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Immortals gather in Baiyun Mountain, Yulin.

Baiyun Mountain started from advocating Taoism and was shaped by building temples and establishing spirits. A temple group consisting of 54 palaces, temples, buildings and shrines. It has its own pattern and characteristics. These temples were built by immortals, and every temple should have immortals. There are more than 200 gods and more than 400 statues related to each other. Among them, Taoist series gods are the main ones, and Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism meet. That is, for the traditional gods enshrined on the land of China, but also for the folk gods with local characteristics. There are many and complete gods in Baiyun Mountain, which is really a gathering of gods in one mountain. This is rare in ancient temples all over the country, and there are many descriptions and interpretations of religious stories, myths and legends. Therefore, in a sense, we know the gods of Baiyun Mountain and the gods of the world. Baiyun Mountain, as a historical, cultural and realistic existence and a magnificent and complete temple of God, provides us with a rich database for studying religious culture, allowing people to look at God from a historical and realistic perspective, know God, understand God, appreciate God, distinguish between God and people, and thus distinguish between truth and falsehood and comprehend the truth.