Mount Sanqing
| Sanqingshan National Geopark | |
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| Location | Jiangxi, China |
| Nearest city | Shangrao |
| Area | 229.5 km² |
| Established | 2005 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site
Mount Sanqingshan National Park |
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| Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List | |
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| Type | Natural |
| Criteria | vii |
| Reference | 1292 |
| UNESCO region | Asia-Pacific |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 2008 (32nd Session) |
Mount Sanqing (Chinese: 三清山; pinyin: Sānqīng Shān) is a renowned Taoist sacred mountain located 25 miles (40 km) north of Yushan County in Jiangxi Province, China with outstanding scenery. Sanqing means the "Three Pure Ones" in Chinese as Mount Sanqing is made up of three main summits: Yujing, Yushui, and Yuhua, representing the Taoist trinity.
A Chinese phrase “三峰峻拔、如三清列坐其巅” (“Three steep peaks, like the Three Pure Ones sit the summits”) explains why it was named San Qing. Amongst the three hills, the Yujing hill (1817 meters above sea level) is the highest.
Mount Sanqing has been classified as a national park of China. It is a famous honeypot as well as a shelter for animals and plants. It contains more than 2300 species of plants and 400 species of vertebrates. The total area of Mount Sanqing is 229 km². It became a National Geopark in 2005 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008.[1][2]
Gallery
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Map of the site
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Cable car
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Pine tree on a mountain top
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The San Qing temple
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Snake rock
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References
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- ↑ Canadian fossil park, an Icelandic volcanic island and archipelago in Yemen among sites added to UNESCO World Heritage List
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mount Sanqing. |
- http://www.sanqingshan.net.cn/PIC/1shi/datu/D10.jpg
- http://www.sanqingshan.net.cn/english/fengguang/yujing.asp
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