Qianling Shan Park

Chinese name: 黔灵山公园（Qian Ling Shan Gong Yuan)
Location: No.187, Zaoshan Road, Yunyan District, Guiyang City
Ticket: Entrance ticket CNY5.00
Estimated time of tour: 2-3 hours
Recommended time of visit: all year round.
Nearby attractions: Hongfu Monastery, Jiaxiu Pavilion, Qingyao Ancient Town, Guizhou Museum, etc.

Qianling Mountain locates in Yunyan District, Guiyang City, Guizhou Province; it was rated as AAAA National Level Scenic Area, hailed by locals as the First Mountain of Qiannan Region. It is famous for its lush vegetation, dense forestation and clear waters. It is a popular site of Guiyang city and a place of pilgrimage for Chinese Buddhists.

The park was named after the Qianling Mountain, which itself is one the most famous mountain in southern Guizhou. As one of the noted attractions on the Guizhou plateau, it boasts clear water, green mountains, tranquil forests and old temples. Inside it, trees verdantly grow and streams gurgle down into the valley. 

There is a "holy fountain" up in the mountain with which water is so clean that local people refer it as heavenly water. The steams from the fountain and the mist surrounding the forest make it one of the greatest eight scenic spots in Guiyang. The lake of Qiangling lies at the foot of the mountain shaped like a green pearl. Trees and pavilions scatter around the lake, which constitutes a peaceful and elegant atmosphere for the visitors. More than 500 energetic and enchanting macaques live in the mountain in the park and this adds to the features of the park. They are notoriously playful and visitors are suggested to keep a safe distance from these monkeys.

About 1500 species of trees and flowers as well as 1000 kinds of herbs have been found around the Qianling Mountain. Animals are not uncommon in this area. There are gregarious macaques and different species of birds too. 

Visitors may go up the winding path to the Hongfu Temple up the hill. This temple is one of the most famous Buddhism temples in Guizhou province, finding its origin in the year 1672. On the way to the temple, up in the sharp cliffs, stone inscriptions can be seen here and there. Among them, the most notable one is the 6.2-meter-high and 3.7-meter-wide Chinese character of "Tiger", which was written by a man in the year 1860. Its calligraphy is skillful and unique and is of high history value. 

Up on the top of the mountain, there is a pavilion, which overlooks the whole city. Down at the foot of the mountain, lies the mirror-like lake of Qianling. On its bank, among the trees, stands a memorial for the martyrs who died during the war of liberation of Guizhou Province.