“Amountain flew .along the Yangtse River, and in lush green, stood towering with 400 turns to its top.” Driving up the twisting 35-km mountain road to Lushan National Park, the traveller is always left wondering where the road is leading. Recalling the late Chairman Mao Zedong’s descriptions in his poem of Lushan as one speeds by the breathtaking scenery, one may be beset by unbearable excitement. Lushan National Park, which was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1996, is located in the northern part of Jiangxi Province; it is bordered by the Changjiang (Yangtse) River in the north and Poyang Lake in the south. Together, “Amountain flew .along the Yangtse River, and in lush green, stood towering with 400 turns to its top. ” Driving up the twisting 35-km mountain road to Lushan National Park, the traveler is always left wondering where the road is leading. Recalling the late Chairman Mao Zedong’s descriptions in his poem of Lushan as one speeds by the breathtaking scenery, one may be beset by unbearable excitement. Lushan National Park, which was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1996, is located in the northern part of Jiangxi Province; it is bordered by the Changjiang (Yangtse) River in the north and Poyang Lake in the south. Together,