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Dengfeng
登封市
The Daoist Zhongyue Temple
The Daoist Zhongyue Temple
Country China
ProvinceHenan
PrefectureZhengzhou
Area
 • Total1,220 km2 (470 sq mi)
Population
 • Total630,000
 • Density520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitehttp://www.dengfeng.gov.cn/
Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in "The Centre of Heaven and Earth"
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Shaolin Temple
CriteriaCultural: iii, vi
Reference1305
Inscription2010 (34th Session)

Dengfeng (Chinese: 登封; pinyin: Dēngfēng; postal: Tengfeng) is a county-level city in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China. In ancient times, it was known as Yangcheng (simplified Chinese: 阳城; traditional Chinese: 陽城; pinyin: Yángchéng).

Dengfeng has an area of 1220 square kilometers and a population of 630,000.[1]

Dengfeng is located at the foot of the Mount Song, one of the most sacred mountains in China. The city is one of the most renowned spiritual centres of China, home to various religious institutions and temples, such as the Taoist Zhongyue Temple, the Buddhist Shaolin Temple, as well as the Confucian Songyang Academy, hence its poetic expression derived from Chinese literature as the spiritual "centre of heaven and earth".

History

The first Xia Dynasty capital Yangcheng was built west of Gaocheng Township on the Yin River under the sacred Mount Song.

The famous Shaolin Monastery, traditional origin of Zen, is located in Dengfeng.

Sites

In 2010, UNESCO inscribed several of the most renowned sites across Dengfeng onto its World Heritage List under the title "Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in 'The Centre of Heaven and Earth'."[2] The World Heritage Site includes several historic gates, temples (including the renowned Shaolin Temple), a Confucian academy and the Gaocheng Observatory:[3]

Transportation

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