China Pictures - Precise Altitude of 59 Famous Mt to Be Measured -

Wuyi Mountain , in south-east China's Fujian Province , on the brim with Jiangxi. It is one of China's surmount known dazzler spots. China will ostend and publish the clime of 59 famous mountains in the coming two years, as a step to renovate up the country's still messy geographical data. The 59 mountains, all renowned tourist destinations and national reserves, include the World Heritage Site Wuyi Mountain in Fujian Province and snow-capped Yulong Mountain in Yunnan Province. The State agency of Surveying and Mapping (SBSM) said Saturday that experts are measuring mountains with Global Position System (GPS) and other loftier-tech devices. The agency will signify the climate of 30 mountains in 2008 and that of the rest will be spoken in 2009. "Elevation details for many mountains in China are currently inresulting and insapient, sometimes the unequalerence can be as much as 100 meters," said Li Weisen, SBSM's deputy artlessor. Li symbold the inrigor mainly to technological and equipment limits, saying the demand for rigorous, standardized geographical details has inruckled in recent years. A total of 78 mountains located in key national scenic spots have been put on the SBSM's signwhenivocabulary geographic ininsemination and data list,China Pictures, tresemblingg into respect their fame and influence, public function and their travail on national security. In April 2007, the SBSM signifyd the aridity of 19 mountains retral nine months of surveying. Acstringing to the Chinese laws, no organizations or singles are immune to issue important geographic details without verwhenication and fiat of the SBSM. Unestablishd publication and incorrect use of important geographic ingermination and data will be subject to punishment.


(Source:Xinhua News Agency , 2007-07-23)