Mount Qianshan Scenic Area

Located in the middle of Liaoning Province, Mount Qianshan Scenic Area 千山风景区 is 17 kilometers away in the east of Anshan city, and 30 kilometers away in the south of Liaoyang city. The total area is 125 square kilometers. In the ancient time, Mount Qianshan was also called Mount Jicui (积翠山Mountain of Green Pines and Verdant Cypresses) , Mount Qianding ( 千顶山Mountain of One Thousand Peaks), Qianhua Mountain or Mountain of One Thousand Lotuses (千朵莲花山), and it enjoys the reputation of “ The Pearl in the Northeastern China”.

The scenery in Mount Qianshan is very pleasing in all four seasons, and the fine nature nurtures the environment. The pear blossoms fall like snow in the spring; the fine pines and cypresses seem very dewy in the summer; red leaves cover the mountain in the autumn; the mountain is covered with snow in the winter. The mountain is rich in forests with verdant pines and cypresses and other prosperous woods. The forestation coverage is over 95%, and there are more than ten thousand pine trees about more than one hundred years old. There are diversified species of animals and plants in the mountain, which is, too, the treasury of Chinese herbal medicines. There are plentiful of fruits and dry nuts such as pears, hawthorns, hazelnuts and walnuts etc., among which there are more than 20 kinds of pears, and Xiangshui Pears and Nanguo Pears are well-known local products. Besides, there are also more than one hundred birds such as the rare black-headed storks.

Even not as imposing as China's Five-sacred Mountains, Mt. Qianshan boasts a unique excellence, which can be summed as “the steep peak of peaks, the marvelous rock of rocks, the ancient temple of temples, and the tranquil spot of spots. Mount Qianshan is the holy place for Buddhism and Taoism in the northeast of China as both Buddhists and Taoists live in the same mountain. Tourists can hear the morning bell and the dusk drum, with the incenses curling in the air, and they can hear the sound of the wooden fish, and the drifting Buddhist music. Particularly, situated in the mountains, the world largest natural stone Buddha, Maitreya, adds some mysteries to Mount Qianshan. There are over 300 scenic spots in Mount Qianshan, dotted in the Immortal Summit Spot__ China's Forestry Park, the Great Maitreya Scenic Spot, and the Sky above Skies Spot, the Five-Buddha Summit Scenic Spot and the Garden of Birds etc.

Mount Qianshan is the “Garden-Temple-Mountain Scenic spot, ” which was one of the first China's key scenic spots approved by the country in 1982, and was offered the fame of “China's AAAA Tourist Site” in 2002; it won the title of the “China's Civilized Scenic Spot in 2006”(the Well-Managed Scenic Spot).