Mount Meiling

Meiling Mountain Scenic Spot lies in the west suburb area of Nanchang, famous for its sheer peaks, grotesque rocks, cascading waterfalls and clear lakes. Meiling Mountain was originally called Feihong Mountain. As early as the beginning of Han Dynasty, there was post-road in the mountain. In the end of West Han Dynasty, Mei Fu, the governor of Nanchang County, fought against the autocracy of Wang Mang and receded to Feihong Mountain. To remember his loyalty, people built up Mei Immortal Altar high in the mountain, Mei Immortal Temple at the foot the mountain and changed the mountain name to Mei Moutain.

In the early Han Dynasty, the natural beauty made Meiling Mountain a sightseeing place of some note, and attracted people from nearby villages. For centuries, their reputations spread far and wide, bringing lots poets and writers. During the Tang Dynasty, it reached the height of its development. The most famous and popular sites of this spot are Hongya Well, Autumn View of West Hill, Tongyuan Waterfull, Rice Terrace and Waterwheel.

Covers an area of 150 square meters, its forest coverage is up to 67%, during the summer time, the average temperature there is around 22℃, thus this spot is a natural oxygen supply point and superb summer resort. Meiling Mountain is also a holy ground for both Buddhism and Taoism. There are 136 sites of religious constructions built within its area and actually, it is the cradle-land of Jingming School of Taoism and the 12th fascinating place for Taoists.   

As one of the eight famous temples in Shanxi province, Cui Yan Temple had a 4.8 meters tall bronze Buddha, 2.4 meters tall bronze lotus stand, as well as bronze bottles, bronze incense burners and an iron pan for thousand monks. Famous monk Guan Xiu in Tang Dynasty once lived in Yutang Temple, where he wrote 24 poems. Near Taiping Temple, which was originally a famous temple for Daoism, there is a one-thousand-year old gingko which is 30 meters tall, measuring 7.5 meter round the chest while 6 adults together can put their arms around it. Located on the peak of the mountain, the stone house of the Ziyang Palace still exists today. It had been visited by Dengyu, one of the founding fathers of East Han. Near the palace, there are Deng Immortal Hole and Zhenjun Tomb.

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