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The Qianling Park is located in the northwest corner of Guiyang City. Named after Mount Qianling which has awarded the title of "First Mountain in south Guizhou". Incorporating the soul and spirit of the Guizhou Plateau, there are towering old trees, limpid springs and queer rocks in it. More than 1,500 kinds of trees, flowers and plant sand over 1,000 kinds of rare medicinal herbs naturally grew on the mountain. Rhesus monkeys and various birds perch there in groups. Climbing up along the "Nine-Winds Path", one can get to the Hongfu Temple. Being built in early Qing, it is a group of ancient architectures including temples, halls, wing-rooms and verandas. From the Pavilion for Watching Guiyang on the top of the mountain, you can get a bird's-eye view of the whole city. At the foot of the mountain is the blue ripple Qianling Lake. There is a zoo in the park. The vestige of glacier of the Quaternary period can be found here. This is a multi-functional park suitable for touring.
The park contains six scenic areas: Sanling Bay ; Qilin Cave; the Zoo Qianling Lake; Twin Dams , and Hongfu Temple Tracing a path of steps up the mountain, you can enjoy the fresh air and birdsong, enhanced by beautiful wild flowers set in a world of green . You can also take a cable car at the Lotus Pond to the top to the mountain for a panoramic view of Griyang City.
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