Lushan National Park

Situated in northern Jiangxi Province, Mt.Lushan National Park is close by the Yangtze River on the north and the Lake Poyang on the east, extending 302 sq.km. Its major Dahanyang Peak elevates 1474 m. above sea-level. The great mountain, the great river and the great lake have merged into a unified picture. Unique glacial remains of the Quaternary Period and varied geomorphic features are to be found here. Noted naturally and physically for its peculiarity, beauty, grandeur and danger, Mt.Lushan National Park with a legacy of history and culture is also reputable culturally, educationally, religiously, politically and internationally. Today well-preserved cultural relics and sites at all levels number as many as 41. Having met the criteria Nos.2, 3, 4, 6 for inclusion of cultural properties on the World Heritage List, Mt.Lushan National Park was inscribed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO in 1996.

A Misy View of Mt.Lushan