Key facts
- Location
- Jiangxi , China
- Nearest city
- Shangrao
- Area
- 229.5 km (88.6 sq mi)
- Official name
- Mount Sanqingshan National Park
- Criteria
- Natural: (vii)
- Inscription
- 2008 (32nd Session )
- Buffer zone
- 16,850 ha (41,600 acres)
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Mount Sanqing (Chinese: 三清山; pinyin: Sānqīng Shān) is a renowned Taoist sacred mountain located 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Yushan County in Jiangxi Province. Sanqing means the "Three Pure Ones" in Chinese as Mount Sanqing is made up of three main summits: Yujing, Yushui, and Yuhua, representing the Taoist trinity.
A Chinese phrase “三峰峻拔、如三清列坐其巅” ("Three steep peaks, like the Three Pure Ones sit the summits") explains why it was named San Qing. Amongst the three hills, the Yujing hill (1817 meters above sea level) is the highest.