Scenery of Kunshan

Scenery of Kunshan

Kunshan, also known as Kunlun Mountain, is located within Qianhuang Town. It lies northwest of Yifeng Road, east of National Highway 324, and south of Batou Stream. It is a small east-west mountain range. The outer areas of Kunshan have long borne the scars of human carving and excavation, but in the southeast of Kunshan, the mountains are deep, the forests dense, the rocks steep, and the caves secluded—offering a completely different kind of scenery.

It is truly said that “the world’s famous mountains are all occupied by monks.” At key points among the mountain ranges here, temples have been built. At the western end is Lao Shu Tian Temple, in the middle is Yan Ku Temple, and to the east is Kunshan Temple. Among them, the oldest, largest, and most renowned is Kunshan Temple. In 1931, the Hui’an County Committee held an expanded meeting here to establish the “Hui’bei Anti-Taxation Alliance.” Over 40 people attended, including the county committee’s main leaders such as Tang Yanfu, Li Wenduan, and Zhu Hanying, guerrilla fighters, farmer representatives from Shan Yao, Batou, and Shibaxiang, as well as enlightened gentry. Kunshan Temple became the command center for the revolutionary struggle in the Hui’bei region and even all of Hui’an. Unfortunately, the temple was burned down by - troops who came to suppress the underground Communist Party on the eve of liberation. The Hui’an County Government still listed Kunshan Temple as one of the first batch of cultural heritage protection units in 1987 (“Site of the ‘Hui’bei Anti-Taxation Alliance’ – Kunshan Temple”), but the ruins of the ancient temple have long been covered by several stone houses of the Kunshan Forest Farm.

There are no flat, straight concrete roads here, no ornately carved and richly decorated temples or grand halls, nor are there thousands of identical gold-laminated clay statues or far-fetched so-called cultural relics. But everything here retains the natural simplicity, exudes an ancient solemnity, and is filled with the purity of innocence. Walking from Sanzhu Houzhai Village into the dusty Siban Mountain, and turning along the rugged mountain path into the entrance of Kunshan, you will see three green mountains embracing a lake of clear water, while the lake reflects and enhances the beauty of the surrounding mountains. The lake is not natural—it is the “Kunshan Reservoir” built artificially over 30 years ago. Time has darkened the rocky shores of the reservoir, and trees and wild grass have covered the dam, turning it into a veritable hill. Kunshan Reservoir should have long been renamed Kunshan Lake. If you enter from QianShao Village to the west, you will also find a nearly identical reservoir at the mountain pass (QianShao Reservoir). The blue water dots both ends of Kunshan, like two basins of holy water cleansing the green mountains.

In the dry seasons of autumn and winter, the lake’s surroundings reveal flat, fine sandy beaches. Sitting on the beach in autumn, basking in the autumn sun, listening to the autumn wind, and admiring the autumn mountain scenery is a true delight. As for spring and summer during the flood season, the lake shimmers with clear blue waves, with reflections of unique peaks, strange rocks, green trees, and red flowers creating a perfect natural watercolor painting. The gentle mountain breeze carries the soft murmur of pine waves, the tinkling of springs, and the chirping of birds and insects—this is nothing short of music from the heavens.

Qianhuang Town: Qianhuang is located in the southern suburbs of Changzhou, 8 kilometers from the new urban area of Wujin. It borders Wuxi National Tourist Resort to the east and is 15 kilometers from Yixing, the pottery capital, to the south. It lies in the central area between Taihu Lake and Ge Lake. The town has Provincial Highway 211, the newly connected Xinchang Railway, the major transportation route of Wu-Yi Highway, and the mainstream canal of southern Jiangsu, the Xilie Canal. It is also just 3 kilometers from the interchanges of the under-construction Xiyi Expressway and Yanjiang Expressway. Asia’s largest converter station is located here.

　Qianhuang Town has 18 administrative villages and 2 residential committees. The town’s population exceeds 40,000, and its total area is 50.1 square kilometers… More detailed information about Qianhuang Town ++