Overtheburnermistrisesinthesunshine,Onthehillsideafar,afallseemstolie.The3000-foot-longfallisstraighttoflyIstheMilkyWayfallingfromthesky?OverlookatLushanFallby:LiBaiBY:Yoyo•Mt.Lushan,situatedinthenorthofJiangxiProvince,itoccupiesanareaof302squareKilometers.OnDecember6,1996,theUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCultural'LandscapeintheWorldHeritageListandgavethefollowingremarks;withitspeculiarstyleinhistoricremains,whichismeltedwithremarkablenaturalbeauty,Mt.Lushanhasformedahighly-aesthetically-valuedculturalviewcloselyrelevanttothespritoftheChinesepeopleandtheirculturallife•Themountainboastsinitsmightypeaks,roaringwaterfalls,mysteriouscloudsandmists,philosophicalreligions.Anancientacademy,numerousremainsoficeageandmanywestern-styledvillas.ItwasamongthefirstKeyScenicDistrictsofChinaandwasoneofthedistrictsbestowedthetitlesfortyBestScenicDistrictsofChinaNationalExemplaryQ-villized,scenicandHistoricInterestDistrict,NationalGeoparkofChina,AAAA-ratedTourismDistrictandetc.ThesceneryinLushanMountainscenicareaisbreathtaking.Itisfullofsheerpeaksandprecipices,changeablecloudsandfogs,silverspringsandflyingwaterfalls.Thefloraisdiverseandcomprisesabout3,000species.FeaturesofglaciationduringtheQuaternaryPeriodmakeLushanMountainevenmoremysterious.TherearemillionsofmigratorybirdsinthePoyangLakearea.Thedancingofthelargestnumberofcranesoverthewatermakesitaworldwonder.PoyangLakeisinthesouthofHanpoPeakanditsextensivesurfaceisdottedwiththousandsofboats.HanpoPavilionisanidealplacetoviewthesunrise.TotheeastofThree-StepSpringisthePeakoftheFiveOldMenwhereawaterfallcascadesfromrocktorockinatotaldropof300meters.WestofGulingistheFlowerpathwherethenotedpoetoftheTangDynasty,BaiJuyi,wrotepoemsexpressinghisadmirationofthepeachblossoms.Themountainisawell-knownscenicarea,summerresortandsanitaria.Thereareimposingandmagnificentpeaks,uniquewaterfalls,andhistoricalsitesaswellasachangingseaofcloudsandawarmandcomfortableclimate.庐山是众所周知的风景区,避暑圣地和疗养场所。有着壮丽雄伟的山峰,独特的瀑布,历史地段和变莫测的云海,以及温和舒适的气候。白鹿洞书院TheWhiteDeerCaveAcademy东林寺TheDonglinTemple锦绣谷Brocadevalley五老峰thePeakoftheFiveOldMenWhiteDeerCaveAcademyinMt.LushanLushanMountainaboundsinhistoricandculturalrelics.ThegreathistorianoftheHanDynasty(206BC-220AD),SimaQian,onceclimbedLushanMountain,andwroteaboutitinhisclassicTheRecordsoftheGreatHistorian.BailudongShuyuan(WhiteDeerCaveAcademy)wasthemostfamousofthefourbiggestacademiesinancientChina,andenjoyshighprestigeintheChinesehistoryofeducation.白鹿洞书院庐山的白鹿洞书院,建于公元940年,南宋时理学大师朱熹重建扩充,成为中国四大书院之首。代表着中国近世七百年的程朱理学大趋势。TheDonglinTemple(EastGroveTemple),builtbyeminentmonksintheEasternJinDynasty,wasthebirthplaceoftheJintu(PureEarth)SectofBuddhism.Morethan1,500notedfiguresinhistoryvisitedthisMountain,leavingbehindsome4,000piecesofverseandover900inscriptionsonthecliffs,aswellasotherwritings,printsandcalligraphicworks.Thereareabout600villashere,withthestylesof18nationsandcultures.公元四世纪,高僧慧远在庐山建东林寺,首创净土宗,开创中国化佛教,代表中国“佛教化”与佛教“中国化”的大趋势。太平天国战争以前,庐山曾经是中国著名的佛教圣地,鼎盛时期全山寺庙多达三百多处。锦绣谷thePeakoftheFiveOldMen五老峰下Otherscenicspots庐山云雾庐山雪景大汉阳峰顶上有一石砌平台,名汉阳台庐山会议旧址如琴湖