The exhibition is organized in twelve sections. Information on gallery 3 appears below. For a list of galleries, see on this page . For information about museum programs associated with the exhibition, click here .
Mountains are places where qi is particularly refined.
They are considered fitting places for meditation and spiritual retreat. Among their peaks, it is believed, hermits encounter perfected beings and collect magical herbs and fungi used in elixirs of immortality. She lived on a mountain called Kunlun, in the far west of China. Other immortals and gods were also associated with sacred places such as mountains, and some of the most important Taoist temples were placed on mountains. Many of these cults survive to this day.