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Mount Xiqiao is a 40- to 50-million-year-old extinct volcano situated in the south west of the Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong, People's Republic of China [1] 68 km (42 mi) from Guangzhou. The mountain is an important scenic area and designated as a national forest park and national geological park.
Xiqiao Mountain is a beautiful scenic spot boasting of a massive metallic sitting Buddha Statue (called the Nanhai Guanyin Bhusa). It can be reached by an hour's hike from the foot of the hill or by car. Evening times are less crowded, and cheaper to visit. It is especially beautiful when illuminated in the dark.
Beijing Great Wall National Park (北京长城国家公园) Beijing: January 14, 2017 [10] 59.91 [3] To protect historical sites at Badaling Great Wall and Ming Tombs. [3] Qilian Mountains National Park (祁连山国家公园) Gansu and Qinghai: June 26, 2017 [11] 50,000 [3] To protect endangered species in the Qilian Mountains. [3]
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. In 1982, the park was recognized as China's first national forest park with an area of 4,810 ha (11,900 acres). [2] Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is part of a much larger 397.5 km 2 (153.5 sq mi) Wulingyuan Scenic Area. In 1992, Wulingyuan was officially recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [3]
The Guanyin of Mount Xiqiao is a colossal statue of Guanyin, on Mount Xiqiao, in Nanhai District of Foshan, Guangdong, China. This monument stands 62 m (203 ft) tall, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and sits on a 15 m pedestal making a total height of 77 m (253 ft).
Mount Xiqiao, a dormant volcano in Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong, China Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name.
Located in the Tsunghua District of Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, with a total area of 2626.67 hectares and a forest coverage rate of 96.76%.It is 86 kilometers from Guangzhou city and 13 kilometers from the famous Tsunhua hot spring, bordered by the Nankun Mountain Nature Reserve to the east, and overlooks the Guangzhou Hydroelectric Storage Power Plant and Liushihe National Forest Park ...
The Bailong Elevator, 2009. The Bailong Elevator (Chinese: 百龙电梯; literally Hundred Dragons Elevator) is a glass double-deck elevator built onto the side of a cliff in the Wulingyuan area of Zhangjiajie, China, an area noted for more than 3,000 quartzite sandstone pillars and peaks across most of the site, many over 200 metres (660 ft) in height.