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Mount Wugong

武功山

Overview

DesignationNational Park of China (sixth batch)
ProvinceJiangxi
LocationWestern Jiangxi
Latitude, longitude27.4, 114.2
Top sightsThe Yungu waterfall, Wulong Cliff
Highest point1,918 m
Nearby citiesJiangxi, Hunan, Changsha, Nanchang
Nearby sitesFairy Lake (Xiannü Lake), Mount Heng (Southern Sacred Mountain), Jinggangshan, Yangqi Mountain, Mausoleum of the Yan Emperor, Yuelu Mountain, Shaoshan
ThemesMountains, Caves, Cliffs, Waterfalls

About

Mount Wugong lies where Anfu County, Pingxiang and Yichun meet in western Jiangxi; its main peak, Baihe (the Golden Summit), is 1,918 m, the highest in the province. The area has more than ten natural caves, two hot springs, the 160 m Yungu waterfall and the Wulong Cliff, 100 m high and over 1,000 m long. The vegetation is intact, with a rare stand of ten thousand mu of Huangshan pine. Relics include the Taoist temples of the Golden Summit, Neolithic sites, the Immortals’ Hermitage and the Yangshan pagoda forest.

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