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Mount Wutai

Also known as Wu-tai-shan, Wutai Mountain, Wutai Shan, Wutaishan, 五台山

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Mount Wutai is about 100 km east of Shuozhou. The nearest other World Heritage site is Yungang Grottoes, about 120 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Shuozhou · about 570,000 peopleabout 100 km west
  • Xinzhou · about 280,000 peopleabout 100 km south-west
  • Datong · about 1,873,000 peopleabout 110 km north
  • Yangquan · about 981,000 peopleabout 130 km south
  • Shijiazhuang · about 2,417,000 peopleabout 140 km south-east
  • Dingzhou · about 153,000 peopleabout 140 km south-east
Mount WutaiBeijingShijiazhuangDatongBaodingZhuozhouShuozhouXinzhouDingzhouYungang GrottoesPeking Man Site at Zhoukoudian100 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context, and the dashed circle is the size of the site's area.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Mount Wutai and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesYungang Grottoes1Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian2Ancient City of Ping Yao3Summer Palace, Beijing4Central Axis of Beijing5Mount Wutai
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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