Mount Langya () is a mountain located south west of
Chuzhou
Chuzhou () is a prefecture-level city in eastern Anhui Province, China. It borders the provincial capital of Hefei to the south and southwest, Huainan to the west, Bengbu to the northwest, and the province of Jiangsu to the east. According to t ...
City,
Anhui
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Province, People's Republic of China. A National Forest Park, National Scenic Area and 4A Tourism Attraction, the mountain is one of Anhui's five biggest scenic attractions. Along with mountain scenery, rivers and forest, the area also contains the
Zuiweng Pavilion, named after the
Northern Song Dynasty
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poet
Ouyang Xiu
Ouyang Xiu (; 1007 – 1072 CE), courtesy name Yongshu, also known by his art names Zuiweng () and Liu Yi Jushi (), was a Chinese historian, calligrapher, epigrapher, essayist, poet, and politician of the Song dynasty. He was a renowned writer ...
(1007–1072 CE)).
During the early
Eastern Jin Dynasty
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(317–420 CE),
Emperor Yuan of Jin
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, gave the area to King Langya (), from which it takes its name.
Attractions
The primary attractions in the area are:
* Gumei Pavilion ()
*
Zuiweng Pavilion
* Rang Spring ()
* Xixin Pavilion ()
* Langya Old Road ()
* Lake Shenxiu ()
* Langya Temple (),
* Nantianmen ()
* Huifeng Pavilion ()
* Tongle Garden ()
* Fengle Pavilion ()
See also
*
Mount Langya (Hebei)
*''
Langya henipavirus''
References
External links
(In Chinese) Official Website
Mountains of Anhui
Tourist attractions in Anhui
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