Mountain Hengshan National Forest Park

Mountain Hengshan lies in the western suburb of the Guangde County. Seen from the distance, it is like a mountain lying down on the ground, thus it wins this name. Although the mountain is not so high, the scenery of it is very beautiful. Since the ancient times, it is not only the place for writers and poets to go for a trip, but also the place for inhabitants to go for a walk during Qingming festival and climb mountains during the Chongyang festival.

There were once many old buildings and places of interest such as Mingjiao Temple, Buddhist hall, Dragon King temple on the summit, but they were destroyed successively in the flames of war. Since the foundation of New China, people began to plant many trees and brought it back to its present appearance. Now the mountain is full of pines, green and luxuriant. At the beginning of the 90's, it was listed as the national forest park by the country.

Mountain Hengshan is one of the ten charming scenic spots in Guangde. Standing at the top of the mountain, you will enjoy a good view of the beautiful scenery: the vast field is green; rivers and creeks are like belts; the ancient tower is gorgeous; new buildings are scattered about; the old city has a new appearance.

At the foothill of west Mountain Hengshan, there is a small knoll, which is the pitching camp of Yue Fei. The native called it “Yingpanshan” or “Zhazaiyu”. According to historical record, Yue Fei once deployed troops in Mountain Hengshan when he fought against Jin Wuzhu. The camp group was ten miles long, and the military appearance was extremely powerful. Therefore, he got six victories. Later because of the bad shortage of food supplies, they could not but be compelled to shift. On that evening, Yue Fei transmitted orders: insert the flags with the character Yue around the humps of Mountain Hengshan; get sheeps' hind legs suspension, and let sheep's front hoofs go all out to beat drums. Then he commanded troops to evacuate quietly. On the early morning next day, soldiers of Jin saw the flags fluttering all around the mountain and heard the deafening sound of drumbeat. They thought the mountain armed forces would attack and did not dare to act rashly. When they perceived, the armed forces disappeared without a trace.

Publishes at : 07-10-02 18:04

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