belonging to the Taoist religion atop the mountain, which has mainly eight palaces, two Taoist temples, thirty-six nunneries and seventy-two crag temples.

The Gold Hall built atop the peak in the Ming Dynasty is renowned for its being copper cast and gilded, and is one of the largest exquisite copper buildings existing now in our country. Wudangshan is the birthplace of the Wudang School Chinese Boxing. It was included in the “World Cultural Heritage List” in 1994.