Mt Song

UNESCO-listed sacred Daoist mountain in central Henan. The Shaolin Temple sits on the western (Shaoshi) slope.

Mt Song is the central of the Five Sacred Mountains of China — sacred to Daoism. The 1,492m peak has multiple temples scattered across the slopes. The Shaolin Temple sits on the Shaoshi side; the Songyang Academy (one of the four most famous classical academies in China) is on the Taishi side. The 8 historical structures of Mt Song were UNESCO-listed in 2010 as 'Historic Monuments of Dengfeng'.