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My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

Incense offered up at Nanchang temple in Nanyan brings this dragon to life. Zhenwu, the Lord of Wudang and protector of Taoism is said to have left his mortal body behind at this spot and his immortal soul rose up to the top of the mountain, Jin Ting.

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Incense offered up at Nanchang temple in Nanyan brings this dragon to life. Zhenwu, the Lord of Wudang and protector of Taoism is said to have left his mortal body behind at this spot and his immortal soul rose up to the top of the mountain, Jin Ting.

Tags: incense, zhenwu, wudang, taoism

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