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Lushan National Park, Jiangxi Province, ChinaSource: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E5%BA%90%E5%B1%B1%E5%90%AB%E9%84%B1%E5%8F%A3.JPG
Author: Gisling
Lushan National Park in Jiangxi Province, China, encompasses Mount Lu, or Lushan, a 1474-meter tall mountain regarded as sacred to Buddhism and Taoism. It has a high concentration of temples many of which are landmarks to Confucianism.
Among the most famous temples in Lushan are Hui-yuan Temple and Donglin Temple.
Today a tourist attraction, Lushan National Park was inscribed as a World Heritage Site during the 20th session of the World Heritage Committee which met in Merida, Mexico, on 2-7 December, 1996.
In addition to the World Heritage Site inscription for Lushan National Park, the Lushan Quaternary Glaciation National Geopark was made a member of the Global Geoparks Network in 2004.
The geopark features exceptional upthrows of the Quaternary (about 2.5 million years ago) age set amidst breathtaking landscape of craggy peaks, valleys, ravines, gullies, gorges, caves and cascades.
Within Lushan National Park is the Lushan Botanical Gardens, home to tens of thousands of endemic, indigenous and other species of plants.
Waterfall in Lushan National Park, Jiangxi Province, China
Author: Gisling
Lushan National Park in Jiangxi Province, China, encompasses Mount Lu, or Lushan, a 1474-meter tall mountain regarded as sacred to Buddhism and Taoism. It has a high concentration of temples many of which are landmarks to Confucianism.
Among the most famous temples in Lushan are Hui-yuan Temple and Donglin Temple.
Today a tourist attraction, Lushan National Park was inscribed as a World Heritage Site during the 20th session of the World Heritage Committee which met in Merida, Mexico, on 2-7 December, 1996.
In addition to the World Heritage Site inscription for Lushan National Park, the Lushan Quaternary Glaciation National Geopark was made a member of the Global Geoparks Network in 2004.
The geopark features exceptional upthrows of the Quaternary (about 2.5 million years ago) age set amidst breathtaking landscape of craggy peaks, valleys, ravines, gullies, gorges, caves and cascades.
Within Lushan National Park is the Lushan Botanical Gardens, home to tens of thousands of endemic, indigenous and other species of plants.
Waterfall in Lushan National Park, Jiangxi Province, ChinaSource: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lu_Shan-Jiangxi4_by_KongFu_Wang.jpg
Author: Kongfu Wang
Mount Lushan, China
Author: Kongfu Wang
Mount Lushan, ChinaSource: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Lushan_-_fog.JPG
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Lushan National Park, China
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Lushan National Park, ChinaSource: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lu_Shan-Jiangxi2_by_KongFu_Wang.jpg
Author: Kongfu Wang
Inscription Year: 1996
Type of Site: Cultural
Inscription Criteria: II, III, IV, VI
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Author: Kongfu Wang
World Heritage Site Inscription Details
Location: N 29 26 E 115 52Inscription Year: 1996
Type of Site: Cultural
Inscription Criteria: II, III, IV, VI
Visiting Lushan National Park
Lushan is located in Guling, which is 35 km (22 miles) south of Jiujiang. You should fly or take a train to Jiujiang, and then arrange a tour from there.List of World Heritage Sites in China
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