Jianglangshan
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Jianglangshan or Mount Jianglang is a famous mountain
Mountain
Image:Himalaya_annotated.jpg|thumb|right|The Himalayan mountain range with Mount Everestrect 58 14 160 49 Chomo Lonzorect 200 28 335 52 Makalurect 378 24 566 45 Mount Everestrect 188 581 920 656 Tibetan Plateaurect 250 406 340 427 Rong River...

 in Jiangshan
Jiangshan
Jiangshan is a county-level city located in Quzhou prefecture, Zhejiang Province, China. Located about 250 kilometers southwest of Hangzhou, the provincial capital, it is the only county-level city in the prefecture. As of 1999, Jiangshan's population stood at 563,196. The city is named aptly:...

 county, Zhejiang Province, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...

. Three peaks from north to south make its recognaizable "river-shaped" arrangement, as follows: Lang Feng, Ya-feng, Feng. Lang peak has elevation of 816.8 mhttp://www.gov.cn/wszb/zhibo272/content_1108451.htm.

The mountain exhibits Danxia Landform
Danxia Landform
The Danxia landform refers to various landscapes found in southeast and southwest China that "consist of a red bed characterized by steep cliffs". It is a unique type of petrographic geomorphology found in China. Danxia landform are formed from red-colored sandstones and conglomerates of largely...

, and was inscribed onto the World Heritage List. in August 2010 as part of China Danxia
China Danxia
China Danxia, or Danxia landform of China, is the general name of the unique type of landscapes, Danxia landform, formed from red sandstone and characterised by steep cliffs, which are caused by endogenous forces and exogenous forces .In August 2010, China Danxia was inscribed onto the World...

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