Jinggang Mountain
Jinggang
Mountain, covering 670 square km, towers in the central part of Luoxiao
Mountain and stretch over the border of Hunan and Jiangxi provinces. It
is ranged among "China Forty Best Tourist Attractions" and the cradle
of the Chinese revolution.
The mountain boasts 100-odd peaks unique in shape, of the peaks, some look like tigers leaping over the deep stream, appearing in all their glory as if they were made by uncanny craftsmanship. The Nanping Peak, a sheer rise of thousands of feet, stretches for tens of miles, with hard rocks rocketing into the sky. The Five Fingers Peak with an elevation of 1583 meters, is the highest peak and major symbol of Jinggang Mountain. It is so named because the peak, when standing together, resembles five fingers. The fame of the Five Fingers Peak grows with the print of its picture on 100-yuan RMB bill.
The waterfalls on Jinggang Mountain can rarely be found in other places around the world. Jinggang Mountain boasts a large area of mountains with rich vegetation. The streams enjoy a strong flow and a great drop; therefore, within the scenic zone there are over 100 waterfalls, grand and marvelous. The landscape of the eighteen giant waterfalls of five large pools attracts thousands of visitors from home and abroad. Located in subtropical monsoon climate zone, Jinggang Mountain is abundant in precipitation. The mist evaporating from the forests is changing all the time. When floating halfway up to the mountain, it becomes strips of clouds; when drifting among the peaks, it turns into the valley for. If the shines over the clouds at the moment, a fantastic mirage will appear. The whole scene is as intoxicating as a fairyland.
Jinggang Mountain is a world of flowers. In the one-million-odd-mu forest, pines, firs and bamboo, as well as medicinal herbs and flowers and grass of various kinds are full of life and motion. Jinggang Mountain is also a world of fauna. There are a great variety of birds, beasts, snakes, insects and fishes living in the dense forest or in the streams. The region is rich in rare birds and animals. Among the 138 species of birds and beasts know here, over 20 are under national protection.
Jinggang Mountain is also famous for important in Chinese modern history.
During the Second Civil Revolutionary War, veteran proletarian revolutionists like Mao Zedong, Zhu De conducted operations here for two years and four months leaving their traces among the mountains, waters and clumps of azalea. Which have now become the unique historic and cultural attractions of Jinggang Mountain Tourist Zone.
The
historic sites and the handsome landscape add radiance and beauty to each
other, which fascinates visitors. Huangyangjie, standing on the border
of Hunan and Jiangxi, is the site of the Battle of Huangyangjie Defense,
and an ideal place for tourists to enjoy the sunrise and the sea of clouds.
Jinggang Mountain Revolutionary Martyrs Museum at the foot of Xishan Mountain has the monument inscribed with the poem composed by Mao Zedong in 1965 when he revisited Jingang Mountain.
Jinggang Mountain Memorial Tower, and the Forest of Steles and the Sculpture Garden, all these sits unfold the strenuously glorious course of the Jinggang Mountain Revolutionary Struggle and refresh one's memory of the past.