Mount Langya
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Mount Langya is a mountain located south west of Chuzhou
Chuzhou
Chuzhou is a prefecture-level city in eastern Anhui Province, People's Republic of China. It borders the provincial capital of Hefei to the southwest, Huainan to the west, Bengbu to the northwest, Chaohu to the south, and the province of Jiangsu to the east...

 City, Anhui
Anhui
Anhui is a province in the People's Republic of China. Located in eastern China across the basins of the Yangtze River and the Huai River, it borders Jiangsu to the east, Zhejiang to the southeast, Jiangxi to the south, Hubei to the southwest, Henan to the northwest, and Shandong for a tiny...

 Province, People's Republic of China. A National Forest Park, National Scenic Area and 4A Tourism Attraction, the mountain is one of Anhui's five biggest scenic attractions. Along with mountain scenery, rivers and forest, the area also contains the Zuiweng Pavilion
Zuiweng Pavilion
The Zuiweng Pavilion , the structure is also known as the "Number one pavilion under heaven" . It was originally constructed in 1046 CE during the Northern Song Dynasty whilst the structure that exists today dates to the Qing Dynasty...

, named after the Northern Song Dynasty
Song Dynasty
The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. It was the first government in world history to issue banknotes or paper money, and the first Chinese government to establish a...

 poet Ouyang Xiu
Ouyang Xiu
Ouyang Xiu was a Chinese statesman, historian, essayist and poet of the Song Dynasty. He is also known by his courtesy name of Yongshu, and was also self nicknamed The Old Drunkard 醉翁, or Householder of the One of Six 六一居士 in his old age...

 (1007–1072 CE)).

History

During the early Eastern Jin Dynasty (317–420 CE), Emperor Yuan of Jin
Emperor Yuan of Jin
Emperor Yuan of Jin , personal name Sima Rui , courtesy name Jingwen , was an emperor of the Jin Dynasty and the first of the Eastern Jin Dynasty...

, gave the area to King Langya (琅琊王), from which it takes it name.

Attractions

The primary attractions in the area are:
  • Gumei Pavilion (古梅亭)
  • Zuiweng Pavilion
    Zuiweng Pavilion
    The Zuiweng Pavilion , the structure is also known as the "Number one pavilion under heaven" . It was originally constructed in 1046 CE during the Northern Song Dynasty whilst the structure that exists today dates to the Qing Dynasty...

  • Rang Spring (让泉)
  • Xixin Pavilion (洗心亭)
  • Langya Old Road (琅琊古道)
  • Lake Shenxiu (深秀湖)
  • Langya Temple (琅琊寺)、
  • Nantianmen (南天门)
  • Huifeng Pavilion (会峰阁)
  • Tongle Garden (同乐园)
  • Fengle Pavilion (丰乐亭)

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