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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.
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).
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]
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]
Located in the west of Nanao Island, with a total area of 13.73 km2, the park is an ecological park integrating natural landscape, cultural landscape and rejuvenating treatment. In 1992, the Ministry of Forestry of China approved the original Yellow Flower Mountain Forest Farm as the "Island National Forest Park".
Fenghuang Mountain (simplified Chinese: 凤凰山; traditional Chinese: 鳳凰山; pinyin: Fènghuáng Shān; lit. 'Phoenix Mountain') is a low mountain range located east of the mouth of the Pearl River, in Bao'an District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The ridge forms a crescent shape, and its highest peak reaches an altitude of about 376 meters.
Huishan National Forest Park (Chinese: 惠山国家森林公园; pinyin: Huishan guojia senlin gongyuan) is a Chinese park in western Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China. It is adjacent to Xihui Park. It includes and is named for Mount Hui (惠山, Huìshān, lit. "Kindhearted Hill"). The Huishan National Forest Park lies three kilometers from Wuxi city.