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  2. Xiyue Dadi - Wikipedia

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    The legend of Xiyue Dadi is deeply intertwined with Chinese history and culture. Numerous renowned figures from Chinese history, including Qin Shihuang, Tang Taizong, and Sun Yat-sen, have visited Mount Hua. An ancient saying among Chinese scholars has been passed down through generations, stating, "If you do not visit Huashan, you are not a ...

  3. Xiyue Temple - Wikipedia

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    The Xiyue Temple (西岳庙) is a Chinese Taoist temple located at the foot of Mount Hua of the city of Huayin in the northwest of the Shaanxi Province. [1] Here the emperor sacrificed to the god of Mount Hua. Its magnificence is compared to that of the Imperial Palace in Beijing and it is called the "Forbidden City of Shaanxi". [2]

  4. Mount Hua - Wikipedia

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    Mount Hua (simplified Chinese: 华山; traditional Chinese: 華山; pinyin: Huà Shān) is a mountain located near the city of Huayin in Shaanxi Province, about 120 kilometres (75 mi) east of Xi'an. It is the "Western Mountain" of the Five Great Mountains of China and has a long history of religious significance.

  5. Sacred mountains - Wikipedia

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    Mount Lantoy – Philippines; Mount Lao – China. Culturally significant due to its long affiliation with Taoism and is often regarded as one of the "cradles of Taoism" Machu Picchu, Huayna Picchu, and other mountains were sacred to the Inca locals; Mount Makiling – Philippines; Mauna Loa/Mauna Kea – Hawaii, United States.

  6. Huayue Sanniang - Wikipedia

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    Huayue Sanniang (Chinese: 华岳三娘), also known as Sanshengmu (Chinese: 三圣母), is a Chinese goddess and third daughter of the Emperor Xiyue, the god of Mount Hua. [1] After marrying a mortal, she was imprisoned under Mount Hua as a punishment for violating the rules of Heaven.

  7. Indigenous Philippine shrines and sacred grounds - Wikipedia

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    Mount Apo – the tallest and largest mountain in the Philippines and an expansive sacred mountain for the Manobos, Bagobo, Ubos, Atas, Kalagan and Tagacaolo peoples; the mountain is often referred as "grandfather" or "elder"; [36] some ethnic peoples there offer sacrifices to the deity, Mandarangan, for good health and victories in war; [37 ...

  8. Culture of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The culture of the Philippines is characterized by great ethnic diversity. [1] Although the multiple ethnic groups of the Philippine archipelago have only recently established a shared Filipino national identity, [2] their cultures were all shaped by the geography and history of the region, [3] [4] and by centuries of interaction with neighboring cultures, and colonial powers.

  9. Philippine mythology - Wikipedia

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    Portrait of the first man, Malakas, and woman, Maganda, who came out from a bamboo pecked by the bird form of the deity of peace, Amihan, in Tagalog mythology The Maranao people believe that Lake Lanao is a gap that resulted in the transfer of Mantapoli into the center of the world.