Tashan Park

Tashan Park

Tashan Park is a cultural heritage site under the protection of Longmen County.

Tashan Park is located in the southeastern part of Longmen County and forms a small mountain range together with several adjacent peaks, covering a mountainous area of about 2,000 mu. The park currently features the Shuixi Pagoda, seven scenic viewing and resting pavilions, a 1.2-kilometer road from Xilin River to Fenta Mountain, a 2-kilometer hiking staircase trail, water storage tanks, and other infrastructure that has begun to take shape. Surrounded by streams and creeks with murmuring waters, the park reflects lush forests on the water's surface, creating a scenic, tranquil forested destination with rustling pines and fresh air—offering high ecological tourism value. Among its ancient and notable trees is a 100-year-old hackberry tree, as well as an old kapok tree. In terms of cultural and historical attractions, the park includes the Shuixi Pagoda at the summit of Fenta Mountain in the northern part of the park, as well as the Litán Temple. The Shuixi Pagoda was built in the 32nd year of the Wanli era during the Ming Dynasty (1604) and completed in the 38th year (1610). It is an octagonal, seven-story brick pagoda, standing 42 meters tall. At the time, Hu Tinglan, the top scholar in the provincial imperial examination, climbed the pagoda and composed a poem: “The new pagoda stands completed in the Wanli year, / A literary brush piercing the clouds and mist. / Climbing just a few levels, the view spans a thousand miles; / A loud shout echoes halfway to the sky. / Auspicious air drifts beyond the heavens, / Lucky light often dwells near the Southern Dipper. / As autumn winds approach the place of fame, / Strive onward with vigorous resolve.” The pagoda was destroyed in 1970 and reconstruction began on July 28, 1992, with completion in December 1993. It is now a cultural heritage site under the protection of Longmen County.