Xiuning Phoenix Mountain

Xiuning Phoenix Mountain

Phoenix Mountain

Anciently known as Xiushan, also called Lingniao Mountain, and commonly referred to as Fengshan, it is located in the northwestern suburbs of the county town, facing Haiyang Town across the Jiayuan River. In the 13th year of the Jian’an era during the Eastern Han Dynasty (208 AD), Xiuyang County was established, and this area once served as the county seat.

The mountain resembles a phoenix spreading its wings, as if gracefully flying down from Baiyun Peak. The summit is relatively flat, and in the past, there was the “Jin Taishi’s Study Platform,” where Jin Sheng, the leader of the anti-Qing resistance forces in the late Ming Dynasty, studied in his youth. From the mountaintop, one can look east to see the majestic Shoushan, south to Luoshiba, which is high and flat on top, level with Yujishan when viewed straight ahead, west to the towering and mist-enveloped Qiyun Mountain, and north to the peaks of Huangshan’s Tianzhu and others, resembling thousands of lotus flowers hidden in the sea of clouds.

In 1984, the county government built a forest park here. The park is bordered by the railway to the north, faces Chuanhu Village to the south, and extends to Sanliting to the west, covering a total area of 580 mu of mountain and land. The Jiayuan River flows from north to south, passing east of the park. Three large bridges span the stream: the Wan-Gan Railway Bridge to the north, the Cizhang Highway Bridge in the middle, and the ancient Dongjiaxi Stone Arch Bridge to the south. The Cizhang Highway runs from east to west, dividing the park into northern and southern sections. Over the years, a variety of rare trees have been planted here, and six pavilions, a guesthouse building, office buildings, and more have been constructed. The park continues to be developed according to plan.