Fengxian a beautiful retreat from war
Updated: 2008-04-17 13:35
The Children of Huangshi began screening last week. The movie tells a story set during World War II in China as a British journalist helps 60 Chinese orphans escape from the war by following the ancient Silk Road.
Fengxian, a county located in the city of Baoji, Shaanxi Province, is where the real story took place in the 1940s. George Alwin Hogg, the British journalist, and the orphans left the Shuangshipu Town in Fengxian to escape the flames of war.
Fengxian has a 6,000-year-old history. It is located in southwestern Shaanxi Province and connects with Gansu Province. It is also the gateway to Sichuan Province. Fengxian has been a key strategic point since ancient times.
Tiantai Mountain and the origin of Jialing River
Tiantai Mountain is a national reserve located south of Baoji City and west of Huangniupu Town in Fengxian. Tiantai Mountain is part of the Qinling Mountain range, which runs 1,600 kilometers east to west through the center of the country.
Tianzhu, the highest peak of Tiantai Mountain, is 2,198 meters above sea level. As much as 90 percent of the mountain is covered in dense forest.
The Jialing River source is a key area of the Tiantai Mountain reserve. It is where the Jialing River, a main branch of the Yangtze River, begins.
The reserve features flourishing foliage, steep mountains and many waterfalls. Highlights include the Jialing River waterfall, a platform for viewing sunrises and the remains of a battlefield where armies of the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) fought against the Jin (1115-1234).
In spring time, the reserve is full of flowers and green plants. In summer, the temperature is low and the atmosphere is cool. It is a great time to escape from hot weather.
There is a holiday village in the reserve that is popular with tourists during summer. Buses provide direct service to the reserve.
Tiantai Mountain Reserve admission: 21 yuan
Jialing River origin Reserve admission: 40 yuan
Travel cost:
Whole journey, 65 yuan per person
Half journey, 35 yuan per person
One-kilometer journey, 10 yuan per person
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