Qianling Mountain situated in Guiyang’s northwestern corner provides a vast comprehensive garden for the city Though lying on the edge of the downtown area ,

once you enter its hates, the busy atmosphere of city life is left behind, and you will find yourself in a totally different world-high mountains, deep valleys, peaceful waters and thick forests sheltering ancient temples The park contains six scenic areas:

Sanling Bay ; Qilin Cave; the Zoo Qianling Lake; Twin Dams , and Hongfu Temple Tracing a path of steps up the mountain, you can enjoy the fresh air and birdsong, enhanced by beautiful wild flowers set in a world of green .
You can also take a cable car at the Lotus Pond to the top to the mountain for a panoramic view of Griyang City.

Qilin Cave, a limestone cave big enough to house 100 people, was where the Kuomintang general Zhang Xueliang, was imprisoned by Chiang Kai-shek during 1941-42, General Yang Hucheng, who initiated the Xi’an Incident together with General Zhang, was also detained here for a while before he and his family was killed by Chiang in 1949 . An exhibition room displays articles used by the two generals
Qianling Lake is like a gem inlaid amidst blur of green mountains Blocked by Twin Dams, it is a 20-hectare water body dotted with pleasure boars and reflections of the surrounding walkways, pavilions and weeping willows.

Hongfu Temple is a 300-year-old famous Buddhist spot, where pilgrims come from home and abroad to worship Buddha, the Goddess of mercy, Manjusri and other Bodhisattvas Among the cultural relics housed in Hongfu Temple is a bell cast in 1469 Weighing 15.000 kilograms ,it is the largest of its kind in Guizhou province.

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