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'''Yun Mountain''' (Yun Mountain National Forest Park)
Yun Mountain (Yun Mountain National Forest Park), is located 5 kilometers away from Wugang, a city in the southwest of Hunan Province, China. Its peak elevation is 1372.5 meters, and the annually average temperature there is 15 ° C. In September 1992, it was approved as a national forest park.


[[Image:Yun_Mountain.jpg]]


==Abstract==
Yun Mountain is famous for its long history. In the Sui and Tang Dynasties (around AC 500-800), Buddhists was settle there. From the Song to Ming dynasties, it had developed to be a center of Buddhism in Hunan, with a series of amazing temples and more than 500 monks.
Yun Mountain is located 5 kilometers away from Wugang, a city in the southwest of Hunan Province, China. Its peak elevation is 1372.5 meters, and the annually average temperature there is 15 ° C. In September 1992, it was approved as a national forest park.


==History==
It is famous for its long history. In the Sui and Tang Dynasties (around AC 500-800), Buddhists was settle there. From the Song to Ming dynasties, it had developed to be a center of Buddhism in Hunan, with a series of amazing temples and more than 500 monks.


==Natural Resource==
Yun Mountain has a rich animal and plant resources. Within the 3,118 hectares vegetation area, there is an original secondary broadleaf forest more than 200 hectares. In 1921 an Austrian botanist discovered more than 80 new plant species in Yun Mountain, including 20 species named by Yunshan. So far, we have knownthat, there are 1,518 species of plants and 211 species of animals found in Yun Mountain, including 10 rare species of animals and plants under special protection.
It has a rich animal and plant resources. Within the 3,118 hectares vegetation area, there is an original secondary broadleaf forest more than 200 hectares. In 1921 an Austrian botanist discovered more than 80 new plant species in Yun Mountain, including 20 species named by Yunshan. So far, we have knownthat, there are 1,518 species of plants and 211 species of animals found in Yun Mountain, including 10 rare species of animals and plants under special protection.


==External Link==
[[Image:Yun_Mountain.jpg]]
===Official Cite=== www.yunshan.net.cn

===Tourist Comment=== www.59766.com/scenery/scenery_8207.htm
[[Category:National parks of China]]
[[Category:National parks of China]]
[[Category:Mountains of China]]
[[Category:Mountains of China]]

Revision as of 04:27, 22 September 2007

Yun Mountain (Yun Mountain National Forest Park)

File:Yun Mountain.jpg

Abstract

Yun Mountain is located 5 kilometers away from Wugang, a city in the southwest of Hunan Province, China. Its peak elevation is 1372.5 meters, and the annually average temperature there is 15 ° C. In September 1992, it was approved as a national forest park.

History

It is famous for its long history. In the Sui and Tang Dynasties (around AC 500-800), Buddhists was settle there. From the Song to Ming dynasties, it had developed to be a center of Buddhism in Hunan, with a series of amazing temples and more than 500 monks.

Natural Resource

It has a rich animal and plant resources. Within the 3,118 hectares vegetation area, there is an original secondary broadleaf forest more than 200 hectares. In 1921 an Austrian botanist discovered more than 80 new plant species in Yun Mountain, including 20 species named by Yunshan. So far, we have knownthat, there are 1,518 species of plants and 211 species of animals found in Yun Mountain, including 10 rare species of animals and plants under special protection.

===Official Cite=== www.yunshan.net.cn

===Tourist Comment=== www.59766.com/scenery/scenery_8207.htm