Jueshan Forest Park

　　Jueshan Forest Park is situated in the central area of the state-owned Jueshan Forest Farm in Qishan County. It is 25 kilometers west of Qishan County and 80 kilometers west of Baoji City, and 20 kilometers east of Famen Temple. The park covers an area of 37.5 square kilometers and includes six scenic areas: Jiulongping, Dongjueshan, Xijueshan, Zhongzihe, Qianfo Temple, and Xumu River. It is a mountainous forest park that combines forest landscapes with Buddhist culture.

　　The forest park was established based on the historically significant “Famous Temples of Jueshan.” During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Jueshan became renowned for Buddhism, flourished in the Tang Dynasty, and continued to thrive through multiple renovations across successive dynasties. In ancient times, temples were scattered across the landscape, and cultural relics could be found everywhere. Stretching over forty li, the famous “Famous Temples of Jueshan” stele depicted the park’s former glory. The park features the summer retreat pavilion and scripture lecture platform of Yao Xing, the ruler of the Later Qin during the Eastern Jin period, and the eminent monk Kumārajīva from the Western Regions, as well as the Buddha hall where the monk translated and annotated the “Diamond Sutra.” Temples such as Jueshan Temple and Qianfo Temple are widely known and served as important sites for the origin and development of Buddhism in western China.