[2025 Lintan Attraction] Travel Guide for Lianhuashan Forest Park (Updated May)

In the south of Ganus province you can find a whole mountain range stretching from neighboring Shanxi to Sichuan. One of these mountains is called Lianhuashan, or Lotus Mountain. You can access the mountain from the nearby town of Yeliguan which you can easily get to by bus from Lanzhou. From Yeliguan you can hire a taxi that will take you there in about an hour. It's not far, but the road up is winding. It will set you back about 200 rmb return. After you have paid the entrance fee you can start your ascent climbing the stairs. Along the way to the top you'll come across dozens of little shrines and temples. When you're almost at the top you'll have to do a little bit of work, climbing on rocks holding on to the chains embedded in the rocks, so wear good shoes and be careful. Lianhuashan is fairly peaceful and quiet compared to some other mountains in China as it is not as heavily touristed. There are beautiful views everywhere as well as lots of green and wildlife. Everywhere you look you can see trees, flowers, birds and other animals. #mountainview

Lianhua Mountain was formerly known as "Xikongtong". As early as the early Ming Dynasty, it was designated as a famous Buddhist and Taoist mountain. It is said that Guangchengzi often traveled to Xikongtong. The main peak of Lianhua Mountain is 3,578 meters above sea level. It has the danger of Huashan, the strangeness of Huangshan, the seclusion of Qingcheng, and the beauty of Emei, and has beautiful natural scenery. Lianhua Mountain is a remnant of the Xiqing Mountains, with a total area of ​​188,000 acres. It is sandwiched between the Yangsha River and the Yemu River in the north and south, like a colorful ribbon. The entire mountain is made up of exposed limestone with scale-like faults, sharp peaks shaped like lotus petals, and a flat and round top in the middle, shaped like a lotus core. It is named because the mountain resembles a blooming nine-petal lotus. The climate here is complex and the biomes are diverse. The existing forest area is more than 1,200 hectares, with about 90 families, 346 genera and more than 745 species of plants; 45 species of mammals, 133 species of birds, 2 species of reptiles, 4 species of amphibians, 5 species of fish, and more than 560 species of insects. The national first and second class protected animals here include leopards, lynxes, musk deer, jackals, and otters; birds include the spotted-tailed chicken, dark snowcock, blood pheasant, golden pheasant, blue pheasant, etc.; and insects include the two-tailed brown swallowtail butterfly. The scenic spot won the title of "Gansu Public Aviation Cup" in 2013 Gansu's Top Ten Most Popular Tourist Attractions, and won the title of "Colorful Gansu" Top Ten Tourist Attractions in 2013 jointly sponsored by the Office of the Gansu Provincial Spiritual Civilization Construction Steering Committee, the Gansu Provincial Tourism Bureau, and the Gansu Daily. In 2015, it was listed as the first batch of "China Forest Oxygen Bar".

I have traveled a lot of places on the road. I have seen a lot of scenery this year. I always feel that I have missed this autumn. I never wanted to meet the deep autumn in Lianhua Mountain. It is really amazing, time rendering. The red leaves retain a short period of time. Lianhua Mountain is a holy place in the border areas of Linxia and Gannan in Gansu Province. His beauty is unexpected and people are nostalgic. The colors of the mountains and plains make people feel intoxicated during the indulging period. The mood is exhilarating, and the unexpected beauty can be found in the corner.

The grandeur of autumn, the mountains are smeared with radiance; the poetry of autumn is very strong, walk into nature, embrace the golden autumn... Take a breath of the mountain air, it is fragrant, a moist and fresh heart, let people forget the red dust Into the colorful maple forest, see the layer of forest to dye, listen to the singing of a hundred birds, listen to the low-pitched quinces of the five-pointed maple... a rhyme of autumn, affectionate, into the lotus hill, such as into the fairyland, the paradise is just like this. As early as the Tang Dynasty, Du Mu wrote such a verse: "Parking and sitting in love with Fenglin, frosty leaves are red in February." The red leaves are better than "February flowers". Although the safflower is colorful, it is still not as deep and deep as the autumn red, and there is a kind of elegant beauty! Walking through the valley and seeing the entire hillside covered with red leaves, this pure flaming stunned my eyes. Gansu Lianhua Mountain is located in the border area of several counties in the southeast of Gansu Province. The Tibetans are called Bai Ma Shan and Gongde Mountain and are respected as Holy Lands by Tibetans. The mountain shape is strange, and the cliffs are surrounded by thousands of cliffs. On the cliffs, there are countless pines and cypresses and vines. Every fall, the red image that comes out is a burning flame. Lantau Mountain is another religious attraction. In the history of the test, there are five ancient urns, and the lotus mountain is called the "Xi ". Lianhuashan Temple is full of people, and it is spread to the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. It has become the religious and cultural center of the people of all ethnic groups in Zhangzhou. In addition, the nearby Tibetan people call this mountain Baima Mountain, and every grand festival celebrates this mountain. Such as "Flower Club"