“治世玄岳”牌坊, Ming Dynasty stone memorial archway in Danjiangkou, China

The "Zhi Shi Xuan Yue" archway, commonly called Xuanyue Men, stands facing east in Xuanyue Village, Danjiangkou, Hubei. It is a four-pillar, three-bay, five-roofed stone archway built to imitate timber framing, 14.5 metres wide and 11.9 metres high. The Jiajing emperor's four-character edict is carved on the plaque on both faces.

Built in 1552, the 31st year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty, the archway carries an imperial inscription bestowed by Emperor Jiajing himself. It was repaired in 1755, the 20th year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty, and in 1988 it was listed in the third batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level.

The four characters "Zhi Shi Xuan Yue" were written by Emperor Jiajing himself as an imperial edict and carved on both faces of the plaque, which gave the archway its name. Locals call it Xuanyue Men, the Gate of Xuanyue, marking the entrance to the Wudang Mountains sacred area.

The archway stands in Xuanyue Village on the Wudang Mountain road, facing east, so its inscribed plaque catches the morning light. It is a single free-standing structure viewed from the roadside; allow a short stop rather than a long visit. The surrounding Wudangshan area is administered as a tourism economic zone.

The archway is a stone imitation of a wooden structure, not a stone-and-wood hybrid: it has four pillars, three bays and five roof tiers, all carved in stone. Its plaque bears the same four characters, "Zhi Shi Xuan Yue", on both faces, taken from the Jiajing Emperor's imperial inscription.