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| Mt. Qingxiu |
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Originally named "Mt. Qingshan", also known as "Oingtai
Peak", Mt. Qingxiu lies 5 kilometres southeast of Nanning city,
where ridges and peaks are rising and falling and old banyan trees
tower high. There are rocks and grottos, deep and precipitous, there
are stones and springs, sweet and clear.
The Mt. Qingxiu area ranges in altitude from about 80 to 190 metres
above sea level, which includes the Fenghuang Mountains, Fengyi
Mountains and Qingxiu Mountains. Temperatures are pleasant, there
are exotic flowers and rare herbs blossoming all the year round.
An ancient poem describes: "Mt. Qingshan doesn't grow old for
seasons, the absent son feels as if spring is joyful at the end
of the world, I go up the mountain with the spring scenery, flowers
are in blossom to welcome the spring".
Mt. Qingxiu has been a famous summer resort and tourist spot south
of Yongjiang River since the Sui and Tang dynasties. |
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