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Mount Shennong

神农山

Overview

DesignationNational Park of China (sixth batch)
ProvinceHenan
Location23 km north-west of Qinyang, Henan, southern foot of the Taihang
Latitude, longitude35.2, 112.8
HighlightsCliffs, wildlife
WildlifeTaihang macaque, white crane pine
Area96 km²
Highest point1,028 m
Nearby citiesHenan, Luoyang, Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Tianjin, Xi’an
Nearby sitesMount Wangwu and Mount Yuntai, Qingtian River, Mount Song, Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang, Zhengzhou Yellow River, Mount Linlü, Yin Xu, Anyang, Taihang Grand Canyon
ThemesMountains, Cliffs, Animals, Plants, Forests, Cable cars

About

Mount Shennong lies 23 km north-west of Qinyang, Henan, at the southern foot of the Taihang, 96 km²; the main peak, Zijinding, is 1,028 m. Its ravines and cliffs grow more than 10,000 white crane pines and over a thousand rare plant species, and some 9,000 Taihang macaques live here.

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