武当山是我国著名的道教圣地。
据文献记载，汉魏六朝时，修仙学道之士荟萃是山。
宋代道经尊此山为真武修炼之地，武当山道教正式形成。
元代，武当山宫观教团日益发展。
明代，自永乐皇帝大建武当山宫观祠庙始，明皇室长期奉行扶植武当山道教的政策，使其呈现出200余年的鼎盛局面。
在漫长的历史演变进程中，武当山道教创造、包融了丰富多彩的文化内容，至今仍在中国社会中有着广泛而深刻的影响。
Wudang Mountains is our country famous Taoist shrines.According to historical records, the Han-Wei and Six Dynasties, cultivation way, meta is a mountain.The Song Dynasty: respect the mountain - the practice of Taoism officially formed, Wudang Mountains.The Yuan Dynasty, the Wudang Mountains Temple community development.Since the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Yongle Temple Temple was constructed in Wudang Mountains, Ming room pursue long-term construction Wudang Mountains Taoist policy, so that it shows the situation of its 200 years.In the long history of the evolution process, Wudang Mountains, embracing Taoism to create rich and colorful cultural content, is still in Chinese society has a broad and profound impact.道教是我国土生土长的宗教，“中国的根柢全在道教”(鲁迅，1918)，它在中国文明史中起着重要的作用。
武当山道教是中国道教的一个重要组成部分，其发展得到历代统治者的捧持和推崇，明朝时达到鼎盛：先后被皇帝封为“大岳”(明成祖)，“治世玄岳”(明世宗)，使其地位高于五岳，被尊为“四大名山皆拱揖，五方仙岳共朝宗”的“五岳之冠”，“雄镇打岳而祀超百代”。
武当山成为专为朝廷祈福禳灾的“皇室家庙”、“天下第一山”(北宋米芾)，在道教领域中取得了独尊的地位，成为全国最大的道场和全国的道教活动中心，影响深远，在中国道教史上写下了辉煌的篇章。
Taoism is China's native religion, "China is totally rooted in Taoist" (Lu Xun, 1918), it is in the history of Chinese civilization plays an important role in.Wudang Mountains Chinese Taoism Taoism is an important component of its development, rulers of holding and respected, Ming Dynasty reached its peak: has been the emperor as "big mountain" (emperor), "Zhi Shi Xuan Yue" (Shizong), make its position above the mountains, was honored as the "four great mountains are arch then, five common ancestor" "Xianyue" crown "," town play Yue and worship of emi".Wudang Mountains is designed for the blessing of the "Royal Jiamiao s disaster", "the best in all the land" (song Mi Fu), in Taoist field was obtained in first position, becoming the country's largest temple and the Taoist activities, far-reaching, in the history of the China Taoism wrote down brilliant canto.真武，古称玄武，民间俗称真武大帝。
玄武本是中国古代宗教中的北方之神，其形象为龟蛇。
道教兴起后，玄武被纳入道教神系，并与北极大帝信仰相结合，逐渐演变为道教大神。
唐代宫廷中已供奉玄武神像，北宋真宗时因避圣祖赵玄朗名讳，乃改称玄武为真武。
宋初已经在民间流行的道经如《元始天尊说北方真武经》等，称真武是净乐国太子，在黄帝时入武当山修道，历时42年，功成飞升。
南宋流行的道经《玄帝实录》等，称真武因降魔有功，被玉帝封为“玉虚师相、玄天上帝”。
由于宋朝北方边境一直遭受游牧民族的军事威胁，为了乞助于道教神灵以解除心理上的不安全感，安定民心，宋朝君臣对道教皆相当崇拜，对真武神顶礼膜拜。
宋真宗、仁宗、徽宗、钦宗、孝宗、宁宗、理宗诸帝虔祀真武，屡封尊号。
上行下效，民间早有的真武崇拜也日益炽盛。
元代武当山道士编刊了《武当福地总真集》、《玄天上帝启圣录》等经书，使真武神在武当山修仙得道的故事更丰满完善，进而使武当山成了世人崇奉的真武道场。
六朝时，武当山便被《荆州图记》称为“嵩高之参佐，五岳之流辈”。
唐末著名道士杜光庭编写的《洞天福地岳渎名山记》，将武当山列为道教三十六洞天、七十二福地中的第九福地。
元成宗大德七年(公元1303年)加封真武神为“元圣仁威玄天上帝”的圣旨云：“武当福地，久属职方……”武当山被列为洞天福地并为宋元最高统治者所尊祟，表明它在道教名山中具有显著的地位。
Zhenwu, from ancient basaltic, commonly known as great zhenwu.Basalt is the Chinese ancient religions of the north of God, its image as a tortoise and snake.After the rise of Taoism, basaltic was incorporated into the Taoist God, and with great faith Arctic combination, evolved into the Taoist god.The Tang Dynasty palace has been dedicated to Kitasong Masamuneshi because basaltic statues, from St Zhao Xuanlang name, but was renamed the basaltic -.The early Song Dynasty has been a popular folk Taoist Scriptures such as "Primus said northern Zhenwu by", Nama Take is the prince of net country music, in the time of Huang Di into the Wudang Mountains convent, which lasted 42 years, is soaring.The prevalence of Taoist scriptures "Emperor Xuan memoir", Nama Take was active by the jade emperor called out, "Yu Xu division phase, Xuan-Tian god".Since the Song Dynasty, the northern border has suffered from nomadic military threat, in order to help in the Taoist gods to lift the psychological sense of insecurity, stable common feelings of people, the monarch and his subjects to Taoism are worship, to prostrate oneself in worship Zhenwu god.Song Zhenzong, Emperor Huizong,, Qinzong, hyojong, Ning Zong, science in the Diqian worship Zhenwu, repeatedly made a letter.Follow suit, folk early some Zhenwu worship increasingly flourishing.The Y uan Dynasty Taoist Wudang Wudang Mountains series published the "promised land", "always true set of Xuan-Tian God Kai saint", recorded books, make Zhenwu God in Wudang Mountains s love story more plump perfect, then made Wudang Mountains the world worship Zhenwu temple.The Six Dynasties, Wudang Mountains was "Jingzhou chop" called "Mt. sung. Zuo, five sacred mountains of the coterie group".At the end of Tang Dynasty and the famous Taoist Du Guangting prepared the "blessed spot Yue ditch mountains down", Wudang Mountains would be listed as the thirty-six Taoist fairyland, in ninth place, seventy-two place.Yuanchengzong Dade seven years (AD 1303) sealed Zhenwu God "element Shengrenwei Xuan-Tian God" the imperial edict "cloud: Wudang Fudi, long is the staff side......"Wudang Mountains was listed as the blessed spot and supreme ruler of the song and Y uan Dynasties respect, indicating that it was a Taoist mountain has significant status.武当武术，又称“内家功夫”，是武当山道教文化的重要组成部分。