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Wuyi Mountain is a famous cultural mountain with a long history, beautiful scenery, rich natural and tourism resources, gathering of talents. It was protected under World Preservation Zone of Biosphere Protection Act in 1988, and then it was added to the World Heritage Sites List by UNESCO in 1999, and became the 4th double world heritage sites in China after Taishan Mountain, Huangshan Mountain, Emeishan Mountain. As one of 23 world cultural and natural "double heritage" sites in the world, Wuyi Mountain is included in the 5A level of historical monuments and cultural relics under state protection.
Wuyi Mountain is the most outstanding area for biodiversity conservation in south-east China, where southeastern plants are best preserved and is home to many animals near extinction. It acts as a refuge for a large number of ancient, relict species, many of them are endemic to China, within which contains large numbers of reptile, amphibian and insect species. The serene beauty of the dramatic gorges of the Nine Bend River, with its numerous temples and monasteries, many now in ruins, provided the setting for the development and spread of neo-Confucianism, which has been influential in the cultures of East Asia since the 11th century. With a long history of human activity, it is a place where people live in harmony with the nature, in the tradition of Chinese Confucianism.
For detail information about Wuyi Mountain, please visit:
http://www2.wuyishan.gov.cn/public/English/index.htm
Tour:
Three-day sightseeing tour of Wuyi Mountain (UNESCO World Heritage site, both natural and cultural)(View Map)
Days: July 2-4, 2011
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