Mountain Lu

Mountain Lu contains important sites and temples for Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. Between AD 386 and 402 during the Jin dynasty, Huiyuan founded Pure Land Buddhism and Donglin Temple on the slopes of Mountain Lu.[2] During the Tang dynasty (618–907), Taoist temples were constructed nearby to house sacred scriptures.[2] The White Deer Grotto Academy, founded in AD 940, developed into a renowned center of academic research during the Song dynasty under the direction of Confucian scholar Zhu Xi.[2] The academy was continually open until at least the 19th century. Other important medieval structures on the mountain include the grave of the famous Tang dynasty poet Tao Yuanming and imperial pavilions during the Ming dynasty.

In later years, Kuling in Mountain Lu was a summer resort for Western missionaries in China. Absalom Sydenstricker, the father of Pearl Buck, was one of the first five missionaries to acquire property in the Kuling Estate on the mountain. The development of Kuling was instigated by the Reverend Edward Little and Dr. Edgerton H. Hart.[3] The four principal founders of the China's Nurses Association and its first president, Caroline Maddock Hart; met in Kuling to form this association.[4]

During the Long March, in early 1935, a battle took place in this area between communist and republican forces, in which Hu Yaobang, later General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, was seriously injured.

Mountain Lu was once dubbed the hsiatu (xiadu, "summer capital") of the Republic of China. Chiang Kai-shek, China's leader at the time, would frequently spend his summers here. In June 1937, Zhou Enlai, then a major leader in the Communist Party, met with Chiang on the mountain to discuss a united front against the Japanese invasion. In July 1937, Chiang Kai-shek announced his intention for a full mobilization for war against Japan from mountain Lu. In 1946, following the war, the U.S. special diplomatic mission led by General George C. Marshall met with Chiang Kai-Shek to discuss the role of post-World War II China.

Mao Zedong convened three large conferences of senior party officials at Mountain Lu, in 1959, 1961, and 1970. The 1959 conference became known as the Mountain Lu Conference. The meeting saw the purge of decorated Chinese Civil War and Korean War general Peng Dehuai, who was critical of Mao's Great Leap Forward policies. The 1970 mountain Lu Conference took place during the Cultural Revolution, and marked the increasing antagonism between those loyal to Mao and those loyal to his chosen successor Lin Biao.

Popular attractions in Mountain Lu include the Immortal Caverns (仙人洞), Meilu Outhouse (美庐别墅), Five Old Man Peaks (五老峰), White Deer Cavern Academy (白鹿洞书院), Three Tiled Springs (三叠泉), Lulin Lake (芦林湖), Mountain Lu Hot Springs (庐山温泉), Botanical Garden (植物园), the Bamboo Temple (竹山寺), Guanyin Bridge (观音桥), Peach Blossom Garden (桃花源), Catholic Church of Mountain Lu (庐山天主堂),[5] and many more.

• The Mountain Lu Botanical Garden features tens of thousands of plant species.
• Below the Five Old Men Peak is the White Deer Grotto Academy, named after the poet Li Bo (Chinese: 李渤) (not to be confused with the famous poet Li Bai), who raised white deer there. It is one of the most famous higher learning institutions in ancient China.
• West is the Flower Path which provided inspiration to Bai Juyi, a famous poet who lived during the Tang dynasty.
• Between the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake lie the Greater and Lesser Tianchi Lakes, the Jingxiu Valley, and Lulin Lake. On the north bank of the latter is the Mountain Lu Museum, which features pottery and bronzes dating from various periods of ancient China, as well as calligraphy from the Tang dynasty and paintings from the Ming and Qing dynasties.
• At the centre (between three peaks), and at an altitude of over 1 kilometer above sea level, is the town of Kuling, which is linked by a mountain highway to neighboring spots in the region.
• World-famous Mountain Lu Clouds and Mist Tea (simplified Chinese: 庐山云雾茶; traditional Chinese: 廬山云霧茶) is grown in the mountains.

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  Mountain Immortals Cave
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  Christian church
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  Lake Lulin
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  Donglin temple
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  White Deer Grotte Academy
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  Lofty Mountain Lu by Shen Zhou, 1467
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  The small peaks of the mountain range can be climbed by visitors.
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  Mountain scenery near Sandie spring in Mountain Lu scenic area
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  Mountain Lu West Sea scenery