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Mount Xiqiao is a 40- to 50-million-year-old extinct volcano situated in the south west of the Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong, People's Republic of China [1] 68 km (42 mi) from Guangzhou. The mountain is an important scenic area and designated as a national forest park and national geological park.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; GPX (all coordinates) ... 72 peaks of Mount Xiqiao: 346 1156 Eocene (Extinct) ...
The following is an incomplete list of mountains in the People's Republic of China, sorted in alphabetical order.Some of these mountains that are claimed by the PRC, including those under the control of the Republic of China and those disputed with other countries, such as Mount Everest, are noted after the list.
Xiqiao Town (Chinese: 西樵镇) is a town in Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong, China. It covers an area of 176.63 square kilometres with registered population of 144,700 and floating population of 70,000.
The Guanyin of Mount Xiqiao is a colossal statue of Guanyin, on Mount Xiqiao, in Nanhai District of Foshan, Guangdong, China. This monument stands 62 m (203 ft) tall, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and sits on a 15 m pedestal making a total height of 77 m (253 ft).
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; ... Mount Xiqiao This page was last edited on 25 January 2019, at 14:15 (UTC). ...
The Postal Map spelling "Fatshan" derives from the same name's local Cantonese pronunciation. Other romanizations include Fat-shan [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and Fat-shun . [ 5 ] Foshan means " Buddha Mountain" and, despite the more famous present-day statue of Guanyin (or Kwanyin) on Mount Xiqiao , who isn't a Buddha, it refers to a smaller hill near the ...
A 75 km 2 area [64] surrounding the peak of Mt Mian (2,440 m), [63] considered holy since at least the Spring and Autumn period (8th–5th centuries BC), [65] most famed as the scene of Jie Zhitui's supposed immolation by Duke Chong'er of Jin c. 636 BC [64] and thus the home of China's Cold Food and Tomb-Sweeping Festivals, [66] the site of ...