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Which city is Wutai Mountain in?

Wutai Mountain is located in Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province.

The average elevation of Wutai Mountain is above 1000m, and the highest point, the Yemen Peak in Beitai, is about 3058m above sea level, which is called "the roof of North China". Wutai Mountain is about 300 kilometers away from Fiona Fang. Because the five peaks are like five pillars, they rise from the ground and stand tall, and the summit is as flat as a platform, hence the name Wutai. Because of the cold climate on the mountain, it is still unknown in midsummer, so it is also called Liang Qingshan. It is a tourist area integrating natural scenery, historical relics, ancient architecture art, Buddhist culture, folk customs and summer vacation.

Wutai Mountain belongs to the northern end of Taihang Mountain System, and stretches for more than 500 miles in Xinzhou City, including Wutai County, Fan Shi, Daixian County, Yuanping City and Dingxiang County. It is located between 38 55'-39 66' north latitude and113 29'-113 39' east longitude, and consists of a series of mountains and peaks. Five of the peaks are as flat as a platform, hence the name Wutai. Because of the cold climate on the mountain, there is still no heat in midsummer, so it is also called Liang Qingshan.

Wutai Mountain features scenic spots

1, write cliff

Mount Wutai is full of strange peaks and cliffs, with more than 50 celebrities. Among them, the characters on the cliff, after being wetted with water, are carefully wiped with a handkerchief, and the handwriting similar to seal script will appear on the cliff surface, and the water is dry and the characters are hidden. Someone once removed the stone layer from the epidermis, and as a result, the words could be erased from the lower layer. If there are different levels, the words are different. According to records, the couplet "Three treasures of heaven, sun, moon and stars, three treasures of earth, fire, water and wind, and three treasures of people" has been found.

2. Looking at Haishan Mountain

Wutai Mountain consists of five peaks in the east, west, north and south. It is said that it represents the five kinds of wisdom of Manjusri Bodhisattva: great round mirror wisdom, wonderful view wisdom, equal wisdom, achievement wisdom and Buddhism wisdom; There are also Five Dhyani Buddhas: Acheng Buddha in the east, Amitabha Buddha in the west, Baosheng Buddha in the south, Bukong Achievement Buddha in the north and Pilu Channa Buddha in the middle.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Wutai Mountain.