Rising south of Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province in Central China and close to the Yangtze River in the north and by Poyang Lake in the east, Mt Lushan has a total mountain-body area of 302km2 in a south-north long and east-west narrow shape. The whole mountain has more than 90 peaks in total, and the highest one is the Greater Hanyang Peak, which thrusts itself 1,473.4m high above sea level. Distributed among the peaks are gorges, crag caves, waterfalls and creeks, and their land forms and topography are complicated and diversified. The scenic sight of Mt Lushan is well-known in the world for its peculiarity, elegance, danger and grandeur, having ever-since being of the repute of “Kuan Lu (Kuan Yu’s hut, an alternative name of Mt Lushan) ranks first under heaven thanks to its peculiarity and elegance”. Now there are mainly 12 scenic areas, 37 scenic sites and 230 view landscapes. Mt Lushan has long been said to be the “hut of celestial beings”, and the vapor shrouded river and lake enable Mt Lushan to be cool in summer days with abundant rainfall and mist-cloud that spreads all over. The annual foggy days of Mt Lushan average to 191, and the spreading mists and clouds add much charming elegance and mysterious color to Mt Lushan. Mt Lushan is an ages-long famous mountain that integrates its scenic, cultural, religious, educational and political contents in its one combination.
