Qingfeng Ridge Scenic Area

Qingfeng Ridge Scenic Area

Qingfeng Ridge Scenic Area is located in Zhangzaiyingzi Township, Chaoyang City, about 58 kilometers from the city center. The area features nine valleys and eighteen ridges, each uniquely beautiful and spectacular. The Yulin Valley boasts continuous overlapping peaks that compete in beauty, with naturally formed rock formations that are vivid and lifelike, reminiscent of the charm of Zhangjiajie; the Miaogou Valley is covered with ancient trees, with caves every hundred steps and waterfalls every thousand, mountain springs hidden among the trees, and cascading waterfalls hanging on the cliffs, evoking the atmosphere of Jiuzhaigou. Majestic peaks, peculiar rocks, clear springs, waterfalls, caves, and giant trees form a series of natural ink-wash paintings.

Qingfeng Ridge is abundant in peculiar rocks. For example, the “Monkey King Subduing the Lion Monster” depicts the lion monster bowing its head humbly while the Monkey King stands proudly, making visitors feel as if they’ve entered a mythical world from Journey to the West. The area also has many springs, such as the “Three-Tiered Colorful Spring,” where springs reflect one another, layer upon layer, displaying a dazzling spectrum of colors in the sunlight. Qingfeng Ridge is rich in legends, such as those of the Divine Horse Spring, the Immortal Cave, and the story of Old Man Wang, among others. There are also perennial springs for drinking, with the words “Qingfeng Ridge, Mingyue Bridge” inscribed outside the cave.

Remnants of cliff carvings serve as historical evidence. In addition, attractions such as the “Listening-to-Rain Pavilion,” “Mountain-Cleaving Cypress,” “Pigsy’s Divine Tour,” “Golden Toad Gazing at the Sun,” “Dripping-Water Guanyin,” “Flying Rock,” Huguo Temple, and Ma Xian Temple all offer their own unique charm.

Qingfeng Ridge is also known as “China’s Land.” During the Anti-Japanese War, when the entire Northeast China fell under Japanese puppet colonial rule, only Old Man Wang led the local people to hold their ground in the valley, fighting bravely and refusing to submit to the invaders, thus making Qingfeng Ridge the only unoccupied sanctuary in the region.

The main battlefield where Old Man Wang and his forces resisted the Japanese invaders, Mount Silingzi, stands alone and is extremely precipitous, presenting a strategic position where one man could hold off ten thousand. The hidden troop cave where Old Man Wang evaded Japanese search parties is concealed within dense woods, twisting and turning in an exceptionally secretive manner.

Visitors to this place, bathed in the mountain breeze and sipping from the springs, exploring the scenery and seeking tranquility, reflecting on the past and present, will find it hard to tear themselves away.