In its first issue of the year, the French edition of GEO magazine devoted 14 pages to Wudang Mountain, thus introducing the site to readers all over the world.

GEO is a monthly magazine similar to National Geographic, and its feature on Wudang Mountain, a World Cultural Heritage site, focused on its various characteristics, including theTaoism culture, ancient architecture, martial arts, natural beauty, and the current tourism situation. GEO was first published by Gruner + Jahr, the largest European printing and publishing firm, in Hamburg, Germany , in 1976. The French version appeared in 1979 and now has a circulation of more than 25 million a year.

Edited by Le Qin and Niva Whyman