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June 16, 2013, Sunday
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MOUNT Lushan, in Jiangxi Province, is one of the spiritual centers of Chinese civilization. Buddhist and Taoist temples, along with landmarks of Confucianism, where the most eminent masters taught, blend effortlessly into a strikingly beautiful landscape.
Mount Lushan is an area of striking scenic beauty that has attracted spiritual leaders and scholars, for over two millennia.
Cultural properties in Lushan National Park include: archaeological sites; inscriptions; historic buildings; and Chinese and foreign villas.
Archaeological sites include the large Neolithic village of Tingzi Dun (4th millennium BC) and the battlefield of Poyang Lake during Three Kingdoms Period (AD 220-65).
More than 900 inscriptions on cliffs and stone tablets have been recorded in Lushan. The oldest cliff inscription is in the calligraphy of the great pastoral poet of the Jin Dynasty (AD 265-420), Tao Yuanming.
Some 200 historic buildings are scattered over Lushan National Park. The most celebrated is the East Grove Temple complex at the foot of Xianglu Peak, to the west of Lushan.
The closing years of the 19th century and the early 20th century, many holiday villas were built by Chinese and foreign visitors in Lushan.
Three are under state protection as key cultural sites.
Lushan National Park was inscribed on the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites in 1996.
Mount Lushan is an area of striking scenic beauty that has attracted spiritual leaders and scholars, for over two millennia.
Cultural properties in Lushan National Park include: archaeological sites; inscriptions; historic buildings; and Chinese and foreign villas.
Archaeological sites include the large Neolithic village of Tingzi Dun (4th millennium BC) and the battlefield of Poyang Lake during Three Kingdoms Period (AD 220-65).
More than 900 inscriptions on cliffs and stone tablets have been recorded in Lushan. The oldest cliff inscription is in the calligraphy of the great pastoral poet of the Jin Dynasty (AD 265-420), Tao Yuanming.
Some 200 historic buildings are scattered over Lushan National Park. The most celebrated is the East Grove Temple complex at the foot of Xianglu Peak, to the west of Lushan.
The closing years of the 19th century and the early 20th century, many holiday villas were built by Chinese and foreign visitors in Lushan.
Three are under state protection as key cultural sites.
Lushan National Park was inscribed on the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites in 1996.
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