The Main Hall in Five Dragon Palace

( chinadaily.com.cn )

Updated: 2013-01-17

Five Dragon Palace is the oldest of the eight palaces on the Wudang Mountains. It is larger than most of the others. After a major fire in 1930, its existing structure covers 2,975 square meters and a ground area of 25,000 square meters. The restoration of the main hall, as well as the cleaning and repair of the platforms and basements, has been finished.

The top 10 engineering projects in 2012, celebrating 600 years of history mass construction in the Wudang Mountains.The Top 10 Projects of the Wudang Mountains, including The Restoration of the Yuxu Palace Main Hall, were completed in 2012. The projects were financed with over 1 billion yuan ($161 million).

In 1412, Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644) launched two large projects characterized as "building the Forbidden City in the north and building Wudang in the south". Wudang welcomed another golden period of development in 2012, marking 600 years of construction and growth.

The Restoration of the Main Hall in Five Dragon Palace