Jinggang Mountains
The Jinggang Mountains, historically rendered as Chingkang Mountains are a mountain range of the Luoxiao Mountains System, in the border region of Jiangxi and Hunan Provinces.
| Jinggang Mountains | |
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| 井冈山 | |
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| Elevation | 2,120 m (6,960 ft) |
| Coordinates | 26°36′13″N 114°11′45″E |
| Geography | |
Jinggang Mountains Location in China Jinggang Mountains Jinggang Mountains (China) | |
| Location | Hunan and Jiangxi, China |
| Parent range | Luoxiao Mountains |
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Red Army commemorative monument atop a summit of the Jinggang Range | |||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 井冈山 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 井岡山 | ||||||||
| Postal | Chingkang Mountains | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Well Ridge Mountains | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 井冈 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 井岡 | ||||||||
| Postal | Chingkang | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Well Ridge | ||||||||
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The range lies at the junction of four counties - Ninggang, Yongxing, Suichuan and Lingxiang. The mountains cover some 670 km2 (260 sq mi), with an average elevation of 381.5 metres (1,252 ft) above sea level. The highest point is 2,120 m (6,960 ft) above sea level.
The range's massif consists of a number of thickly forested parallel ridges. On the heights there is not much farmland with most settlements at the base of the mountains. The main settlement is at Ciping, which is surrounded by five villages whose literal meanings are Big Well, Little Well, Middle Well, Lower Well, and Upper Well. Henceforth came the name of the mountain, literally means "Well Ridge Mountains".
Jinggang Mountains have rich reserves of porcelain clay and rare earth ore, which are two major dominant minerals. Jinggang Mountains are also known as “the cradle of the Chinese revolution”.