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Taoist holy land offers the best to tourists
(China Daily)
Updated: 2006-07-21 09:44

"The Sanqing Mountain is the hometown of clouds, a gallery of pine trees and fantastic rocks, and is a great, natural Chinese painting," said Qin Mu, a famous Chinese prose writer after viewing the magnificent and enchanting scenery of the mountain.

The mountain combines the imposing view of Taishan Mountain, the steep of Huashan Mountain, the curling clouds of Hengshan Mountain, the waterfall of Lushan Mountain, and the serenity of the Emei Mountain.

It is no wonder that in ancient times people believed the mountain was inhabited by immortals.

Situated in Shangrao in East China's Jiangxi Province, the Sanqing Mountain is a national key scenic and historic interest area, a national 4A scenic resort, a national geopark, one of the first batch of the national natural heritage sites, as well as a national patriotism education base, and a national model scenic area.

But it does not rest on its laurels. It is in the process of applying for the titles of World Natural Heritage and World Geopark.

As the mountain's unique granite landscape has increasingly captured worldwide attention, its administration committee is going to organize the First International Symposium on Granite Geology and Landforms from July 24-28 this year.


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