Mount Fanjing, the main peak of the Wuling Mountains, has an elevation of 2,572 meters. It is located at the junction of Jiangkou, Yinjiang, and Songtao counties in Tongren City, Guizhou Province. It covers a total area of 775.14 square kilometers, with a heritage site area of 402.75 square kilometers and a buffer zone area of 372.39 square kilometers.
Mount Fanjing is one of the places in southern China that was earliest uplifted from the ocean to land, dating back approximately 1.4 billion years. Mount Fanjing belongs to the subtropical humid monsoon climate zone, preserving a subtropical primary ecosystem and relict ancient and rare species from 70 million to 2 million years ago. It is home to more than 7,100 species of wild animals and plants, and is the only habitat of the Guizhou golden monkey.
Mount Fanjing is a famous cultural mountain in the southwest with a history of more than 2,000 years. As early as the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, Mount Fanjing belonged to the "Qianzhong region" of the State of Chu. During the Qin Dynasty, it belonged to "Qianzhong Commandery," and during the Han Dynasty, it belonged to "Wuling Commandery." Thereafter, it remained a sacred mountain and holy mountain worshipped by the "Wuling Man." Buddhism at Mount Fanjing was founded in the Tang Dynasty and flourished in the Ming Dynasty. The "Imperial Edict Stele" erected during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty praised Mount Fanjing as "standing between heaven and earth without being destroyed, surpassing ancient and modern times in its unique prominence," and as "the foremost of all famous mountains under heaven."
Since July 19, 2023, the western route of the Mount Fanjing tourist area has been reopened to the public.