Mt. Wuyi武夷山

Natural Features自然概况

Mt Wuyi is located in Fujian Province at its boundary with Jiangxi Province running along for about SOOkm at an average altitude of over 1000m. The legend says that in the era of Tang Yao，a senior man called Peng Zu took hermitage in the mountain with his sons Wu and Yi，who first developed this area，therefore the mountain was referred to as Mt Wuyi in their honor. Yet other folks say that this was once the settlement of the ancient Minyue people governed by their King Wuyi，hence the mountain's name.武夷山位于福建省与江西省的交界处，全长500米多公里，平均海拔1000米以上。相传唐尧时代的长寿老翁彭祖携二子茹芝饮瀑，隐于此山。其长子曰“武”，次子日“夷”，二人开山挖河，后人为纪念他们，就把此山称为“武夷山”。另一种说法是，此地原居住有古代闽越族人，纯首领名武夷君，故而得名。

Mt.Wuyi scenic area is in the southern suburb of Wuyishan City，Fujian Province,southeastern section of northern Mt Wuyi ranges， a strap about 14km long and 5 km wide,covering an area of 70km' about 350m above sea level in average.Geologically the mountain is made up of low hills of red sand rocks，namely the Danxia landform. For the crustal movement of hundreds of millions of years, the topography had been changing all the time that finally created the present shooting peaks flanked by clear streams which brings to the mountain the honor of“the most miraculous and graceful in southeastern China"武夷山风景区在福建武夷山市南郊、武夷山脉北段东南麓，个区呈长条形，东西宽约5公里，南北长约14公里，面积70平方公里，平均海拔350米，武夷山是由红色砂砾岩组成的低山丘陵，属丹霞地貌。几亿年以来，因地壳运动，地貌不断发生变化，构成了山峰挺拔、碧水萦回的“碧水丹山”美景，享有““奇秀甲东南”之美称。

Mt. Wuyi hosts all the three dominant beliefs in China:Taoism，Buddhism，and Confucianism. Thus it is a reputed cultural mountain with a long history. The total area of this heritage is 999. 75 km，the second vast in China that have been included in World Heritage List. In accordance with the features of the resources，the area is subdivided into four parts:Bio-diversity quarter in the west，Nine bends Ecology quarter in the center，Natural and cultural Scenery quarter in the east，and Chengcun Village of the ancient King Minyue.武夷山集道、佛、儒教于一身，是一座历史悠久的文化名山。总面积999. 75平方公里，是迄今为止我国已申报的世界遗产中面积第二大的。根据区内资源的不同特征，全区划分为西部生物多样性、中部九曲溪生态、东部自然与文化景观以及城村闽越王遗址四个保护区。

In December of 1999，UNESCO inscribed Mt Wuyi on its Worid Heritage List as a cultural and natural property of the world1999年12月，联合国教科文组织将武夷山作为文化和自然双重遗产列入《世界遗产名录》。