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Fanjingshan
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Paleolithic
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Chalcolithic
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Bronze Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
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Classical Period
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Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Early Modern Period
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Industrial Period
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Contemporary Period
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Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
Contemporary Period
About
The Fanjingshan (Chinese: 梵净山; pinyin: Fànjìngshān) or Mount Fanjing, located in Tongren, Guizhou province, is the highest peak of the Wuling Mountains in southeastern China, at an elevation of 2,570 m (8,430 ft). The Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve was established in 1978 and designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1986. Fanjingshan is a sacred mountain in Chinese Buddhism, considered to be the bodhimaṇḍa of the Maitreya Buddha. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2018.
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