The Tashan Scenic Area (), literally translated to "Pagoda Mountain Scenic Spot",
or Tashan Scenic Zone,
is a scenic spot located in Tucheng Village, Lianshang Town,
Chenghai District
Chenghai (; postal: Tenghai; Teochew: Thěng Hài) is a district of the city of Shantou, Guangdong Province, China.
Located at the Han River Delta in the southeast part of Guangdong Province, Chenghai spans from 116°41' to 116°54' E longitud ...
,
Shantou City
Shantou, alternately romanized as Swatow and sometimes known as Santow, is a prefecture-level city on the eastern coast of Guangdong, China, with a total population of 5,502,031 as of the 2020 census (5,391,028 in 2010) and an administrative a ...
, covering an area of 3,200
mus (approx. 19.7 km²). The area is known as Tayuan (塔园), or Tower Park, and was opened to the public in 1990. Including the later-closed Cultural Revolution Museum, it contained 25 scenic spots related to the
Cultural Revolution
The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a Social movement, sociopolitical movement in the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). It was launched by Mao Zedong in 1966 and lasted until his de ...
. One side of the mountain has a 900-year-old temple.
Cultural Revolution Museum
On January 1, 2005,
Shantou Cultural Revolution Museum, the first museum dedicated to the Cultural Revolution in China,
was opened in the Tashan Scenic Area, due to the unyielding efforts of
Peng Qi'an (彭启安),
the former
vice mayor
The deputy mayor (also known as vice mayor and assistant mayor) is an elective or appointive office of the second-ranking official that is present in many local governments.
Duties and functions
Many elected deputy mayors are members of the loca ...
of Shantou. In 2016, the museum was closed down.
References
Protected areas of China
Tourist attractions in Shantou
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