Wǔlián

Wulian Mountain rises among the wooded hills south of Zhucheng, its peaks and ravines surrounding a Buddhist temple beneath Dabei Peak. Formerly known as Wuduo, the mountain received the name Wulian from the Wanli Emperor. In 1602 the monk Mingkai founded Guangming Temple with imperial support; the court provided funds, scriptures and ritual objects, and an imperial eunuch supervised construction. Later repairs and stone inscriptions preserved the story of the temple and its mountain setting.