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The tourist center in Jiangjin City, Qijiang County, the Wansheng District,and
Nanchuan City features the Jinfo Mountan National Scenic Area, the Wansheng
Stone Forest, the Xiandu Karst Cave, and other natural landscapes.
It is an ideal place to view the landscape, venture into the unknown,
seek novelty, escape from the summer heat, spend holidays, and get familiar
with the ecosystem.
The Simian Mountain Scenic Area
It is in the city
of Jiangjin, more than 100 kilometers from Chongqing. The scenic area
stretches for more than 23,000 hectares. Here the mountain rises and
falls for over 50 kilometers. The area has a mild climate with plenty
of rainfall and a dense growth of a primitive evergreen broad-leaved
forest, the only forest of the category to be found in regions of the
same latitude in the world. The mountain features as many as 100 waterfalls
in 23 groups scattered over the scenic spots.
The
Jinfo Mountain Scenic Area
The 260-square-kilometer
scenic area is within Nanchuan City, where Jinfo Mountain, also known
as Jiudi Mountain, rises between 800 to 1,000 meters in elevation. Qingliang
Summit, the main peak, stands 2,251 meters above sea level and is one
of the "four mountains famous the their scenery in Sichuan Province"
along with Emei, Qingcheng and Jinyun mountains. The major scenic places
include Fengchui Ridge, Shizikou, Manao City, the Fenghuang Temple,
and the Ancient Buddha's Cave.
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