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Queen Mother’s Palace, also called Wangmugong 王母宫 in Chinese, located on Huishan Mountain, half a kilometer west of Jingchuan County, Gansu Province, is one of the most famous Taoist temples in northwestern China. Legend tells that two devout Taoists, King Mu of the Zhou Dynasty and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, once traveled here, and were respectively wined and dined by the Queen Mother of the West, the supreme Goddess in Taoism.

The Goddess Palace of Jingchuan County was initially constructed in the Yuanfeng period of Emperor Wu's reign in the Western Han Dynasty. It was rebuilt twice in its history, once in the early Song Dynasty and the other in the Era of Jiajing (1522-1566) of the Ming Dynasty. It was destroyed in war in 1864. The buildings we now see were rebuilt in 1992. There are West Goddess Hall, East God Hall and terraced halls. The Stela of Ode to the Goddess, “The gem of all steles", is the most famous one among the large collection of steles in the Goddess Palace. There are four main scenic spots in the scenic area: the Goddess Palace (Wangmugong), the Shining Lake, Huiwu Palace and the Grottoes.

Dayun Temple, originally built in the Tang Dynasty but distroied in  anicient times.Nowadays, the Dayun Temple is set up at the former site to be opened to public.

Legend has it that Wangmugong is the place where the Queen Mother of the West was born and brought up, and where her ancestral temple was located. A grand celebration is held every year on the 20th of March of the lunar calendar. Huge crowds of people come to pay homage, leaving the air filled with the smell of incense.

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Add: Jingchuan County,Pingliang City,Gansub Province
Tel: 0933-3321517,18993319832
Opening Hours: 08:30-17:30
Entrance Fee: CNY 30