Laoshan: China’s Holy Mountain

The Lao Shan Mountains are not only home to important sites of religious and philosophical tradition: special forms of Chinese martial arts and music also originated here.

The inhabitants of the Lao Shan mountains are fortunate: The nearby sea provides them with the best quality fish and seafood, and the spring water is so clean that it has been bottled and sold on for a century. The traditional temples, which have attracted religious scholars, philosophers and artists from all over China over the centuries, provide spiritual nourishment. "Lao Shan: China's Sacred Mountain" introduces some of them - from famous calligraphers and storytellers to the revered national heroes of the Middle Kingdom.