RITUAL & TEMPLE LIFE
Life in the temple.
Watch temple life unfold, from the written page to the altar.
Watch temple life
A quiet connectionto something timeless.
Rooted in Maoshan’s Shangqing tradition.
Explore its scriptures, people, ritual life and the wisdom of the seasons.
JIANGSU, CHINA SCROLL TO DISCOVER
A PLACE TO BEGINFind your way
Find your way
into Maoshan.
OUR MOUNTAINA mountain.
A mountain.
A way of seeing.
In the hills of Jiangsu, Shangqing scriptures, ancestral teachers and temple life have shaped Maoshan across the centuries.
4TH CENTURY / SHANGQING ROOTSEnter the storyLIVING TRADITIONMountain life,
Mountain life,
up close.
A ceremony, a crafted object, a day on the mountain.
TREASURES & CRAFT
Stories in the details.
Look closely at seals, inscriptions and the work of the hand.
Browse objects in detail
LEARNING & ENCOUNTERS
A day at Qianyuan Guan.
Find a route through temple culture, mountain history and quiet reflection.
Explore a cultural visit符
魁星點斗符 / MAOSHAN
Original contours · living line
THE ART OF FUA wish,
See the writing.
Discover the meaning.
A wish,
given form.
Eight works by Jiuxiao Daoren. Figures, inscriptions and brushwork hold wishes for everyday life.
See the writing.Discover the meaning.
THE COLLECTION
Objects with a story.
A keepsake for yourself, or a gift with meaning.
A MOMENT WITH THE TAO TE CHING
上善若水
“The highest excellence
is like (that of) water.”
CHAPTER 08 · JAMES LEGGE
Read the chapterTouch the water. Watch it settle.