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  Mount Lushan
Mount Lushan locates in the south of the city of Jiujiang, which is in the northern part of Jiangxi Province.
Mount Lushan is a well-known beautiful scenic area with sheer peaks and precipices, changeable clouds and fogs, silver springs and flying waterfalls, deep valleys and secluded forests.
Mount Lushan is thus reputed as "the Kingdom of Prose and Mountain of Poetry".
www.chinaembassy.org.pl /pol/zt/zggk/turystyka/t129397.htm   (215 words)

  
 Xi'an CTS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Mount Hengshan is famous for its scenery and places of historic interest, such as the Seven Ancestors Daochang (place where Taoist rites are performed), and the Zhuling Holy Spot.
  Mount Wutai, situated in the northeast of Wutai County of Shanxi Province, is one of China's four famous Buddhist mountains.
  Mount Jiuhua, which lies in the southwest of Qingyang County in Anhui Province, and is noted for its towering peaks and great number of temples, is one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China.
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 Inside China - UNESCO Recognized World Heritage Sites of China
Lushan is often visited by tourists cruising the lower reach of the Yangzi River.
Mount Emei is also notable for its very diverse vegetation, ranging from subtropical to subalpine pine forests.
Mount Wuyi is the most outstanding area for biodiversity conservation in south-east China and a refuge for a large number of ancient, relict species, many of them endemic to China.
www.imperialtours.net /heritage.htm   (2578 words)

  
 Beauty, the Land of China - Jiangxi
It is bounded on the east by Poyang Lake and on the south by Mt. Lushan.
Lushan is abundant in scenic spots, springs, rocks of fancy shapes, and waterfalls, for which it is especially famous.
Mount Sanqing, also known as Shaohua Mountain, is famous for its three peaks: Jujing Peak, Yuhua Peak, and Yuxu Peak, which resemble the three gods worshipped in Taoism.
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 China - Lushan National Park
Mount Lushan, in Jiangxi, is one of the spiritual centres of Chinese civilization.
Located in the northern part of Jiangxi Province, Mt. Lushan faces the Yangtze River to the north and borders on the east with the largest fresh water lake in China, Poyang Lake.
Sudongpo, a well-known poet of the Song Dynasty (A.D.960-1280), honored the "Cloud Sea" of Mt. Lushan for its ever-changing mist in one of his poems.
worldheritage.heindorffhus.dk /frame-ChinaLushan.htm   (376 words)

  
 Mount Lushan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The famous resort town, also named Lushan, lies within the borders of the surrounding national park.
The Lushan National Geological Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Between the Yangtze River and Lake Poyang lie the Greater and Lesser Tianchi Lakes, the Jingxiu Valley, and Lulin Lake.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mount_Lushan   (327 words)

  
 Mount Lushan
Mount Lushan, located by the Poyang Lake, 36 kilometers south of Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province, covers an area of 350 square kilometers.
At Lushan, towering peaks and dangerously steep cliffs on all sides surround a relatively gentle center.
It was first built by Li Bo, an official of Tang Dynasty (618-907) at the beginning of the seventh century and was extended during the Song Dynasty (960-1279).
www.china.org.cn /english/kuaixun/74950.htm   (199 words)

  
 fpark   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Lushan is not only well known for its beautiful scenery with sheer peaks, clouds and fogs, and deep valleys, but also quite famous for its cultural relics and long history.
Mount Taibai is noted for its complicated and unique natural conditions, with peaks towering into the clouds unfolding in all their majesty.
Mount Gutmann, 48 kilometers from Benxi City, is characterized by steep cliffs and waterfalls The Junmei and Tanghe rivers form valleys through it Clouds and fog curling up from the valleys make the peaks appear mysterious.
www.ecotourismhainan.com /ywb.files/fpark.htm   (3568 words)

  
 Travel in China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Mount Huangshan, a famous tourist attraction, stands in the south of Anhui Province.
With the magnificence of Mount Taishan, the precipitousness of Mount Huashan, flying waterfalls of Mount Lushan, cloud mists of Mount Hengshan, weird-rocks of Mount Yandang and the coolness of Mount Emei.
Prominent to Mount Huangshan are its many spectacular rocky peaks and vast cloudy sea over the heights for as many as 200 days throughout the year.
www.yourhero.net /travel/huangshand.htm   (332 words)

  
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The Lushan Hotel is conveniently situated in the downtown commercial center, just a few steps away from the Fushan International Exhibition Center.
Lushan Hotel is managed by the highly regarded Taiwan Yongfen Group.
It is often chosen to host various commercial community activities and, at present, Taiwan guests account for more than 40% of the total.
www.cbw.com /hotel/lushan-xiamen/index.html   (232 words)

  
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Lushan District lies between the great mountain (Mt.Lushan),and the famous lake(Lake Poyang).
Lushan District stands in the transitional region between the mild subtropical belt and the subtropical belt.
The average temperature of year is 16-17℃,the yearly rainfall reaching 1,300-1,600mm, the climate warm with plentiful sunshine, all of which is suitable for the growing of plants and animals.The forests cover an area of 330,000 mu.
www.lushan.cn /Q_lvyou/Lv_gaimao/Lv_gaimao_E.htm   (327 words)

  
 Mount Lushan strives to keep its fame
A seminar introducing how Mount Lushan in Jiangxi Province was developed into an eco-tourism areas was held at the Great Hall of the People earlier this week.
Located in the north of the province, Mt Lushan, for centuries the inspiration of painters, writers, and poets, is pre-eminent in terms of unspoilt landscape and rich cultural sites, which perfectly complement each other.
In the first half of 2005, tourists numbers from home and abroad increased by 10 per cent on the same period last year and the total revenue was up 15 per cent, reaching 70 million yuan, (US$8.4 millon) during the six months period.
www2.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2005-07/09/content_458627.htm   (203 words)

  
 jiangxi meteorological bureau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Mount Dragon and Tiger (Longhu) is located 20 km south of the Yingtan city in JiangXi Province.
While from a closer footing, the mount looms up seemingly eating up the bright moon." "Hundreds of peaks compete their beauty, while thousands of streams meanders through them.
Therefore, the original source of Taoism, Mount Dragon and Tiger, leading all the Taoism schools in southern china, became the centre of the development of Chinese Taoism practice and became renowned throughout the south, ranked the family of Confucius in QuFu of Shan Dong Province and both received great attention from the court.
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 QUATERNARY SEDIMENTARY ENVIRONMENTS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The formation of the Quaternary diamicton in the East China Mountains, especially in Mount Lushan, Huangshan, and Tianmushan, has long been a focus for both domestic and overseas geologic circles because it involves a problem debated since the 1930s pertaining to the Quaternary glacier relics and environment in these areas.
For CM image, the Dajiaochang profile of the Mount Lushan is very similar to periglacial and the debris flow deposits, but the profile of Jiangpochang and Yaoshaling have many kinds of geneses, i.
In the "galcial varve" of the Denglongqiao profile of the Mount Tianmushan, its CaO and Na O content is lower than the nonglacial varve, the fact shows that it has the features of the violent leaching, weathering and nonglacial action.
www.cybergeo.presse.fr /actualit/colloq/Ectqabst/zhu_cheng.htm   (491 words)

  
 CHINA MT.LUSHAN
With the development of tourism industry in recent years, Restaurants in Mount Lushan have increased gradually.
Mount Lushan Stone Frog is easy to digest, nutritious, so the cooked food taking it as raw materials can be found in every restaurant in Mount Lushan.
Among them" braising Stone Frog with sauce" is one of the famous dishes of Mount Lushan.
www.china-lushan.com /english/ts/012.htm   (205 words)

  
 JiangXi-China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
NANCHANG, Dec. 23 (Xinhuanet) -- A Christian church at the Mount Lushan, a tourist destination known for its beautiful scenery and historical sites in east China's Jiangxi Province, will be open totourists for three days in the coming Christmas holidays.
Located at No. 438 Road Hexi of the Mount Lushan, the T-structured, Roman-style church was built around 1910, with an areaof 200 square meters.
There are now two Christian churches at Mount Lushan, cultural heritage from the late 1800s and the early 1900s, when Christian missionaries came to the region from Britain, the United States, France, Russia and Italy.
www.jxcn.cn /269/2004-12-24/30012@133266.htm   (200 words)

  
 jiangxi lushan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Lushan is abundant in scenic spots, springs, rocks in fancy shapes and waterfalls.
In summer time Lushan is a perfect resort place, and in winter Lusahn presents a unique snow clad mountain view.
In December,1996 The mount Lushan was listed in the Chronology of Recognition of World Heritages in China.
www.eastravel.com /german/information/city/lushan.htm   (104 words)

  
 Mount Huangshan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
It is known for its mist-shrouded peaks, grotesque rocks, strange-shaped pine trees, ever-changing sea of clouds and numerous springs.
While standing at the top of those peaks, one is greeted by a panoramic view of peaks, rocks and pine trees half hidden in the sea of clouds.
The pine trees on the Mount Huangshan are in various shapes, each with its own distinct beauty and grace.
www.eastgreetswesttravel.com /ChinaWindows/mount.html   (246 words)

  
 Yangtze River Cruise: Jiujiang Attractions, Lushan National Park, Jiangxi Province, Mt. Lushan
Lushan Mountain lies to the south of Jiujiang City of Jiangxi Province, facing the Yangtze River in the North and connecting the Poyang Lake in the East.
Lushan Moutain lies in the region where a full range of stratums (except that of the Trias) are in evidence, presenting the process of crustal evolvement.
White cranes found in the areas of Lushan Mountain and the Poyang Lake are the biggest white crane flock in the world with a total number of over 4,000.
www.yangtzerivertour.com /amaze_yangtze/attraction/city/jiujiang/lushan.htm   (628 words)

  
 Mount Lushan
Mount Lushan is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
The Pure Land school first became prominent with the founding of a monastery upon the top of Mount Lushan by Hui-yuan in 402.
Mount Lushan: Encyclopedia II - Culture of China - Arts
www.experiencefestival.com /mount_lushan   (893 words)

  
 Mount Lushan / Lushan National Park, China
Mount Lushan, which occupies an area of 250sq.km/97sq.mi, is one of the most popular recreational and holiday areas in China.
According to one such poet, Lushan has at least 2000 scenes of natural beauty with which to captivate the observer.
Mount Lushan - Pavilion of the Imperial Stele
www.planetware.com /jiujiang/mount-lushan-lushan-national-park-chn-jx-ml.htm   (203 words)

  
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Huangdi's visit to Mount Shicheng was recorded in the Book of Mountains and Seas, an authoritative account of noted places in Chinese history.
During their investigation tours to Mount Shicheng, experts found some remains of a huge stove, which coincides with the legend that Huangdi once cast a bronze cauldron with ore.
Meanwhile, a discovery of an ancient well, which is believed tobe one of the 18 in Mount Shicheng, a road known as "the imperial road" to the locals, and some temples, wells and land named in commemoration of Huangdi's descendants have all supported the experts' hypothesis, said Hong.
www.tibetinfor.com.cn /en/news/2002/03/c031141.htm   (380 words)

  
 Jiujiang ensures the safety of the pine forest in Mount Lushan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Safety of the landscape and forest area of Mount Lushan is under the protection.
At present, Mount Lushan Protective Area has 15,000 hectares of forest area, including the pine forest area of 7,200 hectares.
The warmer climate in Jiujiang in last winter and this spring, insect pests occurred in the forest.
www.enviroinfo.org.cn /Disasters/Pest/e091705_en.htm   (137 words)

  
 Jiangxi Province
The major scenic spots include: Mount Lushan, Jinggang Mountain, Longhu (Dragon and Tiger) Mountain, Sanqing Mountain, Poyang Lake, and the cities of Nanchang and Jingdezhen.
Mount Lushan has been listed as a World Heritage site by the UNESCO.
The northern Jiangxi triangle tourism zone comprising Nanchang, Lushan Mountain, Jiujiang, Poyang Lake and Longhu Mountain is one of the 14 major international tour routes in China.
www.china.org.cn /english/features/55638.htm   (837 words)

  
 jiangxi meteorological bureau
Located in the northern part of Jiangxi Province, Mt. Lushan faces the Yangtze River to the north and borders on the east with the largest fresh water lake in China, Poyang Lake.
Sudongpo, a well-known poet of the Song Dynasty (A.D.960-1280), honored the "Cloud Sea" of Mt. Lushan for its ever-changing mist in one of his poems.
East Woods Temple Situated at the western foot of the mountain, the East Woods Temple was built in 384 A.D. during the East Jin Dynasty.
www.weather.org.cn /englishweb/en/tour4.asp   (556 words)

  
 Mt. Lushan, Lushan Mountain, Jiujiang Attractions: Travel China Guide.com
Lushan National Park is a well-known tourist attraction both in China and abroad.
It has a vantage position to the south of China's longest river, the Yangtze River, to the north of the Tengwang Pavilion, to the east of the railway from Beijing to Kowloon and to the west of China's largest freshwater lake, the Poyang Lake.
Lushan owes its reputation to its wonderful, elegant, steep and spectacular features that embrace ravines, waterfalls, grottoes, rocks and rivulets.
www.travelchinaguide.com /attraction/jiangxi/jiujiang/mt_lushan.htm   (616 words)

  
 Jin Gong Hotel Lushan - @ - Lowest Rate Guaranteed
The gold palace mountain villa, lie in the east valley of scenic spot of Mount Lushan with" natural oxygen bar", Old site one arrow distant only from" Mount Lushan meeting".
The green hill encircles on four sides, cluster round in the green woods, the environment is quiet and tastefully laid out.
Construction area of mountain villa 4200 Yu Ping's square rice, the equipment is comprehensive, it is warm and thoughtful to serve, It is the tourism and leisure, commercial meeting, ideal famous scenic spot that avoids heat to spend holidays.
www.chinatravelhub.com /hotels/027lushan3jinhua.htm   (130 words)

  
 New Page 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Lushan or Mount Lu lies on the southern bank in the
Summer is cool in Lushan,where mist and cloud occur frequently.The vegetation reveals features of the Tertiary Period in China.The Lushan Botanical Garen, set up in l934,is an imponant base for the protection and migration of plants species in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangze river.
Lushan takes pride in having a world village on an extensive scale,which makes it a top summer resort in China and the world.
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 China Tourist Attractions :: Mount Lushan in Jiangxi Province   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
China Tourist Attractions :: Mount Lushan in Jiangxi Province
Mount Lushan has plenty of scenic attractions, including the Wulaofeng (Five Elderly Men Peaks), Xianrendong (Immortal's Cavern) and the White Deer Cave Academy, which, situated on the Houping Hill south of the Five Elderly Men Peaks, was one of the earliest institutes of higher learning in China.
In 1996, Mount Lushan was placed on the world cultural heritage list.
www.chinatravel.com /cgi-bin/moxiebin/bm_tools.cgi?print=56;s=6_4;site=2   (208 words)

  
 Dragon Head Cliff - SACU Photo Gallery 44   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Tourists ascend the Dragonhead Rock (Lung Shou Ya) on Mt. Lushan, Jiangxi Province in 1980.
Mount Lushan is listed as a place of World Natural Heritage by UNESCO.
Mount Lushan is well known for its variety of plants, including rare ancient trees, hardy old pines, cypresses, verdant grass and green vines and colorful flowers.
sacu.org /pic44.html   (169 words)

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