Sanqing Shan

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Sanqing Shan
Landscape in the Sanqing Shan

Landscape in the Sanqing Shan

location Jiangxi ( PR China )
Sanqing Shan (China)
Sanqing Shan
Coordinates 28 ° 57 ′  N , 118 ° 3 ′  E Coordinates: 28 ° 57 ′  N , 118 ° 3 ′  E
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The mountains Sanqing Shan (三清山), also under the name Shaohua Shan is known少华山, is a famous mountain of Taoism .

It is located north of Bingxi (冰 溪镇) in the Chinese province of Jiangxi in the border area of ​​the two districts of Yushan and Dexing in the prefecture -level city of Shangrao . Its three main peaks are called Yujing玉 京 ( 1817  m ), Yuxu玉虚 and Yuhua玉华. The mountains are protected as a national park.

In Daoist works it is referred to as one of the " Seventy- Two Happy Places " (Qishi'er fudi 七 十二 福地).

During the time of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420), the Daoist scholar and alchemist Ge Hong (approx. 281-341) practiced self-cultivation here and produced immortality pills ( liandan ).

In 2008, UNESCO recognized the national park as a world natural heritage site under the criterion "exceptional natural phenomenon and beauty", among other things for its granite formations.

See also

Web links

Commons : Sanqing Shan  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. UNESCO World Heritage Center: Mount Sanqingshan National Park. Retrieved August 19, 2017 .