Mount Lu

Coordinates: 29°33′34″N 115°59′36″E / 29.5594°N 115.9934°E / 29.5594; 115.9934
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Mount Lu
Highest point
Elevation4,836 ft (1,474 m)
Coordinates29°33′34″N 115°59′36″E / 29.5594°N 115.9934°E / 29.5594; 115.9934
Geography
Mount Lu is located in China
Mount Lu
Mount Lu
Location of Lu Mountain in China
LocationLushan National Park,
Jiangxi, China
.
Official nameLushan National Park
CriteriaCultural: ii, iii, vi, v, vi
Reference778
Inscription1996 (20th Session)
Area30,200 ha

Mount Lu or Lushan

Yangtze River to the north, Nanchang to the south, and Poyang Lake to the east. Its highest point is Dahanyang Peak (大汉阳峰), reaching 1,474 meters (4,836 ft) above sea level. Dahayang Peak is also one of the hundreds of steep peaks that tower above the so-called sea of clouds
that can encompass the mountain for almost 200 days each year.

Mount Lu is known for its grandeur, steepness, and beauty and is a prominent tourist attraction, especially during the summer months when the weather is cooler in the mountains than elsewhere. The mountain and the surrounding region is also one of the "spiritual centers" of China, containing many

UNESCO Global Geoparks Network
.

History

Mount Lu contains important sites and temples for

Huiyuan founded Pure Land Buddhism and Donglin Temple on the slopes of Mount Lu.[2] During the Tang dynasty (618–907), Daoist temples were constructed nearby to house sacred scriptures.[2] The White Deer Grotto Academy, founded in AD 940, was developed into a renowned center of academic research during the Song dynasty under the direction of Confucian scholar Zhu Xi.[2] The academy was continually open until at least the 19th century. Other important medieval structures on the mountain include the grave of the famous Tang dynasty poet Tao Yuanming and imperial pavilions during the Ming dynasty.[citation needed
]

The Song dynasty poet Su Shi famously described the difficulty of conveying the mountain's beauty in his expression, "Why can't I tell the true shape of Lushan? Because I myself am in the mountain."[4]

In later years,

Pearl Buck, was one of the first five missionaries to acquire a property in the Kuling Estate on the mountain. The development of Kuling was instigated by the Reverend Edward Little and Dr. Edgerton H. Hart.[5][page needed] The four principal founders of China's Nurses Association and its first president, Caroline Maddock Hart, met in Kuling to form this association.[6][page needed
]

During the Long March, in early 1935, a battle took place in this area between the Chinese Red Army and nationalist forces, in which Hu Yaobang, later General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, was seriously injured.[citation needed]

Mount Lu was once dubbed the hsiatu (xiadu, "summer capital") of the

war against Japan from Mount Lu. In 1946, following the war, the U.S. special diplomatic mission led by General George C. Marshall met with Chiang Kai-Shek to discuss the role of post-World War II China.[citation needed
]

Mao Zedong convened three large conferences of senior party officials at Mount Lu, in 1959, 1961, and 1970. The 1959 conference became known as the Lushan Conference. The meeting saw the purge of decorated Chinese Civil War and Korean War general Peng Dehuai, who was critical of Mao's Great Leap Forward policies. The 1970 Lushan Conference took place during the Cultural Revolution, and marked the increasing antagonism between those loyal to Mao and those loyal to his chosen successor Lin Biao.[citation needed]

In 1980 the famous movie Romance on Lushan Mountain, which was entirely shot on Mount Lu, was released to the public and won considerable positive reception. It was considered as the most progressive film since the founding of communist China, because there was a kissing scene in the movie, which was seen as public taboo in the pre-reform-and-opening-up China. It still holds the Guinness World Record for "the longest first run of a film in one cinema" for having been shown continuously since 1980 until today.[7]

Attractions and features

Popular attractions on Mount Lu include the Immortal Caverns (仙人洞), Meilu Outhouse (美庐别墅), Five Old Man Peaks (五老峰), White Deer Cavern Academy (白鹿洞书院), Three Tiled Springs (三叠泉), Lulin Lake (芦林湖), Lushan Hot Springs (庐山温泉), Lushan Botanical Garden (植物园), Bamboo Temple (竹山寺), Guanyin Bridge (观音桥), Peach Blossom Garden (桃花源), and the Catholic Church of Mount Lu (庐山天主堂).[8]

Gallery

Climate

Climate data for Mount Lu (elevation 1,165 m (3,822 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 19.4
(66.9)
20.5
(68.9)
24.6
(76.3)
26.4
(79.5)
28.1
(82.6)
29.3
(84.7)
31.8
(89.2)
31.8
(89.2)
30.2
(86.4)
28.5
(83.3)
25.1
(77.2)
18.9
(66.0)
31.8
(89.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 4.5
(40.1)
7.0
(44.6)
11.0
(51.8)
16.8
(62.2)
20.7
(69.3)
23.2
(73.8)
26.1
(79.0)
25.3
(77.5)
21.9
(71.4)
17.3
(63.1)
12.7
(54.9)
7.0
(44.6)
16.1
(61.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.6
(33.1)
2.9
(37.2)
6.7
(44.1)
12.5
(54.5)
16.8
(62.2)
19.8
(67.6)
22.5
(72.5)
21.8
(71.2)
18.1
(64.6)
13.3
(55.9)
8.5
(47.3)
2.9
(37.2)
12.2
(54.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −2.3
(27.9)
−0.1
(31.8)
3.5
(38.3)
9.1
(48.4)
13.7
(56.7)
17.3
(63.1)
20.3
(68.5)
19.5
(67.1)
15.7
(60.3)
10.5
(50.9)
5.5
(41.9)
−0.2
(31.6)
9.4
(48.9)
Record low °C (°F) −13.6
(7.5)
−11.6
(11.1)
−10.4
(13.3)
−5.1
(22.8)
1.6
(34.9)
5.8
(42.4)
11.9
(53.4)
12.8
(55.0)
6.5
(43.7)
−2.4
(27.7)
−9.9
(14.2)
−16.7
(1.9)
−16.7
(1.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 85.3
(3.36)
98.5
(3.88)
167.9
(6.61)
202.2
(7.96)
251.2
(9.89)
306.1
(12.05)
274.2
(10.80)
290.3
(11.43)
147.8
(5.82)
97.4
(3.83)
83.0
(3.27)
61.7
(2.43)
2,065.6
(81.33)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 14.3 13.7 17.0 16.7 16.2 17.4 13.5 15.3 10.8 10.4 11.7 11.2 168.2
Average snowy days 9.3 6.7 3.5 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 5.2 26.1
Average
relative humidity
(%)
73 76 77 77 79 85 85 87 84 75 69 65 78
Mean monthly sunshine hours 112.3 102.4 112.9 130.4 136.5 111.4 175.7 153.9 147.6 158.8 144.0 142.7 1,628.6
Percent possible sunshine 35 32 30 34 32 27 41 38 40 45 45 45 37
Source: China Meteorological Administration[9][10]

References

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  9. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  10. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.