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Lushan National Park*
UNESCO World Heritage Site
State Party	China
Type	Cultural
Criteria	ii, iii, iv, vi
Reference	778
Region**	Asia-Pacific
Inscription history
Inscription	1996  (20th Session)
* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. ** Region as classified by UNESCO.

Mount Lu (simplified Chinese: 庐山; traditional Chinese: 廬山; pinyin: Lúshān, Gan: Lu-san) is a mountain in the People's Republic of China, situated south of the city of Jiujiang in Jiangxi Province, near Lake Poyang. Its highest point is the Dahanyang Peak (1,474m above sea level). The mountain is a prominent tourist attraction, especially domestically.

• Hui-yuan founded Pure Land Buddhism here on the northwest slope in 402. Also, Donglin Temple is located here.

• Lushan National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (cultural), and Lushan Quaternary Glaciation National Geopark is a member of UNESCO Global Geoparks Network.

• The Lushan Botanical Gardens features tens of thousands of plant species.

• Below the Five Old Men Peak is the White Deer Grotto Academy, named after the poet Li Bo (simplified Chinese: 李渤; traditional Chinese: 李渤) (not to be confused with the famous poet Li Bai), who raised white deer there. It is one of the oldest institutes of higher learning in ancient China.

• West is the Flower Path which provided inspiration to Bai Juyi, a famous poet who lived during the Tang Dynasty.

• Between the Yangtze River and Lake Poyang lie the Greater and Lesser Tianchi Lakes, the Jingxiu Valley, and Lulin Lake. On the north bank of the latter is the Lushan Museum, which features pottery and bronzes dating from various periods of ancient China, as well as calligraphy from the Tang Dynasty and paintings from the Ming and Qing dynasties.

• At the centre (between three peaks), and at an altitude of over 1 kilometer above sea level, is the town of Guling, which is linked by a mountain highway to neighboring spots in the region.

• World famous lu shan tea (simplified Chinese: 庐山云雾茶; traditional Chinese: 廬山云霧茶) is grown in the mountains.

Coordinates: 29°34′21″N 115°58′24″E / 29.5725°N 115.97333°E / 29.5725; 115.97333

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