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Mount Danxia (Chinese: 丹 霞 山; pinyin: Dānxiá Shān) is a noted scenic mountainous area in Renhua County, in the northern part of Guangdong province. It is described on the local signage as a "world famous UNESCO geopark of China".
As the landform gets older, valleys widen and one gets isolated towers and ridges. The danxia landform is named after Mount Danxia, one of the most famous examples of the danxia landform. A very peculiar feature of danxia landscape is the development of numerous caves of various sizes and shapes. The caves tend to be shallow and isolated ...
Mount Tai has been a symbol of rebirth and immortality, serving as an important ceremonial site where emperors would perform rituals to pay homage to heaven and earth. The mountain is dotted with historical monuments, temples, and inscriptions, making it a living museum of China's religious, philosophical, and cultural heritage.
Like Mount Danxia, Mount Wanshi is a Danxia landform. [8] Mount Wanshi is the source of the Jin River. [8] Mount Wanshi was the site of battles during the Chinese Civil War, and part of the Long March passed through Mount Wanshi. [8] The annual average temperature of this special area is 17.8 °C (64.0 °F), the annual average rainfall is 1,600 ...
In 2005, Zhangye Danxia was voted by a panel of reporters from 34 major media outlets as one of the most beautiful Danxia landform areas in China. In 2009, Chinese National Geography magazine chose Zhangye Danxia as one of the "six most beautiful landforms" in China. [2] The area has become a top tourist attraction for Zhangye.
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.
[1] [2] Four years later, monk Shi Bumei (释不昧), a former general, came to the Mount Danxia to build two temples, namely Yuanzhen Palace (元真观) and Danxia Temple (丹霞寺). [1] [2] One was a Taoist temple, the other was a Buddhist temple. [1] [2] In 1638, travel writer and geographer Xu Xiake explored the region.
Nanshan Temple (Chinese: 南山寺; pinyin: Nánshān Sì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâm-soaⁿ-sī) is a Buddhist temple in the foothills of Mount Danxia (丹霞山) to the south of Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province, People's Republic of China.