Langmei Shrine Taoist Temple

In the late Qing Dynasty, all the buildings of Langmei Shrine except the Langmei Hall were burned down. The side halls, side rooms, mountain gates, palace walls and other structures we see now have all been rebuilt on the basis of the ancient ruins. After visiting Wudang Mountain, Xu Xiake, a geographer of the Ming Dynasty, once recorded: "The Langmei Shrine faces the South Rock, and there are many Langmei trees." And when the plum tree is in full bloom, it is described as "the flowers float in the air, reflecting the mountains in a riot of colors." Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty also issued an edict to protect the plum tree, offering its fruit as a tribute and a forbidden fruit, which was presented by Taoist priests of Wudang every year. The emperor often rewarded meritorious ministers with a plum fruit, so all the court officials regarded receiving a plum fruit as a political honor and felt honored for life. However, by the Qing Dynasty, the plum trees on Wudang Mountain had completely vanished. Many people visited Wudang in search of the plum trees, but all returned disappointed, leaving behind only the regret of "leaning against the desolate cliff in melancholy", which has also made the plum trees on Wudang Mountain a mystery that remains to be solved by later generations.