Hot Spot Tourist Attractions in China - Lushan Practical Tourist Map

Author: Cao Guoxin
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: "The Lushan Mountain stands by the southern dipper," as Li Bai described the geographical allocation based on constellations. Lushan is located in the region of the southern dipper constellation, which is now Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province. It was called "Fujian Yuan" in the "Yu Gong" and "Nan Ji Mountain" in the "Shan Hai Jing." Legend has it that during the Western Zhou Dynasty, the seven brothers of the Kuang family built thatched huts here to live in seclusion. Later, they ascended to immortality, leaving behind their huts, which were known as the "Hut of Immortals" and thus also called Kuanglu Mountain. The name "Lushan" first appeared in Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian" and has been in use for over 2,000 years.