Hengshan White Dragon Temple
The White Dragon Temple is situated on the southern slope of Zixia Peak, facing Dalin Temple across the ridge. It was originally constructed during the Shaoxing period of the Song Dynasty. According to legend, a woman named Xiang accidentally consumed an immortal peach, became pregnant, and in shame took her own life. Her unborn child transformed into a white dragon, prompting the construction of the temple to enshrine and worship the White Dragon Goddess. In the fourth year of the Guangxu reign during the Qing Dynasty (1878), major structures such as the Jade Emperor Hall, the Eastern Peak Hall, the Ten Kings Hall, the Goddess Hall, the Official Reception Hall, and the Joy Pavilion were rebuilt, comprising a complex of a hundred rooms.
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