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Hanyu Pinyin | LiánhuāShān |
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Lotus Hill (Chinese :莲花山) is a hill in Panyu,Guangzhou,Guangdong,China,with Shizi Lake to the west. It covers an area of 2.33 square kilometres (0.90 sq mi) and has a peak 108 metres (354 ft) above sea level. It is 30 km (19 mi) from the city of Guangzhou proper and 60 nautical miles from Hong Kong. It is now a 4A-level national park.
The hill's name comes from the legend of a vicious dragon in the South Sea who raised winds and waves in the Pearl River estuary flooding lands and capsizing boats,causing the local people to suffer. [1] Mother Buddha came by and was furious at the dragon's behavior. She threw her lotus on which she sat into the water,thus the evil dragon was brought under control and the lotus turned into a mountain many years later. Hence its name — Lotus Hill. [2]
Lotus Hill is noted for its Western Han dynasty quarry which formed steep cliffs,alcoves,and other fantastic scenes.
There are two major activities in this area. One is the Lotus Festival which is celebrated annually from June to August. It is a grand gathering of lotus when more than 100 species are exhibited. The other is Peach Blossom Festival which is observed during the spring when the whole mountain is swathed in a blossom of pink flowers.
Yingtan is a prefecture-level city in the east of Jiangxi province,People's Republic of China,bordering Fujian to the southeast. Its location near the trisection of Jiangxi,Fujian,and Zhejiang has made it a strategically important city for centuries. Today,it continues to be a major rail transport hub. It is best known as the Capital of Copper,and located here is Jiangxi Copper and its smelting factory.
Lijiang,also known as Likiang,is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of Yunnan Province,China. It has an area of 21,219 square kilometres (8,193 sq mi) and had a population of 1,253,878 at the 2020 census whom 288,787 lived in the built-up area (metro) made of Gucheng District. Lijiang is famous for its UNESCO Heritage Site,the Old Town of Lijiang,which contains a mixture of different historical architecture styles and a complex,ancient water-supply system.
Shishou is a county-level city under the administration of the prefectural-level city Jingzhou,in the south of Hubei province,near its border with Hunan province,and is located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. The Swan Islet Wetland of the Yangtze River in this area is the world's largest national natural reserve both for wild elks(Milu,or David Deer) and for Chinese river dolphins. The Shishou City National Baiji Reserve for Chinese river dolphins is nearby. It shares its name with a stream flowing into the Yangtze River. In addition,the area enjoys convenient transportation,with an hour's drive from Yueyang East Railway Station on the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway line,and 70 kilometers (43 mi) from Jingzhou Railway Station on the Shanghai-Wuhan-Chengdu high-speed railway line. Moreover,Shishou boasts a diversified landscape,including mountains,hills,lakes,rivers,terraces and plains,as well as abundant resources such as rice,cotton,oil plants,eggs,fish,and lotus roots.
Rizhao,alternatively romanized as Jihchao,is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Shandong province,China. It is situated on the coastline along the Yellow Sea,and features a major seaport,the Port of Rizhao. It borders Qingdao to the northeast,Weifang to the north,Linyi to the west and southwest,and faces Korea and Japan across the Yellow Sea to the east.
Longxi is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Dingxi in the southeast of Gansu Province,China.
Jingtai County is a county in the middle of Gansu Province,bordering Inner Mongolia to the north. It is under the administration of Baiyin City and located at its northwest end. Covering an area of 5,483 square kilometres (2,117 sq mi),it governs 8 towns and 3 townships,which then in turn govern 15 residential communities and 135 administrative villages. Its postal code is 730400,and its population as of the 2010 Chinese Census was 225,755 people,which the county government reports has grown to about 238,900 as of 2019.
203 Hill is a high ground located in Lushunkou District,Dalian,Liaoning Province,China. In 1904-1905,one of the fiercest battles was fought between the Japanese and Russian armies in the Siege of Port Arthur,during the Russo-Japanese War.
Xiaochang County is a county of eastern Hubei province,People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Xiaogan City.
Xialu District is an administrative district of the prefecture-level city of Huangshi,Hubei province,People's Republic of China. It is a fairly small industrial and residential district,located to the west of Huangshi's downtown Huangshigang District. Since the elimination of three subdistricts in May 2011,the district has been divided into four township-level divisions including Tuanchengshan Subdistrict.
Hengyang County is a county and the 5th most populous county-level division in the Province of Hunan,China;it is under the administration of Hengyang prefecture-level city. Located in the north of Hengyang City and the south east of Hunan province,the county is bordered to the north by Shuangfeng County,to the west by Shaodong County,to the south by the counties of Qidong and Hengdong and the districts of Zhengxiang,Shigu and Zhuhui,to the east by Nanyue District and Hengshan County. Hengyang County covers 2,558.61 km2 (987.88 sq mi) with a population of 1,235,100. The county has 17 towns under its jurisdiction,the county seat is Xidu Town (西渡镇).
Xishan Island is a part of Suzhou (苏州) It's the largest island in Lake Tai covering an area of 79.8 square kilometers. There are 72 mountains in Taihu County,with 41 of them located in Xishan Island. The highest mountain,Piaomiao Mountain (缥缈峰),is 336.6 meters high and also belongs to Xishan Island.
Wenbi Tower is a tower in Changzhou,China,located near Hongmei Park. It was built during the Southern Dynasties,Qi Gaozu,Xiao Daocheng (萧道成),Jianyuan (479-482),and first named Jianyuan Temple. Later,it was changed to Peace Tower. Because the tower looks like a pen,people changed the name into Wenbi Tower. As time went on,the temple had been deteriorated because of wars,natural disasters and the Cultural Revolution. Not until the Chinese economic reform did Liu Biru,a Chinese-American,subsidized restoration of the temple in 1982.
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Qin Lake Scenic Area is located in Jiangsu province Taizhou City. And it takes about two hours to go there from Shanghai.
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Xuexiang National Forest Park,is a national forest park in Changting township,Hailin,Heilongjiang,China. The Xuexiang National Forest Park occupies a large area that includes both the China Snow Town and a vast underdeveloped forest preservation area that surrounds the central touristic town.
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