High and mighty : Sacred Wutai Mountain gets World Heritage Site status

Abstract/Sommario: The holy Wutai Mountain was added to the prestigious list of World Heritage Sites: located in Xinzhou, North China's Shanxi Province, 240 Km from the provincial capital of Taiyuan, Wutai Mountain is one of the four sacred Buddhist mountains in China. The site ha well preserved Buddhist architecture and treasures including statues, sculptures, frescoes, Buddhist scripts and music. There are around 2,000 Buddhist monks living on the mountain