Mount Longhu

Mount Longhu (Longhu Shan) is a mountain range and scenic area in Jiangxi province, China, renowned as an early center of Taoism and for its dramatic cliffs and gorges. The landscape combines steep rocky escarpments with wooded valleys and temples.

Visitors encounter multiple Taoist temple complexes, terraces carved into the slopes, and cliffside funerary sites known as hanging coffins. The area has numerous short trails, stairways and viewpoints that showcase the vertical rock formations and deep ravines.

Historically the site is associated with the development of organized Taoist schools and religious practice dating back many centuries; it became an established pilgrimage and monastic area. Mount Longhu sits near the city of Yingtan in northeastern Jiangxi and forms part of the region’s rugged Danxia-style topography.

• Taoist origins: Longhu is long-associated with early Taoist religious practice and the figure Zhang Daoling, making it an important spiritual site for Taoism.
• Scenery: Distinctive steep gorges and towering rock faces make many of its scenic viewpoints and short cliffside walks accessible via paths and stairs.

What to See #

• Taoist temple complexes: Clusters of Taoist temples and monasteries located on terraces and cliff ledges, forming the main religious complex for ritual activity and pilgrimage.
• Cliffside tombs and cliffs: Steep cliffs and rock faces that include ancient hanging coffins and funerary sites set into the escarpments, visible from designated viewpoints.