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Mount Lu or Lushan [1] (simplified Chinese: 庐山; traditional Chinese: 廬山; pinyin: Lúshān, Gan: Lu-san) is a mountain situated in Jiujiang, China. It was also known as Kuanglu in ancient times. The mountain and its immediate area are officially designated as the Lushan National Park, and it is one of the most renowned mountains in the ...
The park area features the effects of Quaternary glaciation, and exceptional geological upthrown fault scarps from the Quaternary age.. The resulting landscapes include: Lu'shan—Mount Lu, other mountains and summit peaks, valleys, gorges, gullies, rock formations, natural caves, and waterfalls.
Kuling, now called Guling, on the slopes of a wide valley of Mount Lu, was established in 1895 by the missionaries Edward Selby Little, Dr. Edgerton Haskell Hart, and three others, as a sanitarium and rest resort for Western missionaries in southern China. They built their houses in the colonial style of architecture, and added churches ...
Mount Heng (Hunan) Heshigten Global Geopark; Hongchiba National Forest Park; Mount Hua; Huangguoshu Waterfall; ... Mount Luofu; Mount Lu; Lushan Geopark; M. Mount Emei;
This area is known for its colorful travertine pools formed by calcite deposits, especially in Huanglonggou (Yellow Dragon Gully), as well as diverse forest ecosystems, snow-capped peaks, waterfalls and hot springs. Huanglong is also home to many endangered species including the giant panda and the Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey. [1]
Lushan Botanical Garden (Chinese: 庐山植物园; pinyin: Lúshān zhíwùyuán), officially Lushan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, [1] is a botanical garden located within Mount Lu of Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, China. It is the first subtropical mountain botanical garden in China.
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. In 1982, the park was recognized as China's first national forest park with an area of 4,810 ha (11,900 acres). [2] Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is part of a much larger 397.5 km 2 (153.5 sq mi) Wulingyuan Scenic Area.
A cluster of fortifications which once guarded the 1 km Yanmen Pass beside Mt Gouzhu, [71] protecting "China Proper" from the nomads of the Eurasian steppe, initially constructed around 306 BC during the Warring States period [72] and taking most of its present form from Lu Ting's work in 1374 during the early Ming, [71] when it formed part of ...