
Jing Gang Mountain
Jinggang Mountains covers 670 square km, tower in the central part of Mount Luoxiao and stretch over the border of Hunan and Jiangxi provinces.
It is one of the "China Forty Best Tourist Attractions" and also the cradle of Chinese revolution.
Guo Moruo(郭沫若,A famous Chine...
Jinggang Mountains covers 670 square km, tower in the central part of Mount Luoxiao and stretch over the border of Hunan and Jiangxi provinces.
It is one of the "China Forty Best Tourist Attractions" and also the cradle of Chinese revolution.
Guo Moruo(郭沫若,A famous Chinese poet and writer) marveled in his lines when touring the mountains, "After visiting Jinggangshan, no mountain will be an attraction."
It has more the 100 breathtaking mountains boast peaks unique in shape,. The Nanping Peak, a sheer rise of thousands of feet, stretches for tens of miles, with hard rocks rocketing into the sky.
The Five Fingers Peak is the highest peak and major symbol of Jing Gang Mountains(1583 meters high). It looks 5 fingers so we call it Five Fingers Peak,You can see the print of its picture on 100-yuan RMB.
Jinggang Mountain is also a world of wild animals.
There are a great variety of birds, beasts, snakes, insects and fishes living in the dense forest or in the streams.
Among the 138 species of birds and beasts know here, over 20 are under national protection. The Hunan Tiger and tragopan are on the brink of extinction, and elaphodus caphalophus and river deer are rare animals unique to Jinggangshan.