Lushan Quaternary Glaciation National Geopark
- Lushan Quaternary Glaciation National Geopark
Infobox World Heritage Site
WHS = Lushan National Park
State Party =
Type = Cultural
Criteria = ii, iii, iv, vi
ID = 778
Region = Asia-Pacific
Year = 1996
Session = 20th
Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/778
Lushan Quaternary Glaciation National Geopark (zh-st|s=庐山第四纪冰川国家地质公园|t=廬山第四紀冰川國家地質公園) is located in the Mount Lushan region of Jiangxi Province in the People's Republic of China, and extends across a 500 km² area to the Lake Poyang basin.
It is a favoured domestic tourist destination. It features exceptional upthrows from the Quaternary age, amidst stunning landscapes: summits and peaks, valleys, gorges, gullies, rock formations, caves and waterfalls. The area also contains large numbers of Taoist and Buddhist temples, as well as several landmarks of Confucianism.
In 1996, it became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In 2004, the Lushan Quaternary Glaciation National Geopark became a UNESCO Geopark, and is included in UNESCO's International Network of Geoparks (which includes forty-eight geoparks, eighteen of which are located in China).
See also
* Lushan
External links
* [http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=778 Lushan National Park - World Heritage/UNESCO]
* [http://www.cnwh.org/ems/enls2.htm Lushan National Park - China World Heritage/UNESCO]
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