Mount Qingcheng(Chinese:青城山;pinyin:Qīngchéng Shān) is a sacred Taoist mountain inDujiangyan,Chengdu,Sichuan,China.It is considered one of the birthplaces ofTaoism[1]and one of the most important Taoist religious sites in China. In Tao...

TheThree Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areasis a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Yunnan province, China. It lies within the drainage basins of the upper reaches of the Yangtze (Jinsha), Mekong (Lancang) and Salween (Nujiang) rivers, in the Yunnanese section of the Hengduan Mountains. The p...

Jiuzhaigou National Park is located in southwesternChinain the north part of the Sichuan Province. The park covers an area of 280 square miles (720 sq km). It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a World Biosphere Reserve.The elevation varies from 6,600 to 14,800 feet (2,000 to 4,500 m)....

Mount Tai FactsLocated in Taian, Shandong Province, and 1545m above the sea level, Mount Tai is a culturally and historically significant mountain. The tallest peak is Jade Emperor Peak. Visited by 72 Chinese emperors, it was the object of an imperial cult and Fengshan rituals for nearly 2,000...

Mount Lu, listed as the World Heritage Site in 1996, is one of the spiritual centers of Chinese civilization. With its unique ways, the Buddhist and Taoist temples, along with the landmarks of Confucianism, are blended into outstanding natural landscapes, forming cultural landscape while have high a...

Yellow Mountain FactsYellow Mountain, also Mt. Huangshan was listed as World Heritage Site in 1992. It is famous for the five wonders – odd-shaped pines, spectacular rocky peaks, sea of clouds, hot spring and winter snow.Type:World Heritage Site, Geologic Formations, Nature &...