Yushan ( zh, 虞山) is a hill located in the northwest of
Changshu
Changshu (; Suzhounese: /d͡ʐan¹³ ʐoʔ²³/) is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, Jiangsu province, and is part of the Yangtze River Delta. It borders the prefecture-level city of Nantong to the northeast across the Yangt ...
in
Jiangsu Province
Jiangsu is a coastal province in East China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its capital in Nanjing. Jiangsu is the third smallest, but the fifth most populous, with a population of 84. ...
, China. It is named after
Yu Zhong
Yu Zhong (于忠) (462 – 21 April 518), né Wuniuyu Qiannian (勿忸于千年), courtesy name Sixian (思賢), formally Duke Wujing of Lingshou (靈壽武敬公), was an official of the Northern Wei dynasty. He briefly served as a regent during ...
, a government official who was buried in the hill during the Shang and Zhou dynasty. Yushan is 300 meters high and 6.5 kilometers long. It looks like a sleeping cow. Yushan is known for "Eighteen Scenery".
Scenery
*The Snow on Book Set()
*Broken Hill Morning()
*Xin Feng Morning()
*Kun Cheng Twin Towers()
*Taoyuan Spring()
*Wei Mo Sun Rising()
*Jianmen Kistler()
*Blowing Water()
*Qin Po Waterfall()
*Ou Qu Fishing()
*Fu Gang Tide()
*West Pavilion()
*Puren Autumn()
*Star Altar Seven Juniper()
*Lake Rain()
*Lake Moon()
*Wu Gu Maple Valley()
*Three Peak Green Pine()
Yushan Park
Yushan Park is located on the banks of
Yangcheng Lake
Yangcheng Lake () is a freshwater lake in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, about northeast of the city center. The lake is long from north to south, with an average width of from east to west with a surface area of about , and ranges in depth ...
, Changshu. In 1982, it was listed as a national key scenic area – one of the most famous scenic areas within the
Lake Tai
Taihu (), also known as Lake Tai or Lake Taihu, is a lake in the Yangtze Delta and the third largest freshwater lake in China. The lake is in Jiangsu province and a significant part of its southern shore forms its border with Zhejiang. With ...
scenic area. In 1989, Yushan Park was approved as a National Forest Park by the Ministry of Forestry.
Scenery
*Xingfu()
*Jianmen()
*Baoyan Ecological Sightseeing Garden()
*Xinfeng()
*City Wall Ruins()
See also
*
Yanzi's Tomb, located on Yushan
References
Mountains of Suzhou
Changshu
Landforms of Jiangsu
Hills of China
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