Fanjingshan

The mountain's name "Fanjing" is an abbreviation of Fantian Jingtu (), or "Brahma's Pure Land". Fantian is the Chinese name for the Buddhist heavenly king Brahmā, and Jingtu is Chinese for "pure land", the focus of Pure Land Buddhism. == Location and environment ==

Fanjingshan is located in Tongren, Guizhou Province in southeastern China. It is the highest peak of the Wuling Mountains. The elevation of its terrain ranges from above sea level. The Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve was established in 1978 and designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1986. The reserve covers a total area of and is a conservation area for primitive vegetation of the mid sub-tropic alpine region of eastern China. The mountain was designated a World Heritage Site in July 2018. Fanjingshan's relative isolation has ensured a high degree of biodiversity. Endemic species such as the rare Guizhou golden monkey (Rhinopithecus brelichi) and the Fanjingshan fir (Abies fanjingshanensis) occur only in a small region centering on Fanjingshan. Several endangered species, including the Chinese giant salamander, forest musk deer, and Reeve's pheasant are also found in Fanjingshan. It is also home to the largest and most contiguous subtropical primeval beech forest. == Gallery ==

File:梵淨山風景.jpg|Fanjingshan File:Fanjingshan-new.jpg|The Mushroom Rock File:Stone steps, Mount Fanjing, Picture2.jpg|Stone Steps File:Jinding, Mount Fanjing, 31 March 2020e.jpg|Jinding == Buddhism ==

Fanjingshan is considered a sacred mountain of Chinese Buddhism, File:Buddhist temple on Red Clouds Golden Summit, Mount Fanjing, 31 March 2020h.jpg|Buddhist temple on Red Clouds Golden Summit File:A view over Cheng'en Temple, Mount Fanjing, 31 March 2020b.jpg| Cheng'en Temple from Mount Fanjing File:Dharma Hall, Cheng'en Temple, Mount Fanjing, 31 March 2020b.jpg|Dharma Hall, Cheng'en Temple ==Recognition==

Asteroid 215021 Fanjingshan, discovered by astronomers of the PMO NEO Survey Program in 2005, was named after the World Heritage Site.) of fossil chondrichthyan discovered in Guizhou Province was named after Fanjingshan mountain. ==References==