CHINA ~ Fanjingshan - UNESCO ~

... Spectacular view of one of China's newest natural wonders on the UNESCO list... this impressive finger-like peak is shrouded in spiritual heritage and more often than not - a dense layer of fog... still largely undiscovered by Western tourists... Wuling Mountain Range is  known as “the gene database of China” due to its rich biodiversity... Fanjingshan, which in Chinese means “Buddhist tranquility”, has also been a sacred site for Buddhists... 48 Buddhist temples were built on the mountain, many of which have since been destroyed... the ones that remain are significant pilgrimage sites for Buddhist worshippers around the world... Thanks Chenzhan!!ヽ(ヅ)ノ

Mount Fanjingshan, located in southwest China’s Wuling mountain range in Guizhou Province, is the highest peak of the Wuling Mountain range running across several provinces and municipalities in the area including Chongqing, Guizhou and Hunan.

Fanjingshan measures between 1,600 and 8,431 feet above sea level and is blanketed with diverse vegetation. This monolith is comprised of metamorphic rock surrounded by karst formations, and is home to many plant and animal species that originated between 65 million and 2 million years ago.

It is a rugged terrain of primary forest. It includes endangered floral and fauna species, such as the Guizhou snub-nosed monkey. Due to Fanjingshan’s wet climatological circumstances it also shows an extraordinary richness in bryophytes (mosses).

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