湘潭縣白晉代起即有仙道真人的活動。其道派有正一道、全真道。湘潭道士胡雨初為龍虎山天師府受聽正一道士，係縣內白泉清陽觀道制。本文從湘潭地理位置與人文環境入筆，對正一道教在該地區的傳播、發展和興衰的歷史與現狀，進行詳實的考察，對正一道士胡雨初的從教活動及其收藏與整理道藏科書的情況進行詳細的介紹，對湘潭部分道觀道闊的傳承關i系，道佛宮觀寺院的歷史與現狀進行調查和陳述。筆者通過文獻稽考與實地訪查，說明中國土生土長的道教這一宗教事象，如何歷久不衰，至今仍擁有廣泛的社會基礎和信仰群眾。

Reports of Daoist immortals being active in Xiangtan County
(Hunan) were recorded as early as the Jin Dynasty (265-420). Two Daoist
lineages have long flourished in Xiangtan: Zhengyi (“Orthodox Unity”) and
Quanzhen (“Complete Perfection”). This article begins with a description of
the geographical and cultural environment of Xiangtan, and then proceeds to
describe Zhengyi Daoism’s dissemination and development there, particularly
its rise and decline. It also provides data on the histories and current status
of Xiangtan’s Daoist temples, including succession patterns among their
Daoist masters. Another goal of the article is to introduce the Xiangtan
Daoist master Hu Yuchu, the heir of Xiangtan’s Palace of the White Spring
and Pure Yang, who was ordained as a Zhengyi Daoist at the Celestial
Master Hall on Dragon-Tiger Mountain (Longhu shan). Details of Hu
Yuchun’s initiation to Zhengyi Daoism, as well as his Daoist scriptures, are
also presented. Through textual research and field investigation, the author
illustrates how Daoism has persisted in Xiangtan through the centuries,
retaining deep roots in local society and continuing to attract vast numbers
of followers.