Wuyi Mountains

Wuyi Range
武夷山
Panorama of the Wuyi Range
Highest point
Elevation2,158 m (7,080 ft)
Coordinates27°43′N 117°41′E / 27.717°N 117.683°E / 27.717; 117.683
Geography
Wuyi Range is located in Fujian
Wuyi Range
Wuyi Range
Location in Fujian
Wuyi Range is located in Eastern China
Wuyi Range
Wuyi Range
Wuyi Range (Eastern China)
LocationFujian and Jiangxi, China
Official nameMount Wuyi
TypeMixed
Criteriaiii, vi, vii, x
Designated1999 (23rd session), modified 2017
Reference no.911bis
RegionAsia-Pacific
Wuyi Mountains
"Wuyi Mountains" in Chinese characters
Chinese武夷山
Literal meaningMountains of Warrior Barbarians
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWǔyí Shān
Wade–GilesWu3-i2 Shan1
IPA[ù.ǐ ʂán]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationMóuh-yìh Sāan
JyutpingMou5-ji4 Saan1
Southern Min
Hokkien POJBú-î soaⁿ
Tâi-lôBú-î soann
Jade Girl Peak (right) on the Jiuqu Xi (Nine-bend River), Wuyi Mountains, 1871

The Wuyi Mountains or Wuyishan[1] (Chinese: 武夷山; pinyin: Wǔyí Shān; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bú-î-soaⁿ; formerly known as Bohea Hills in early Western documents) are a mountain range located in the prefecture of Nanping, in northern Fujian province near the border with Jiangxi province, China. The highest peak in the area is Mount Huanggang at 2,158 metres (7,080 ft) on the border of Fujian and Jiangxi, making it the highest point of both provinces; the lowest altitudes are around 200 metres (660 ft). Many oolong and black teas are produced in the Wuyi Mountains, including Da Hong Pao ('big red robe') and lapsang souchong, and are sold as Wuyi tea. The mountain range is known worldwide for its status as a refugium for several rare and endemic plant species, its dramatic river valleys, and the abundance of important temples and archeological sites in the region, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[2]

The Wuyi Mountains are located between Wuyishan City of the Nanping prefecture in northwest Fujian province, and the town of Wuyishan within Shangrao city in northeast Jiangxi province.

  1. ^ Wǔyí Shān is Westernized in various ways as Wuyishan, Wuyi-shan, Wuyi-Shan, Wuyi Shan, etc.
  2. ^ "Mount Wuyi". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 9 Apr 2021.