Furong Mountain

Furong Mountain
芙蓉山
Highest point
Elevation860 m (2,820 ft)
Prominence860 m (2,820 ft)
Coordinates28°00′26″N 112°01′50″E / 28.00722°N 112.03056°E / 28.00722; 112.03056
Geography
Furong Mountain
Location in Hunan
CountryChina
ProvinceHunan
Parent rangeXuefeng Mountains
Geology
Rock typeGranite

Furong Mountain (Chinese: 芙蓉山; pinyin: Fúróngshān; lit. 'Hibiscus Mountain') is located in the town of Qingshanqiao in the southwest of Ningxiang, Hunan, China, with a height of 860 metres (2,820 ft) above sea level.

Furong Mountain is noted for Puji Temple, a Buddhist temple located on the top of the mountain, which was built in the Yuan dynasty, and the temple's original name was Furong'an. It is the subject of a poem by Tang poet, Liu Zhangqing.