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Which city does Mount Wutai in Henan belong to?

Mount Wutai is located in Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province. There is no Mount Wutai in Henan.

Mount Wutai is located between 38°50'-39°05' north latitude and 113°29'-113°44' east longitude, with a total area of ??592.88 square kilometers.

Wutai Mountain belongs to the northern end of the Taihang Mountains, spanning Wutai County, Fanzhi County, Dai County, Yuanping City and Dingxiang County in Xinzhou City, covering more than 100 miles. It consists of a series of peaks. Five of the peaks are flat, so they are called Wutai. Because the climate on the mountain is cold and there is no intense heat in midsummer, it is also called Qingliang Mountain.

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Introduction to temples in Mount Wutai:

There are 95 temples with relatively complete buildings in Mount Wutai, including 6 national key cultural relics protection units: Nan Zen Temple, Foguang Temple, Xiantong Temple, Guangji Temple, Yanshan Temple (Fanzhi County), Hongfu Temple (Dingxiang County);

15 provincial key cultural relics protection units: Tayuan Temple, Bodhisattva Summit, Yuanzhao Temple, Luohu Temple, Shuxiang Temple, Bishan Temple, Nanshan Temple, Longquan Temple, Golden Pavilion Temple, Zunsheng Temple, Yanqing Temple, Princess Temple (Fanzhi County), Sansheng Temple (Fanzhi County), Huiji Temple (Yuanping City), Shifotang (Fuping County, Hebei Province);

From the perspective of religious activity sites, 11 temples have been announced as national key temples: Xiantong Temple, Tayuan Temple, Bodhisattva Peak, Luohu Temple, Shuxiang Temple, Bishan Temple, Golden Pavilion Temple, Guangzong Temple, Guangren Temple, Dailuoding, Guanyin Cave.

Introduction to Wutai Mountain Spring Water:

"Wutai Mountain Chronicles" records: There are more than 200 small springs and streams around Wutai Mountain, with a total flow of 2.76 cubic meters/second, and the total annual runoff It is 087.03 million cubic meters, accounting for 38.8% of the total normal annual clean water flow. According to basin statistics, there are 165 springs in the Qingshui Qing River Basin, with a water flow rate of 1,688 liters/second.

It is these small springs and streams that form the main stream of Qingshui River, the mother river of Mount Wutai. It is also due to the wonderful "life experience" legend of the spring water and the fact that most of the water quality is bicarbonate type, containing a variety of The trace elements necessary for the human body have made the spring water of Mount Wutai win the title of "holy water".

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