Lushan, a mountain of singular beauty

Lushan is an historical and coltural mountain, Its name appeared for the first time in the Historical Registries, first book of history of China of more ago than 2 000 years.

With the Yangtsé river by the north, and the Poyang lake, by the south, Lushan excels between the other mountains as if it descended from the sky. Its main body is majestic; the intermediate, beautiful and relatively level part.

Lushan occupies one you plow of more than 300 km2s. The main tip, Dahanyang, 474 meters are to 1 on the level of the sea. Between the other 171 tips, the most known they are Shangxiaofeng, Hanpoling, Shuangjianfeng, Jiudieping, Litoujian and Haohanpo. Imposing, are sometimes places setting by clouds. In valleys there are several cataracts like Kaixian, Sandiequan and Shimenjian, famous in China. Lushan is green all the year and shows a spectacular and diverse panorama, along with the river Yangtsé and the Poyang lake.

Lake and river make of Lushan a fresh place in summer. Rains are abundant and dense the mist, that by more than half year, adds an atmosphere of dream to Lushan. Between spring and summer, the mist hides hills and valleys of way like the visitor hardly can see the true face of Lushan.

From time back it is spoken of “ Cabins of the immortal ones " of Lushan because here many old alchemists lived. With the appearance of the taoísmo and the arrival of the buddhism, the monks preached in this beautiful mountain with rivers and Lagos, Between centuries IV and XII was constructed great number of temples. The monk Hui Yuan, of century IV, made build the Donglin monastery and founded the Buddhist Clean Earth Sect. Their theory and methodology of culture to the Chinese style and ample diffusion turned to Lushan into important place of Buddhist activities.

Of century IV to century XII, Tao Yuanming, Li Bai, Bai Juyi, Its Shi, Lu You and other men of letters visited the place and they left us more than 4 000 poems in praise of this mountain. Also some historical figures looked for here refuge, fugitive of wars or misfortunes. For example, Li Bo (773-831) lived and studied in the Cave of the White Red deer. Later, Zhu XI (1130-1200) and others extended the constructions of the Cave they turned and them into the famous Academy of the Cave of the White Red deer, center of education of great influence by several centuries.

From 1885, high civil servants of China and missionaries and retailers of more than 20 countries. Including Russia, Great Britain, the United States, France, Germany, Italy and Japan, built numerous towns or villas in the beautiful and calm Guling valley, As a result of it, were developed the tourism quickly, the concerning vacations of summer and several services. In less than 50 years an extraordinary city with towns and gardens arose in Lushan.

Testimonies of an historical culture, exist more than thousand buildings of different styles: Roman and gothic temples, Byzantine buildings or of cut Japanese and Arab mosques, These constructions compose part of best of the zone of landscapes and the places of interest of Lushan, that emphasize for that reason between mountains of the world.

The attractive landscape of Lushan has given to life to its rich history and culture. These and have become rich mutually, emphasizing the special enchantment of Lushan. In 1996, the Committee of World-wide Patrimonies of UNESCO made an evaluation: “ the historical inheritances of Lushan converge of singular way in the beauty of the natural world of excellent value, giving form to a cultural landscape of high esthetic and intimately tie value with the national spirit and the cultural life of China “.