Jinggang Mountains

Jinggang Mountains
井冈山
Highest point
Elevation2,120 m (6,960 ft)
Coordinates26°36′13″N 114°11′45″E / 26.60361°N 114.19583°E / 26.60361; 114.19583
Geography
Jinggang Mountains is located in Eastern China
Jinggang Mountains
Jinggang Mountains
Location in China
Jinggang Mountains is located in China
Jinggang Mountains
Jinggang Mountains
Jinggang Mountains (China)
LocationHunan and Jiangxi, China
Parent rangeLuoxiao Mountains
Jinggang Mountains
Red Army commemorative monument atop a summit of the Jinggang Range
Simplified Chinese井冈山
Traditional Chinese井岡山
PostalChingkang Mountains
Literal meaningWell Ridge Mountains
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJǐnggāngshān
Wade–GilesChing-kang-shan
Jinggang
Simplified Chinese井冈
Traditional Chinese井岡
PostalChingkang
Literal meaningWell Ridge
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJǐnggāng
Wade–GilesChing-kang

The Jinggang Mountains, historically rendered as Chingkang Mountains are a mountain range of the Luoxiao Mountains System, in the border region of Jiangxi and Hunan Provinces.

The range lies at the junction of four counties - Ninggang, Yongxing, Suichuan and Lingxiang. The mountains cover some 670 km2 (260 sq mi), with an average elevation of 381.5 metres (1,252 ft) above sea level. The highest point is 2,120 m (6,960 ft) above sea level.

The range's massif consists of a number of thickly forested parallel ridges. On the heights there is not much farmland with most settlements at the base of the mountains. The main settlement is at Ciping, which is surrounded by five villages whose literal meanings are Big Well, Little Well, Middle Well, Lower Well, and Upper Well. Henceforth came the name of the mountain, literally means "Well Ridge Mountains".

Jinggang Mountains have rich reserves of porcelain clay and rare earth ore, which are two major dominant minerals. Jinggang Mountains are also known as “the cradle of the Chinese revolution”.[1]

  1. ^ Liu, Zengwen; Duan, Erjun; Gao, Wenjun (2009). "Influences of leaf litter replacement on soil biochemical characteristics of main planted forests in Qinling Mountains of China". Frontiers of Agriculture in China. 3 (3): 346–352. doi:10.1007/s11703-009-0049-3. S2CID 85210595.