Returning to the Source: Among Immortal Peaks, Encountering Zishan at Wudang

Wudang Mountain belongs to the Qinba Mountains, with diverse terrain — high and low, winding and twisting. The houses built here naturally take on a rustic charm.

Zishan Jiulong Villa is situated on the sacred grounds of Wudang Mountain, a renowned Taoist site in China. Perched atop the blessed land of Zixiao, the entire design follows the natural contours of the terrain, creating a seamless mountain retreat.

The entrance space draws on the tranquility of the Tao Te Ching and the gentle flow of water to shape its ambiance. A solemn and ceremonial gate, a quiet and understated environment, combined with luxurious materials and calm color schemes, precisely constructs an elegant natural beauty, immersing visitors in a peaceful and poetic leisure space.

To avoid disturbing the natural harmony, materials such as rock gray, red walls, and green tiles were chosen to blend the architecture in with subtlety. Geometric lines trace rational thought, yet become emotional within the Zen of Taoism. The interplay of light and shadow seems to pluck at strings alternately, enriching the spatial artistic dimension with abundance.

A millennium-old Brazilian pearwood table, over 6 meters long and weighing more than 6 tons, gleams in the lobby, exuding a majestic aura. Its grain runs in an interwoven oblique pattern, fine and uniform in structure. Between form and aesthetics, it creates a living ambiance that merges with nature, offering a stunning and vivid visual experience. From now on, this wood will reside at Zishan, coexisting with all things at Wudang.

Mist shrouds the scene, evening clouds thicken, and the space whispers amid leaf falls and blooms, growing through day and night. It gradually changes form with the addition of people and scenery.

For ordinary people, the essence of “retreating into the mountains” has always been about balancing the natural scenery of seclusion with the convenience of modern amenities. In this respect, Zishan Jiulong Villa is your best choice.

The sightseeing shuttle stop is only 10 meters away. Walk to the bus stop, take a bus, and you can reach various scenic spots in Wudang Mountain. The hotel also offers exclusive airport transfer services with Rolls-Royce, BMW X7, and even helicopter transfers directly from Wuhan to Zishan Hotel, making travel around Wudang Mountain extremely convenient.

Adjacent to Zixiao Palace on the left and Nanyan Palace on the right, it occupies the finest location on Wudang Mountain, a must-pass place for all visitors. Here, step lightly into this fairyland of mountains and waters, watch the sea of clouds, admire rime ice, enjoy red leaves, and listen to the mountain breeze...

Thus, Zishan Jiulong Villa, starting from the geographical characteristics of the scenic area, uses the winding tranquility of the mountains to shape spatial ambiance. A mountain-ringed walking path has been built around the hotel, with a “Ten Scenes” platform set up, combining buildings, courtyards, corridors, bridges, and garden paths into unique spatial segments.

The names of the “Ten Scenes” are taken from the Tao Te Ching. Here, you can practice Tai Chi, do yoga, sip tea, copy scriptures, or play the guqin... creating a life atmosphere that blends with nature, offering visitors a delicate and vivid sensory experience.

Feel the boundaries of the soul, inhale and exhale the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, seek immortals and comprehend the Tao, and find truth in tranquility.

On one side is the mundane world, on the other is the pure land of immortals. Hidden among the mountains, nourished by their spirit, with every breath you merge into the green mountains and clear waters, replenishing your energy and cultivating a transcendent mindset.

Zishan Jiulong Villa, blessed by favorable timing and geographical advantages, combines the essence of heaven and earth. It has meticulously introduced an independent Taoist medical clinic, perfectly integrating “health preservation” with “physical therapy.” Through the traditional diagnostic methods of “looking, listening, questioning, and feeling the pulse,” it provides Taoist medical services to wellness guests.

After the face-to-face consultation, you can move to the Cedar Spa to enjoy massage, moxibustion, craniosacral therapy, and other comforts, meeting diverse physiotherapy needs.

Alternatively, leave yourself some peace and space to converse with your inner self. If the mind is like a mirror, hand-copying scriptures can brush away the dust on the mirror’s surface, allowing you to contemplate the Tao through the scriptures and achieve tranquility and far-reaching vision.

Or you can relax and release excitement in a dreamy, colorful KTV room with 3D surround sound. You can also enjoy the thrill of hitting golf balls in an indoor facility that replicates a golf course 1:1, experiencing immersive fun.

Classical meets modern, and Eastern elements incorporate Chinese colors, giving an advanced, modern vibe. This lends Zishan’s Chinese-Western fusion Shouzhong Full-Day Restaurant a dreamlike quality — a situational experience unlike any other.

Inside the windows is modern fantasy; outside is the pure land of the mundane world. Push open the window and sometimes see the mountains — the 800-li Wudang range stretches before your eyes; push open the window and sometimes see clouds, as if hidden among immortal peaks nourished by spiritual energy. Perhaps this is how one maintains inner emptiness and clarity, and I think this is the meaning of “Shouzhong” (keeping the center).

A local chef with 30 years of culinary experience has innovated and fused authentic Wudang cuisine. A feast of delicacies will take you on a taste journey to experience the ultimate beauty of the world.

It is not simply combining dishes or blindly innovating. After fully understanding various culinary cultures, the chef skillfully incorporates classic Cantonese cuisine and Western food, transforming dishes based on color, aroma, and flavor, giving them new life and diversely interpreting the taste of delicacies.

If you still can’t forget your city life here, Zishan Jiulong Villa also has the only coffee house on the entire mountain — Cedar Café — allowing you to find the slow-paced “urban life” of morning coffee and evening drinks amidst the misty mountains.

The mysterious latitude 30°N has been a cradle of human civilization since ancient times. A tranquil and peaceful cultural atmosphere is the main tone here. Therefore, to live in seclusion, settle down, and reflect on yourself at Zishan Jiulong Villa is truly rare.

With first-class brand furniture and high-tech facilities, the classical yet lively hues, within a bold and spacious room layout, use lines akin to the beauty of nature to provide every guest with an irreproducible stay experience.

The natural wood tone is an extension of the mountains. Opening the window connects you directly to the mountain itself, allowing you to receive generous nourishment from the mountains. The interior furnishings are simple and rustic, yet meticulously crafted, perfectly showcasing design aesthetics while embodying a simple life philosophy.

A multifunctional meeting room integrates modern professional audio equipment, multimedia display devices, high-definition video recording technology, and intelligent centralized control. It can host various high-end meetings, wellness lectures, cultural gatherings, etc., efficiently achieving modernization.

“Let the beauty of returning to the source and nature be integrated into every service,

with anticipation service as the ultimate goal.”

Contributor | Chen Jinyu

Reviewer | Chen Jinyu, Zhang Wenjing