
A 500-year-old Taoist temple in Dashan, Chongqing, where Lao Tzu once practiced
17 Video Views·Aug 25, 2025
Today we visited Baiyun Temple in Qijiang District, Chongqing. The temple is more than 1,100 meters above sea level, with towering peaks and steep cliffs. It is one of the three most famous Taoist holy places in Southwest China. It is said that this is where Laozi practiced. Baiyun Temple was first built during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty and was very popular. With a history of 500 years, standing on the top of the mountain at an altitude of more than 1,100 meters, watching the Taoist temple blend into the clouds in the middle of the cliff, and thinking about the legend of Laozi's practice, one can truly feel the unique charm of immortality and the weight of history. Next, let's climb this famous mountain together to explore.
