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Xi'an Chong Yang Gong Temple, Shaan'xi Province of China

As a Chinese saying, Xi'an is a symbol of Chinese culture. It is an ancient Chang'an, the ancient capital from old imperial palace of the Han and Tang Dynasty. The ancient capital of Xi'an which now located at Shaan’xi Province gave birth to a rich religious culture includes Taoism, Buddhism as well as Islam.

Chong Yang Gong Temple in Xi’an is dedicated to the founder of Quanzhen Taoism, Master Wang Chong Yang. Also known as The Complete Perfection Tradition of The School of Taoism, Quanzhen Sect emphasized that Taoist cultivation should properly begin with the self. Specifically, the self must be emptied of selfish desires.

Chong Yang Gong Temple has a historical establishment for more than 800 years, and land covers about six acres. The palace was renovated two years ago and I was fascinated with a nice gallery of Taoist exhibits such as the sacred tower that consist of those remains of Master Wang Chong Yang still visible at such close proximity.

It was my honour to stage a thanksgiving taoist ritual by invitation from a Singapore local shrine at Chong Yang Gong Temple and I look forward more cultural exchange programme between the two organisation.
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  1. SteveJanuary 2, 2013 at 10:20 AM

    It’s the middle of September, 1957 during a hot summer afternoon in Beijing China. In an inner room of the White Cloud Monastery a somewhat bored seven year old boy, Wu Waize was thinking of what kind of game he could play be himself. While doing so, he sees a thousand-year-old chair and his temptation begins to wonder. Like it has done so many times before. His temptation gets the best of him and he climbs up onto the chair. The chair that is said to belong to Wang Chongyang, the legendary founder of the Dragon Gate Sect

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