Songshan

of these articles treats the mountain Song in the province Henan; for the urban district Songshan (松山区) to the city Chifeng in the province Liaoning see Songshan.

The mountain Song, (Chinese: 嵩山, Sōng Shān ^?), is one of the five holy mountains of China. It is appropriate for the district-free city Zhengzhou, which is subordinate to capital of the province Henan, in the administrative territory of the circle-free city Dengfeng (登封市) , those again. On the mountain and in its environment there are many daoistische and above all buddhistische monasteries, under others chan - buddhistischen Shaolin - the temple/monastery.