嵩山,古称“外方、嵩高、崇高”。刘熙《释名》中曰:“山大而高曰嵩。”《尔雅·释山》载:“嵩高为中岳。”因地处中原,故称“中岳”。五代后始称“中岳嵩山”,与“东岳泰山、西岳华山、北岳恒山、南岳衡山”并称中华五岳。嵩山历史悠久,仰韶文化、龙山文化、三皇五帝、夏都阳城,都在这里留有遗迹。儒、释、道三教荟集,嵩山“六最”异彩纷呈。始建于北魏年间的少林寺,以佛教禅宗祖庭和少林武术的发祥地而享誉中外…… Songshan, ancient name “foreign, Song high, sublime.” Liu Xi “release name” said: “Mountain and high Yue Song.” “Ya Ya release Hill” contains: “Song high as Zhongyue.” Because is located in the Central Plains, so called “Zhongyue.” Five generations later said “Zhongyue Songshan”, and “Dongyue Mount Tai, Xiyue Huashan, Hengshan Beiyue, Hengshan Nanyue” and said the Chinese Five Sacred Mountains. Songshan has a long history, Yangshao culture, Longshan culture, the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, Xia capital Yangcheng, are left here. Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism Hui Hui, Songshan “six most” colorful. The Shaolin Temple, built in the Northern Wei Dynasty, is renowned both at home and abroad with the birthplace of Buddhist Zen Patriarchs and Shaolin martial arts.