Monday, January 31, 2011

China



Wulingyuan (Chinese: 武陵源;) is a scenic and historic interest area in Hunan Province, China, famous for its approximately 3,100 tall quartzite sandstone pillars, some over 800 meters in height, which are a kind of karst formation. It is part of Zhangjiajie city, about 270km from the capital of Hunan Province, Changsha.  It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992.Wulingyuan forms part of the Wuling Range.

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