Fanjingshan
The Fanjingshan (Chinese: 梵净山; pinyin: Fànjìngshān) or Mount Fanjing, located in Tongren, Guizhou province, is the highest peak of the Wuling Mountains in southeastern China, at an elevation of 2,570 m (8,430 ft). The Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve was established in 1978 and designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1986. Fanjingshan is a sacred mountain in Chinese Buddhism, considered to be the bodhimaṇḍa of the Maitreya Buddha. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2018.
| Fanjingshan | |
|---|---|
The "Red Cloud Golden Peak" (New Golden Peak) of Fanjingshan | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,570 m (8,430 ft) |
| Coordinates | 27.89555556°N 108.68°E |
| Naming | |
| English translation | Mountain of the Pure Land of Brahma |
| Language of name | Chinese |
| Geography | |
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| Official name | Fanjingshan |
| Type | Natural |
| Criteria | (x) |
| Designated | 2018 (42nd session) |
| Reference no. | 1559 |
| Region | Eastern Asia |
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