Da Shennongjia

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Da Shennongjia is the highest peak in the eastern section of the Daba Mountains, reaching 10,050 feet (3,053 metres). Located north of the Wuxia Gorge, it is part of a national park established in the 1980s to protect wildlife and a virgin forest. The Daba Mountains are a broad mountain range in central China, forming the northern rim of the Sichuan Basin and extending into Shaanxi, Sichuan, Chongqing, Gansu, and Hubei provinces. The Shennongjia Nature Reserve within the Daba Mountains is known for its dense woods and diverse plant and animal life.12

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Daba Mountains
Da Shennongjia, located north of the Wuxia Gorge, the second of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze, is the highest peak in the eastern section, reaching 10,050 feet (3,053 metres). To its north is a national park, containing a virgin forest, that was established in…
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Da Shennongjia, located north of the Wuxia Gorge, the second of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze, is the highest peak in the eastern section, reaching 10,050 feet (3,053 metres). To its north is a national park, containing a virgin forest, that was established in…
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