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Bagong Mountain Scenic Area 八公山Bāgōng Shān
4A scenic area · Huainan, Anhui
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Huainan
- Region
- Anhui
- Type
- Nature
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area
About Bagong Mountain Scenic Area
A range of some 40 low peaks between Huainan and Shou County, named after the 'Eight Gentlemen' of the Western Han prince Liu An, who compiled the Huainanzi here and, by legend, invented tofu; the Battle of Fei River of 383 was fought below them. The scenic area on the Huainan side, a national forest park and national geopark, has a geological museum on the area's ancient fossils, including the 'Huainan worm', the White Pagoda Temple, the Huainan King's Palace, an immortals' terrace and a stone forest.
How to get to Bagong Mountain Scenic Area
On the western edge of Huainan, about 20 km from the city centre by road; Shou County old town lies 2 km south of the hills.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Shou County Confucius Temple 寿县孔庙 (under 10 km), Shou County Mosque 寿县清真寺 (under 10 km), Shou County Old Town and City Wall 寿县古城 (under 10 km), Anhui Chu Culture Museum (Shou County Museum) 安徽楚文化博物馆 (under 10 km), Jiaogang Lake National Wetland Park 焦岗湖 (20 km), Jiaogang Lake Film and Television Base 焦岗湖影视城 (20 km).
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