Mount Lushan
locates in the south of the city of Jiujiang, which is in
the northern part of Jiangxi Province. It is Poyang Lake in
the east and Yangtse River in the north. Mount Lushan is a
well-known beautiful scenic area with sheer peaks and
precipices, changeable clouds and fogs, silver springs and
flying waterfalls, deep valleys and secluded forests. More
than 5O0 noted figures in Chinese history have been to the
mountain. They have left behind some 4,000 pieces of verses,
over 4O0 inscriptions on the cliffs and large quantities of
writings, paintings, and calligraphic works. Mount Lushan is
thus reputed as "the Kingdom of Prose and Mountain of
Poetry". On the mountain there are Buddhist and Taoist
temples, Christian and Catholic churches and Islamic
mosques. Donglinsi (East Grove Temple) built in the Eastern
Jin Dynasty (3l7-42O), is the birthplace of Jingtu (Neat
Earth) sect of Buddhism. Bailudongshuyuan (White Deer Cave
Academy) was one of the four biggest academies in ancient
China.
Mt.
Lushan's reputation of being a "cool world" spread
far and wide. Guling is much like an exhibition of villas.
There are more than 1,000 villas of various styles of some
20 countries, namely, America, British, France, Germany,
Russia, Finland, Holland, Austria, Italy, etc.