Most Amazing Mount Fanjing in Tongren, Guizhou province in southwestern China
- Mount Fanjing: Located in Tongren, Guizhou province, Fanjingshan is the highest peak of the Wuling Mountains in southwestern China. It was named as a UNESCO World Heritage Site last year. Also known as Mount Fanjing, it is a sacred Buddhist site and an attraction for nature lovers with its unusual rock formations and rich biodiversity.
- The finger-like peak is believed to have been formed during the Tertiary period somewhere between 2 million and 65 million years ago.
- The mountain was named Fanjing which is an abbreviation of Fantianjingtu, a Buddhist term that means “Brahma’s Pure Land”. It is 2,570 metres (8,340 ft) above the sea-level. Which means you’d have to climb approximately 8,888 steps to reach the top.
- It was built on this mountain, during the Ming Dynasty (1368AD-1644AD).
