| Wǔlíng Shānmài Sacred Mountain-Range of Southern China 武陵山脈 In Chongqing, East Guizhou and West Hunan Provinces -- featuring spectacular Fangjing-shan Peak |
Emei-shan
Qinling Mountains
Famen Buddhist Temple with Sarira Pagoda
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Qinling Mountains
Famen Buddhist Temple with Sarira Pagoda
China Sacred Mtns Index Page
San-shin Site Contents Page
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Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area 1992
A spectacular area stretching over more than 26,000 ha in China's Hunan Province, the site is
dominated by more than 3,000 narrow sandstone pillars and peaks, many over 200 m high.
Between the peaks lie ravines and gorges with streams, pools and waterfalls, some 40 caves,
and two large natural bridges. In addition to the striking beauty of the landscape, the region is
also noted for the fact that it is home to a number of endangered plant and animal species.
Fanjing-shan is considered a highly sacred mountain of Chinese Buddhism, ranking just behind
the Four Holy Buddhist Marchmount Mountains of Buddhism. It is considered the primary doryang
of Miireuk-bul [Maitreya the Future Buddha]. Buddhism reached Fanjing-shan by the Tang dynasty
at the latest, when a road and several temples were built in the area. The Tianguan Maitreya
(天冠弥勒) Cult began to flourish here during the Ming Dynasty and continued through Qing.
The Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve of 567 km2 was established in 1978 and then designated a
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1986. It was further was designated a World Natural Heritage Site in 2018.
A spectacular area stretching over more than 26,000 ha in China's Hunan Province, the site is
dominated by more than 3,000 narrow sandstone pillars and peaks, many over 200 m high.
Between the peaks lie ravines and gorges with streams, pools and waterfalls, some 40 caves,
and two large natural bridges. In addition to the striking beauty of the landscape, the region is
also noted for the fact that it is home to a number of endangered plant and animal species.
Fanjing-shan is considered a highly sacred mountain of Chinese Buddhism, ranking just behind
the Four Holy Buddhist Marchmount Mountains of Buddhism. It is considered the primary doryang
of Miireuk-bul [Maitreya the Future Buddha]. Buddhism reached Fanjing-shan by the Tang dynasty
at the latest, when a road and several temples were built in the area. The Tianguan Maitreya
(天冠弥勒) Cult began to flourish here during the Ming Dynasty and continued through Qing.
The Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve of 567 km2 was established in 1978 and then designated a
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1986. It was further was designated a World Natural Heritage Site in 2018.
| The "Red Cloud Golden Peak" of Fangjing-shan soars 2570 meters ASL, with its twin summit-temples: the Temple of Shakyamuni Buddha and the Temple of Maitreya Buddha. |
