World Heritage Identification Number: 778
World Heritage since: 1996
Category: Cultural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: No
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: 🇨🇳 China
Continent: Asia
UNESCO World Region: Asia and the Pacific
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Lushan National Park: A Spiritual Center of Chinese Civilization
Lushan National Park, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996, is nestled within the picturesque landscapes of Jiangxi province, China. This geographical treasure, often referred to as Mount Lushan, holds significant cultural and historical importance, serving as one of the spiritual centers of Chinese civilization.
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
Mount Lushan, in Jiangxi, is one of the spiritual centres of Chinese civilization. Buddhist and Taoist temples, along with landmarks of Confucianism, where the most eminent masters taught, blend effortlessly into a strikingly beautiful landscape which has inspired countless artists who developed the aesthetic approach to nature found in Chinese culture.
UNESCO Justification of the World Heritage Site
The Committee decided to inscribe this property on the basis of cultural cultural criteria (ii), (iii), (iv) and (vi) as a cultural landscape of outstanding aesthetic value and its powerful associations with Chinese spiritual and cultural life.
Encyclopedia Record: Lushan Geopark
Lushan Geopark (庐山世界地质公园) is located in the region around Mount Lu, Jiujiang. The protected area of 500 square kilometres (190 sq mi) extends from the Yangtze River to the Poyang Lake basin.Additional Site Details
Area: 30,200 hectares
(iii) — Unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition
(iv) — Outstanding example of a type of building or landscape
(vi) — Directly associated with events or living traditions
Coordinates: 29.43333333 , 115.8666667
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