Mount Lushan

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Mount Lushan

Mount Lu is a mountain in the People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

The People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the List of countries by population in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately a fifth of the world's population....
, situated south of the city of Jiujiang

Jiujiang

Jiujiang , formerly called Kiukiang, is a prefecture-level city located on the southern shores of the Yangtze River in northwest Jiangxi Province, China....
in Jiangxi Province, near Lake Poyang

Lake Poyang

Lake Poyang , located in Jiangxi Province is the largest freshwater lake in China.It has a surface area of 3,585 km? and a volume of 25 km?. Its average depth is 8 meters....
. Its highest point is the Dahanyang Peak (1.5 km above sea level). The mountain is a prominent tourist attraction, especially domestically.

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Mount Lu is a mountain in the People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

Jiujiang

Lake Poyang

Hui-yuan founded Pure Land Buddhism
Pure Land Buddhism

Pure Land Buddhism , also sometimes referred to as Amidism, is a broad branch of Mahayana Buddhism and currently one of the most popular schools of Buddhism in East Asia, along with Ch?n ....
here on the northwest slope in 402
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. Also, Donglin Temple
Donglin Temple

Donglin Temple is a Buddhism monastery approximately 20km away from Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China. It was built in 386 at the foot of Lushan by Huiyuan , founder of the Pure Land Sect of Buddhism....
is located here.

Lushan National Park is a UNESCO
UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945....
World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site that is on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 Sovereign state which are elected by their General Assembly for a four-year term....
(cultural), and Lushan Quaternary Glaciation National Geopark is a member of UNESCO Global Geoparks Network
International Network of Geoparks

The Global Network of National Geoparks is a UNESCO Geoparks programme established in 1998. According to UNESCO, for a Geopark to qualify in the GGN it needs to have:...
.

The Lushan Botanical Gardens features tens of thousands of plant species.

Below the Five Old Men Peak is the White Deer Grotto Academy
White Deer Grotto Academy

The White Deer Grotto Academy was located at the foot of Wulou Peak in Mount Lushan, now in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province. It was one of the Four Great Academies of China....
, named after the poet Li Bo (not to be confused with the famous poet Li Bai
Li Bai

Li Bai or Li Po was a List of Chinese language poets. He was part of the group of Chinese scholars called the "Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup" in a poem by fellow poet Du Fu....
), who raised white deer there. It is one of the oldest institutes of higher learning in ancient China.

West is the Flower Path which provided inspiration to Bai Juyi
Bai Juyi

Bai Juyi was a List of Chinese language poets of the Tang dynasty. His poems are not cheerful, they were themed around his responsibilities as a governor of several small provinces to sympathise with his people....
, a famous poet who lived during the Tang Dynasty
Tang Dynasty

The Tang Dynasty was an Dynasties in Chinese history preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. It was founded by the Li family, who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire....
.

Between the Yangtze River
Yangtze River

The Yangtze River, or Chang Jiang , is the longest river in China and Asia, and the List of rivers by length in the world, after the Nile in Africa and the Amazon River in South America....
and Lake Poyang
Lake Poyang

Lake Poyang , located in Jiangxi Province is the largest freshwater lake in China.It has a surface area of 3,585 km? and a volume of 25 km?. Its average depth is 8 meters....
lie the Greater and Lesser Tianchi Lakes, the Jingxiu Valley, and Lulin Lake. On the north bank of the latter is the Lushan Museum, which features pottery and bronzes dating from various periods of ancient China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
, as well as calligraphy from the Tang Dynasty and paintings from the Ming
Ming Dynasty

The Ming Dynasty , or Empire of the Great Ming , was the ruling Dynasties in Chinese history of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty....
and Qing
Qing Dynasty

The Qing Dynasty , also known as the Manchu Dynasty, followed the Ming Dynasty in History of China, and was the last ruling Chinese Dynasties of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 ....
dynasties.

At the centre (between three peaks), and at an altitude of over 1 kilometer above sea level, is the town of Guling, which is linked by a mountain highway to neighboring spots in the region.