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Xishan Forest Park

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Xishan Forest Park
Xishan Forest Park. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Xishan Forest Park (Chinese: 西山森林公园) is a forest park located 15 kilometers west of Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China. Situated in Western Mountains (Xi Shan), which rise to the west of Dian Lake, the national park occupies an area of approximately 442 hectares. Its highest peak (Mt. Luohan) is 2507.5 meters above sea level, and about 620 meters from the water surface of Dian Lake.

There are in the forest park several scenic spots, such as the Dragon Gate (Long Men), Sanqing Ge, Huating Temple, Taihua Temple, and the tomb of Nie Er, the composer of the Chinese National Anthem and a native of Kunming.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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