Mount Lushan receives donation to protect heritage site

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Mount Lushan, in east China's Jiangxi Province, is a world-renowned summer resort known for its splendid natural scenery. Recently, the famous tourist attraction received a 3-million yuan donation to launch an environmental program to protect one of China's natural and cultural heritage sites.

The environmental protection program will focus on studying cultural scenic spots, waste water treatment, and repairing some older buildings in Lushan.

Part of the donation will be spent repairing more than 600 broken-down villas on the mountain. The homes were built by foreigners before the 1920s in a myriad of styles including Russian, British, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and others.

Mount Lushan was included in the UNESCO list of the world's natural and cultural heritage sites in December 1996. Situated in east China's Jiangxi Province, the mountain is a prominent tourist attraction both in China and around the world.

Mount Lushan is frequently mentioned in ancient Chinese literature, giving inspiration to countless literati.

The program provides a fiscal foundation for the better protection of the scenic spot, which is of great historical and cultural significance.