Tianzi Mountain

Tianzi Mountain
Tianzi Mountain and usual mist
Geography
LocationHunan Province of China

Tianzi Mountain (Chinese: 天子山) is a mountain in Zhangjiajie[1] in the Hunan Province of China, close to the Suoxi Valley in South Central China.[2] Before the Ming Dynasty, Tianzi Mountain was known as "Qingyan Mountain" because of its green stones.[3] The mountain is named after the early Ming dynasty farmer Xiang Dakun of the Tujia ethnic group, who led a successful local farmers' revolt and called himself "Xiang Wang Tianzi", meaning son of Heaven and which is the traditional epithet of the Chinese emperor.[4]

The highest pillar of Tianzi Mountain is Kunlun Peak with an elevation of 1,262.5 metres (4,142 ft 1 in)[5] and the lowest pillar is Shilanyu with an elevation of 534 metres (1,752 ft).[6] Tianzi Mountain is a part of the Wulingyuan Scenic Area and was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1992.[7]

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  5. ^ Hu Min."Sitting on a mountain perch". Shanghai Daily. October 31, 2011.
  6. ^ "A glimpse of Tianzi Mountain". China National Radio. 2005-11-05.
  7. ^ "Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area". Unesco World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 16 December 2013.