Xinghua Mountain Tourist Attraction

　　Xinghua Mountain Tourist Attraction is located in Nuwenmuren Township in the southeastern part of Zhaqi, adjacent to Jiangqiao Town in Tailai County, Heilongjiang Province, about 2.5 kilometers east of the famous Nenjiang Bridge and Yinjiang Highway, and east of Qiqihar City

　　50

　　kilometers north of the Chaoer River and the Nenjiang River. Xinghua Mountain stretches from northeast to southwest, with an elevation of about

　　300

　　meters and covers an area of approximately

　　6

　　square kilometers. The mountain is covered with various broad-leaved shrubs, mostly apricot trees; the grass grows knee-high, and there are numerous medicinal herbs such as skullcap, fritillaria, licorice, anemarrhena, and bupleurum. The entire mountain looks as if it is wrapped in a green carpet. The western and northern sides of the mountain border water bodies, making it look like a huge piece of jade inlaid on the water surface. It is a green natural tourist area, and during the blooming season of apricot blossoms, visitors flock here for spring outings. There are currently

　　250,000

　　apricot trees on the mountain, yielding at least

　　250,000

　　kilograms of precious large flat apricots annually, generating considerable economic benefits.