Furong Mountain

Furong Mountain
芙蓉山
Highest point
Elevation 860 m (2,820 ft)
Prominence 860 m (2,820 ft)
Coordinates 28°00′26″N 112°01′50″E / 28.00722°N 112.03056°E / 28.00722; 112.03056Coordinates: 28°00′26″N 112°01′50″E / 28.00722°N 112.03056°E / 28.00722; 112.03056
Geography
Furong Mountain

Location in Hunan

Country China
Province Hunan
Parent range Xuefeng Mountains
Geology
Type of rock Granite

Furong Mountain (Chinese: 芙蓉山; pinyin: Fúróngshān) is located in the Qingshanqiao in the southwest of Ningxiang County, Hunan Province, China,[1] with a height of 860 metres above sea level.[2]

Furong Mountain is noted for Puji Temple, a Buddhist temple located on the top of the mountain, which was built in the Yuan dynasty, and the temple's original name is Furong'an.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 诗意芙蓉山. Ningxiang Daily (in Chinese). 2013-03-13.
  2. 1 2 Huang Haichao and Jiang Hongzhao (2002). 《宁乡史地》 [History and geography of Ningxiang County] (in Chinese). Hainan: Nanfang Publishing House. ISBN 7-80660-538-X.
  3. ↑ 芙蓉山水利风景区 (in Chinese). 2014-05-30.

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