Mountain Lushan

    Mountain Lushan is located in the south of Jiujiang City, close to the Poyang Lake in the east and to the Yangtze River in the north, near Nanchang.
    Mountain Lushan's ares is 302 square kilometers in all, the area of hill with 282 square kilom-eters. It has twelve scenic areas, with the highest Hanyang Peak about 1,474 meters.
    It is said that seven brothers whose surname was Kuang put up a hut and led a hermit's life here in the Zhou Dynasty, hence otherwise name is Kuang Lu.
    Mountain Lushan is famous for the sea of clouds, precipitous cliffs and torrential waterfalls. It is imposing, rare, beautiful, towering, and is encircled by clouds and mists. There are countless springs, waterfalls, strange caves and rare rocks in the mountain. It is also cool and pleasing in summer. It is both a renowned scenic area and summer resort in China.
    There are many attractions on the mountain, such as Xiaotian Pool, Wangjiang Pavilion, Tian Bridge, Hua Path, Datian Pool, Longshou Cliff, Xianren Cave, Sanbao Tree, and Hanpo Pass. At the foot of the mountain are historical sites, such as Guanyin Bridge in the Song Dynasty, Bailudong Academy, and Donglin Temple in the Jin Dynasty.
    Mountain Lushan is reputed as “being dreamlike in spring, verdant in summer, intoxicating in autumn, and dazzling white in winter” with its elegant and beautiful. Its scenery is the most beautiful in summer and winter, and it is an ideal summer resort for people in midsummer.
    Mountain Lushan is a cultural mountain with a long histoty for 2,000 years. More than 1,500 historical figures have been to Mountain Lushan, leaving 4,000 poems, a large number of articles and travelogues, about 900 cliff inscriptions and more than 300 pieces of stone inscriptions. Bailudong College of Mountain Lushan takes the first place in the four colleges of ancient China. Mountain Lushan is the center of Buddhism and Taoism in ancient times in the south. Donglin Temple is the Buddlism place of the Pure Land, having a major impact on the sinicizion and socialization of Buddhism. Mountain Lushan has modern and international villa community, keeping about 600 different styles of villas from 20 countries so far. In 1930s, Mountain Lushan became the “Summer Capital” of the national government, after the founding of the people's Republic of China , the CPC central committee held three meetings in Mountain Lushan, which had a major impact on China's development.
    In 1982 Mountain Lushan was listed as the first national scenic spot by the State Council. On December 6th 1996, UNESCO has awarded Mountain Lushan World Heritage listing for its significance to world culture and national beauty, and gave the following remarks:“With its peculiar style in historic remains, which is melted with remarkable natural beauty, Mountain Lushan has formed a highly- aesthetically-valued cultural view closely relevant to the sprit of the Chinese people and their cultural life.”
    Mountain Lushan was among the first Key Scenic Districts of China and was one of the districts bestowed the titles “forty Best Scenic Districts of China”, “National Exemplary Qvillized, Scenic and Historic Interest District”, “National Geopark of China”, “AAAA-rated Tourism District”, and etc.

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