Facade detail of Jade Fertility Well Temple on South Peak of Hua Mountain

Bell with dew-collecting cup on top, incense burner, and Daoist priests in front of temple building on East Peak of Hua Mountain

Mountain landscape on Hua Mountain

West Peak of Hua Mountain

Daoist priest wearing a cap with a streamer knot on Hua Mountain

Daoist priest on Hua Mountain

Stone parapet on narrow trail skirting the Great Creater on Hua Mountain

Clay statue of an elephant wearing trappings in a Daoist temple on Hua Mountain

Mountain landscape seen from West Peak of Hua Mountain with Qinling Mountains in background

Detail of an embroidered altar cloth in a Daoist temple on Hua Mountain

Daoist temple building on West Peak of Hua Mountain with Qinling Mountains in background

Mountain landscape on North Peak of Hua Mountain seen from a point near Sky Ladder

Tree on a rock ledge below Qi ting on East Peak of Hua Mountain with Qinling mountains in background

Altar with statues, vessels, inscriptions, and embroidered votive offerings in a Daoist temple on Hua Mountain

Mountain landscape on Hua Mountain with northern plain and rivers in background

Two candlesticks with male caryatid figures in a Daoist temple on Hua Mountain

Mountain landscape on Hua Mountain with northern plain and rivers in background

Altar with a statue and embroidered cloth with inscription in a Daoist temple on Hua Mountain

Daoist priests with a sword and a yak-tail fly whisk performing a ceremonial dance on East Peak of Hua Mountain

Daoist priests with a sword and a yak-tail fly whisk performing a ceremonial dance on East Peak of Hua Mountain

Daoist priest wearing a cap with a jade plaque and a streamer knot on Hua Mountain.

Daoist priest wearing formal dress and holding a yak-tail fly whisk on Hua Mountain

Daoist priest wearing formal dress and holding a yak-tail fly whisk on East Peak of Hua Mountain with Qinling Mountains in background

Detail of an altar showing a statue of the goddess Sheng Mu wearing a phoenix headdress and a mantle embroidered with eight trigrams in a Daoist temple on Hua Mountain

Gate on the trail up Tai Mountain

Rocks on Tai Mountain

Trees on Tai Mountain

Trees and detail of inscribed rock on Tai Mountain

View of landscape on Tai Mountain

Trees on Tai Mountain

Trees on Tai Mountain

Inscribed arch on Tai Mountain

Trees on Tai Mountain

View of landscape on Tai Mountain

Interior of Da cheng dian showing signboards

Interior of Da cheng dian showing a fang ding

Interior of Da cheng dian showing altar of Confucius (left) and eastern shrine of disciples (right)

Rock in a courtyard between two temple buildings at the Kong miao

Interior of Da cheng dian showing a fang ding

Interior of Da cheng dian showing a candlestick and a vase at the altar of Confucius

Trail with arch on Tai Mountain and view of the river valley below

View of landscape on Tai Mountain

Temple buildings and moon gate on Tai Mountain

Details of temple buildings on Tai Mountain showing roof ornaments silhouetted against the sky

View of landscape on Tai Mountain

Temple buildings on Tai Mountain

Temple interior showing seated, clothed statue on Tai Mountain

Temple courtyard with incense burner on Tai Mountain

Temple courtyard on Tai Mountain showing memorial stela and incense burners

Temple interior showing seated figure with headdress, robe, shoes, and inscribed pillow on Tai Mountain

Inscribed rocks on Tai Mountain

Temple complex on Tai Mountain

Temple courtyard with memorial stela on Tai Mountain

Inscribed rocks on Tai Mountain

Temple complex on Tai Mountain

View of landscape and clouds on Tai Mountain

View of landscape and clouds on Tai Mountain

View of landscape and clouds on Tai Mountain

View of landscape and clouds on Tai Mountain

Tianjielü Village and Nan tian men (left foreground) and clusters of temples on Tai Mountain