Executive Briefing: Nature as Temple
Taoism views sacred mountains not as inanimate resource reserves, but as living geo-spiritual entities with subterranean energy channels (*Dragon Veins* / *Longmai*).
1. The Grotto-Heavens (Dongtian)
Ancient imperial decrees protected Taoist sacred mountains from logging, quarrying, and hunting, creating the world’s earliest nature reserves.
2. References
- Miller, J. (2017). China’s Green Religion: Daoism and the Quest for a Sustainable Future. Columbia University Press.