Lotus Mountain
Lotus Mountain (Lianhuashan or Lianhua Mountain) is a famous scenic area in Guangzhou. Located at the riverside of Lion River, the mouth Pearl River, Panyu District, Lotus Mountain (Lianhuashan or Lianhua Mountain) consists of 48 red hills and has a maximum elevation of 108 meters, covering the area of 2.54 square kilometers. On the mountain, there is a Kylin Peak, and the Lotus Mountain (Lianhuashan or Lianhua Mountain) is named after the rock which is like a lotus in shape on the Kylin Peak. With the reputation of Guangdong Great Wall, the Lotus Mountain (Lianhuashan or Lianhua Mountain) is of great military importance in history.
The most attractive place for the tourists may be the One-hundred Fu Gallery, ancient Lotus Tower, and the Statue of Guanyin.In ancient times, the Lotus Mountain (Lianhuashan or Lianhua Mountain) is a stone quarry. After hundreds of years’ mining there form the abrupt cliffs and fancy caves which is a good combination of the unique scenery combining the natural beauty and man-made sites. The main scenic spots there are Lotus Rock, Swallow Rock, Baxian Rock, Statue of Guanyin, Guanyin Rock and Stone Gallery, so on and so forth.
There is a wall in the One-Hundred-Fu Gallery, on which there engraved one hundred Chinese characters “福"(fú, means “good fortune”). Each one has different shapes, such as cursive writing, regular script and, running script, etc. You can take photos with all these characters and you will be lucky and happy all the time.One-hundred-Fu Gallery
Lotus Tower
stands still on the top of the main peak of Lotus Mountain (Lianhuashan or Lianhua Mountain). It was first built in 1612 during the Ming Dynasty, with a long history of nearly 400 years. It is made of bricks and woods, with an octagon shape. There are 9 stories on the outside and 11 stories inside the tower. And the stairway is corkscrew, which will lead to the top of the tower. With the height of 50 meters, the tower is the summit of the Lotus Mountain (Lianhuashan or Lianhua Mountain). From ancient times to now, all the ships passing by take the tower as the navigation mark. Thus it has got the reputation of “Stele of the Capital of Guangdong”.Lotus Tower
The Statue of Guanyin
There is a broad road which will lead you to a stone square, in the center of which there is a Guanyin statue. It is 40.88 meters high, made of 120-ton bronze and gilded with 9 kilograms gold. It is the highest gilded bronze Guanyin Statue in the world. The statue is facing to the southeast, overlooking the Lion Sea. Therefore, people also call the statue “Guanyin overlooking the sea”.
Lianhua Mountain is also well-known for its annual lotus festival when over 100,000 lotuses are in full bloom. Among these varieties, there are local lotus flowers as well as others from Japan, America, Australia, even lotuses that have traveled into outer space. The park is equipped with all kinds of tourist facilities including BBQ, camping, horse riding, and go fishing.
Tourist Information of Lotus Mountain
⌚ Access all day;
¥40 Yuan;
✉ Lianhuashan Town, Panyu District, in southern Guangzhou. (广州市番禺区莲花山镇 莲花山);
How to get there
- Take the ship at Xidi Quay.
- Take the bus towarding Panyu Lianhuashan Town at Panyu Bus Terminal (pān yúqì chē zǒng zhàn 番禺汽车总站). It would cost you ranging RMB 2 to 4. And it would take you about 15 minutes on foot to the gate of Lotus Mountain (Lianhuashan or Lianhua Mountain) after you arrive at Lianhuashan Town.
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