The popularity of auspicious or lucky number is related to the pursuit of harmony in names by, for instance, using the radical or character for…
Yuan Chang-rue, head of the Anthropology Section at the Taiwan Provincial Museum, raises the theory of “ identity supernaturalism. ” He states that Chinese people…
Religion: In the fourth century Monk Huiyuan first established the Jingtu ( Pure Land ) Sect in the Donglin Temple in the Lushan Mountain. During…
Abundant animals and plants: Lushan has numerous species, including 33 kinds of beasts, 171 birds, over 2000 insects in which 33 are named after the…
Sight of human interest: Lushan has a long historical culture. It is the brithplace of Chinese scenic and pastoral poetry and landscape paintings. Since Hin…
With rich precipitation and pleasantly cool summer, Lushan Mountain possesses typical characteristics of the mountain climate. It has an average misty weather of 191 days…
Lushan, a beautiful mountain in China, boasts two “ world gold medals ”: World Cultural Landscape and Global Geological Park. Located in the northern part…
Longmen Grottoes, permeated with emotion of belief, with external shape full of foriegn style and abundant internal conception, are substantial reflections that ancient people have…
mong the caves of Northern Wei Dynasty, Guyang Cave, Middle Bingyang Cave, Lotus Cave and Shikusi Cave are representative ones of high value. Guyang Cave…
Longmen Grottoes are distributed on the cliffs along the banks of Yihe River, 13 kilometers south of Luoyang. With an environment of natural beauty, it…