Lushan, Jiangxi Province 江西省 盧山

June 24-25, 2024
001 - IMG_0393 Good morning - on our way driving up to Lushan via the winding mountainous road... 6/24/2024
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002 - IMG_0394 Mount Lushan, located in Jiujiang City of Jiangxi Province, the property area of Lushan National Park occupying a total area of 30,200 hectares and its highest...
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003 - IMG_0396 ... bordered on the north by the Yangtze River and on the south by Poyang Lake, Mount Lushan presents an integral scene of river, hills and lake, the beauty of...
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004 - IMG_0405 Lushan National Park~The Lu Mountains~Mount Lushan - scenic mountain range famous for its scenery and beauty and for its history; a famed religious mountain in...
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005 - IMG_0399 ... let's have lunch and recharge before heading out to explore Lushan's beauty...
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006 - IMG_0400 ... an unexpected dish - boiled potatoes Jiujiang style... Lushan 6/24/2024
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007 - IMG_0401 ... our first lunch at Lushan... 6/24/2024
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008 - IMG_0402 ... yummy chicken soup... Lushan 6/24/2024
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009 - IMG_0403 ... really fresh yummy osmanthus fish... Lushan 6/24/2024
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011 - IMG_0406 Mount Lu (Lushan), renowned for its majesty, designated as a World Geopark due to its outstanding natural beauty, including cascading waterfalls, deep valleys,...
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012 - IMG_0416 ... this Gu Ling Center Park built in 1954, after several reconstructions the park square now covering an area of some 10,000 square meters (approx 2.5...
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013 - IMG_0417 ... this large stone bull (approx 7 ft in height and 13 ft in length), the symbol of Gu Ling standing in the Center Park... Lushan 6/24/2024
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014 - IMG_0410 ... Gu Ling 牯嶺 in the center of Lushan, approx 3,819 feet above sea level with mountains on three sides and the valley on the other; the original name of Gu...
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015 - IMG_0412 ... a panorama taken from the Lushan Gu Ling Center Park square... Mount Lushan 6/24/2024
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016 - IMG_0421 ... strolling along the Gu Ling neighborhood on a rainy afternoon... Lushan 6/24/2024
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017 - IMG_0438 Meilu Villa - this western architectural edifice once played host to Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong, also witnessed some iconic developments in China... Lushan...
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018 - IMG_0440 ... constructed in 1903 by Englishman Lord Lannoze, ownership of this property later transferred to someone simply known as Mrs Bali, and presented as a gift to...
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019 - IMG_0528 Mount Lushan, one of the spiritual centers of Chinese civilization - Buddhist and Taoist temples, along with landmarks of Confucianism, where the most eminent...
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020 - VYHN1400 ... boasting 22 awe-inspirational waterfalls, the most famous Three Tiled Waterfall 三叠泉, known as the “top wonder in Mount Lu”; dropping 500+ feet from Five Old...
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021 - IMG_0502 Mount Lushan 6/24/2024
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