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Away from Shifeng Mountain, Tianzhen View| The path of pines hides mysteries, Fengshan discusses philosophy The Jade Emperor Tower, also known as the 'Huanglu Treasure Altar Jade Emperor Tower' or 'Lingxu Tower', is a two-story pavilion-style building established in the seventh year of Ming Jingtai (1457). The plan is square, three rooms wide and two rooms deep, with double eaves and a hipped roof, covered with grey tube tiles, and both floors have wooden column corridors. The door plaque reads 'Huanglu Treasure Altar'. The first floor Lingguan Hall enshrines the Jade Pivot Fire Mansion Heavenly General Wang Lingguan, and the second floor Jade Emperor Tower enshrines the Jade Emperor. There is an ancient stele on the west side of the building, Shanxi·China, which is the earliest stele of Fengshan Taoist Temple, 'Rebuilding the Three Yangshan Ancestor Master Xi Yi An Record'. 'Sanyang Mountain' is Fengshan. Fengshan is also known as 'Sanyang Yunfeng Mountain'. According to the 'Yongning State Records', 'Sanyang is taken from the meaning of the sunlight shining from Mao to You; Feng is taken from the color and shape of the mountain having the meaning of the Danfeng facing the sun; Yun is taken from the meaning of the idle clouds often depending on this mountain'. 'Ancestor Master Xi Yi' is Chen Tun. When Chen Tun Hall was first built, it was originally named Xi Yi An. To the west of the Jade Emperor Tower is Chen Tun Hall. Because Chen Tun was given the title of 'Baiyun Master' by Chai Rong, the Emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty, it is also known as Baiyun Cave. It is the earliest temple on Fengshan, built during the Song Dynasty, rebuilt during the Yuan Dynasty and destroyed, and rebuilt during the Ming Dynasty. According to the 'Rebuilding the Three Yangshan Xi Yi Ancestor Master An Record' in the view, it was rebuilt by Wang Hunran in the thirteenth year of Hongwu (1383), and was rebuilt by Sun Yunji and his disciples in the first year of Ming Jingtai (1450). The hall is a brick and wood structure, three rooms wide and two rooms deep, with a single eave hanging mountain top. The shape under the eaves is complex, with blue and green paintings, very gorgeous. The roof is covered with grey tube tiles, and the edges of the green glazed tiles are cut. The main ridge is decorated with yellow and green glazed tiles, the middle ridge is towering, and the two ends are facing each other. The hall enshrines Chen Xiyi. There is a Ming Dynasty mural of nearly 30 square meters on the west wall of the hall, which is a colored mural of 'Building Wudang Mountain Palace Response Map' painted in the eleventh year of Yongle (1425), with gold leaf and gold powder, depicting the overall architectural distribution map of Wudang Mountain and the map of the gods showing their spirits. The upper part of the mural is the 'Ten Times God Master Manifestation Map', and the lower part is the 'Bird's Eye View of Wudang Mountain', which respectively depict the eight palaces, ten rocks and other scenic spots, and have great historical and artistic value.