The Wugongshan or Wu-kung Mountains (), now a tourist resort, are a range of mountains located in the west of
Jiangxi
Jiangxi (; ; formerly romanized as Kiangsi or Chianghsi) is a landlocked province in the east of the People's Republic of China. Its major cities include Nanchang and Jiujiang. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze river in the north int ...
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China. It is the geography boundary of
Anfu County
Anfu County () is a county in the west of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Ji'an.
Anfu is the home of and the birthplace of political activist Xu Wenli.
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Luxi County, Jiangxi
Luxi County () is a county in the west of Jiangxi province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city
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Yichun, Jiangxi
Yichun (; postal: Ichun) is a mountainous prefecture-level city in western/northwestern Jiangxi Province, China, bordering Hunan to the west. Yichun literally means "pleasant spring". It is located in the northwest of the province along a river ...
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Lianhua County
Lianhua County () is a county in the west of Jiangxi province, China, bordering Hunan province to the west. It is the southernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Pingxiang.
Geography
Lianhua lies in the Luoxiao Mountains, ...
. Its highest point is 1918.3 m high Baihe Feng (Golden Peak) located in Anfu County.
Description
The Wugongshan National Geological Park is located in the area of the range.
These mountains, mostly composed of granite, limestone, and gneiss, were isolated islands many millions years ago when the south of China (
South China Craton) was a vast ocean. However, tectonic collision had induced regional uplift, making the ancient ocean disappear. These mountains are covered by fertile soil, together with abundant rainfall and moderated temperature, rendering this region full of vegetations and forests. Because the elevation of the some mountains rises more than 1,500 meters high, vertical vegetation distribution is very clear: subtropical forest forest at the piedmont and until the middle of the mountain covered by taiga forest regions, and 10,000 hectares of grass above 1,600 meters high. That makes them a unique resort in the southeast China.
The resort includes:
(1) The Golden Summit Scenic Area
(2) Fayunjie
(3) Yangshimu
and some others.
Features
References
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Mountain ranges of Hunan
Mountain ranges of Jiangxi
Geography of Central China
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