Jiugong Mountains

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Jiugong Range
九宫山 / 九宮山
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View of the Jiugong Range and a rice field
Highest point
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Geography
Jiugong Range is located in China
Jiugong Range
Jiugong Range
Location in China
Location Hubei, China
Parent range Luoxiao Mountains
Climbing
Easiest route From Tongshan County, Hubei

The Jiugong Mountains (simplified Chinese: 九宫山; traditional Chinese: 九宮山; pinyin: Jiǔgōng Shān) are a range of mountains located in southern Hubei, China.

Description

The name of the range means 'Mountains of the Nine temples'. Geographically the Jiugong range is a subrange of the Luoxiao Mountains with ridges roughly oriented in a southwest/northeast direction.[1] The Jiugong Range with the Jiugong Mountain National Park (九宫山风景区) is the best-known tourist attraction in Tongshan County, Hubei.[2]

Features

File:Fushui Reservoir near Fuyou Village - CIMG9895.JPG
The Jiugong mountains rising over a reservoir on the Fushui River
File:Tongshan-County-village-lotus-pond-front-yard-9899.jpg
The Jiugong mountains rising above a lotus pond.

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