The incense burner in front of the Golden hall

This is a copper-cast tripod incense burner, marked with the casting date of the 42nd year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty. The tripod has a three-legged garden belly, with a pavilion cover installed on it. There are six pillars and six walls, all of which are engraved with inscriptions. On the roof of the pavilion crouched a relief lion 猊, with six slopes and six ridges below, and six flying dragons decorated on the ridges. In ancient China, the tripod had multiple meanings and was popular during the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. The use of tripod incense burners on the Golden Summit of Wudang Mountain, according to experts' research, has two meanings. One is that the Golden Summit holds a sacred status, and its use symbolizes nobility, majesty, and grandeur. Second, it indicates the purpose of Taoist alchemy and medicinal decoction, hinting at the true essence of cultivation and enlightenment.