Purple Mountain (Nanjing)
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Zijin Mountain | |
Xuanwu District , Nanjing, Jiangsu
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Purple Mountain or Zijin Shan (Chinese: 紫金山; pinyin: Zǐjīn Shān; lit. 'Purple-Gold Mountain') is located on the eastern side of Nanjing in Jiangsu province, China. It is 448.2 metres (1,470 ft)[1] high. Its peaks are often found enveloped in purple and golden clouds at dawn and dusk, hence its name.
A small mountain with an area of about 20 square kilometres (7.7 sq mi), the altitude of Purple Mountain at the top and foot of the mountain is about 448 metres (1,470 ft) and 20 metres (66 ft) respectively. The annual average rainfall is 1,000 millimetres (39 in) to 1,050 millimetres (41 in), and the average annual sunshine time is about 2,213 hours.
More than 200 heritage and scenic tourist sites are now located in or around the mountain, including three national historical sites, nine provincial historical sites, and 33 prefectural historical sites. Located in or close to the hillside of the mountain, there are also about a dozen national research institutes and universities. The
Purple Mountain has 621 species of vascular plants, from 383 genera, 118 families (including 78 cultivated species).[citation needed]
See also
- Aviation Martyrs Cemetery
- Linggu Temple
- Meiling Palace
- Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum
- Purple Mountain Observatory
- Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum
References
- ^ a b 测绘局公布盘山等第二批31座著名风景名胜山峰高程新数据. The central people's government of the people's republic of China (in Chinese). 2008-09-28. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
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External links
- (in Chinese) Purple-Gold Mountain Observatory, the first and largest observatory of China
- Location List of Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, one UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Zhongshan journal