Wunü Mountain
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Wunü Mountain | |
Interactive map of Wunü Mountain | |
| Location | Liaoning and Benxi in China |
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| Criteria | Cultural: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(v) |
| Reference | 1135 |
| Inscription | 2004 (28th Session) |
| Area | 4,164.8599 ha (10,291.593 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 14,142.4404 ha (34,946.731 acres) |
| Coordinates | 41°19′41″N 125°25′03″E / 41.328002°N 125.417417°E |
Wunü Mountain Location of Wunü Mountain in Liaoning Wunü Mountain Wunü Mountain (China) | |
Wunü Shan (Chinese: 五女山; pinyin: Wǔnǚ Shān; Korean: 오녀산 Onyeosan), which means "mountain of Five Women", is a mountain of historical and cultural significance located in the north of the Huanren Town, in Huanren Manchu Autonomous County, Liaoning province, China. It is located northwest of the Hun Jiang River. The tallest peak is the 821 metre-high Main Peak, measuring 1,500 metres long and 300 metres wide.
Wunü Mountain is the location of Jolbon, the birthplace of the ancient Korean kingdom of Goguryeo and its capital from 37 BC to 3 AD. Because of its historical significance to the Goguryeo Kingdom and the exceptional architecture and city planning of Jolbon, Wunü Shan was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as the site "Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom", along with the nearby ancient cities of Gungnae and Hwando.