Editing Mount Lu (section)

{{Short description|Mountain in central China}}
{{redirect|Lushan}}
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{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Lu
| photo = 庐山日出.JPG
| photo_caption = 
| map      = China
| map_caption   = Location of Lu Mountain in China
| elevation_ft = 4,836
| location = Lushan National Park, [[Jiangxi, China]].
| coordinates = {{Coord|29.5594|N|115.9934|E|region:CN-JX-04_type:mountain|display=inline, title}}
| embedded = {{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site
 |child = yes
 |Official_name = Lushan National Park
 |ID = 778
 |Year = 1996
 |Criteria = Cultural: ii, iii, vi, v, vi
 |Area = 30,200 ha
 }}
| map_size = 280
}}

'''Mount Lu''' or '''Lushan'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=庐山风景名胜区 - 中国旅游网/Lushan Scenic Spot - China Tourism Net |url=http://www.ct.cn/h-nd-897.html |access-date=2022-10-05 |website=www.ct.cn |archive-date=2022-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005134800/http://www.ct.cn/h-nd-897.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> ({{lang-zh|s=庐山|t={{linktext|廬山}}|p=Lúshān}}, [[Gan Chinese|Gan]]: Lu-san) is a mountain situated in [[Jiujiang]], China. It was also known as '''Kuanglu''' ({{lang|zh|{{linktext|匡廬}}}}) in ancient times. The mountain and its immediate area are officially designated as the Lushan National Park, and it is one of the most renowned mountains in the country. Mount Lu is located primarily in [[Lushan City]] within [[Jiujiang]], although its northern portions are found in Jiujiang's [[Lianxi District]]. The oval-shaped mountains are about {{convert|25|km|sp=us}} long and {{convert|10|km|sp=us}} wide, and neighbors [[Jiujiang]] and the [[Yangtze River]] to the north, [[Nanchang]] to the south, and [[Poyang Lake]] to the east. Its highest point is Dahanyang Peak ({{lang|zh|大汉阳峰}}), reaching {{convert|1474|m|sp=us}} 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 [[Buddhist temples|Buddhist]] and [[Daoist temple]]s in addition to landmarks of [[Confucianism]].<ref name="unesco">{{Cite web |title=Lushan National Park |url=http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/778 |access-date=4 Apr 2021 |website=UNESCO World Heritage Centre |publisher=United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization |archive-date=26 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226003945/http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/778 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Due to its striking beauty and sacred importance, Lushan National Park has been a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]] since 1996.<ref name="unesco" /> The overlapping [[Lushan Quaternary Glaciation National Geopark]] is a member of the [[International Network of Geoparks|UNESCO Global Geoparks Network]].