Mao Shan

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The Maoshan Mountain ( Chinese  茅山 , Pinyin Máo Shān ) - other names are Mao Shan , Maoshan , Mao Mountain , Maoshan Mountains - is a in the Chinese province of Jiangsu in the area of ​​the cities of Jurong (句容 市) and Jintan (金坛市) Mountains in the south of Nanjing . It is a famous site of Daoism . The Daoist Shangqing School ( Shangqing pai ) is also called Maoshan School ( Maoshan pai ). A famous temple is the Maoshan daoyuan (茅山 道 院).

Coordinates: 31 ° 47 '  N , 119 ° 19'  E