Mount Qingcheng

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Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System*
UNESCO World Heritage Site

State Party China
Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iv, vi
Reference 1001
Region Asia-Pacific
Inscription history
Inscription 2000  (24th Session)
* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List.
Region as classified by UNESCO.

Mount Qingcheng (Chinese: 青城山; pinyin: Qīngchéng Shān) is a mountain in Dujiangyan, Sichuan, China. In Daoism mythology, it was the site of the Yellow Emperor's studies with Ning Fengzhi. As a centre of the Daoist religion it became host to many temples. The mountain has 36 peaks.

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