Lotus Mountain
As a branch hill of the Mingshan Mountain, the Lotus Mountain is located 50-km south of Kangle County. The main peak of Lotus Mountian is more than 3750 meters above sea level. The name of the mountain comes from the peak which looks like a beautiful fresh-lotus. Today, the Lotus Mountain serves as a tourist resort with beautiful mountain resort, dense forest and abundant cultural heritage.The Lotus Mountain once was called West Kongtong Mountain. It was taken as Buddhism and Taoism bases as early as in the Ming Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Shunzhi of Qing Dynasty, the Buddhists built numerous temples to carry forward the spirit of Buddhism. The mountain has not only the alpine-moist mountain climate, but also a warm steppe climate, which produces an extraordinary variety of flora and fauna. On the mountain there are Zhongtian Gate, Nantian Gate, Yuhuang Pavilion. Most of the mountain paths have been built into stairways and every path along the cliff is equipped with protective iron chain.
The Lotus Mountain has picturesque scene and is the birthplace of Huaer, a name of the folk songs in Northwest region and the singing art. Every year from first day to sixth day of June in lunar calendar, a grand Huaer Rally Performance is held in Lotus Mountain. And the songs will resound across the mountain with singers and people swarming in.
Travel Tips
Add: Lainlu Town, Kangle County,Linxia City,Gansu
Opening hours:08:00-17:00
Entrance Fee: CNY 70
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