Baiyun Mountai: In The Hug of Clouds

#chinaattractions Guangzhou Baiyun Mountain Scenic Area is located in the center of Guangzhou City, with a total area of 21.8 square kilometers. It is a national 5A-level tourist scenic area and a national scenic area. Baiyun Mountain has been known as “the best in Yangcheng” since ancient times. It consists of more than 30 mountain peaks. The main peak, Moxing Ridge, is 382 meters above sea level.Baiyun Mountain peaks are stacked with mountains, streams are vertical and horizontal, and you can overlook the city and the Pearl River from a high altitude.Whenever it is sunny after rain or in the twilight of spring, the mountains are filled with white clouds, which is a spectacle, and the name of Baiyun Mountain comes from this. Baiyun Mountain is not only known for its natural landscape, but also has a rich historical, cultural and cultural landscape. Since ancient times, Baiyun Mountain has been a famous scenic spot in Guangzhou. Such as "Pujian Lianquan”, “Baiyun Evening View”, and “Jingtai Monk's Return” have all been included in the ancient "Eight Views of Yangcheng".In the 1960s and 1980s, Baiyun Mountain was twice named one of the “New Eight Views of Yangcheng” with the scenic spots of “Baiyun Songtao” and “Yunshan Jinxiu” respectively. The history and culture of Baiyun Mountain can be traced back to the Neolithic Period. Zen Master Jingtai built a temple here during the Southern Liang Dynasty. Baiyun Mountain accounted for three of the eight views of Yangcheng during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.After the establishment of New China, after the construction of successive Guangzhou municipal governments, Baiyun Mountain has become a large-scale national scenic spot and tourist attraction. The ecological environment of Baiyun Mountain is also very rich. It is located in the tropical monsoon climate zone of South Asia. It has a wide variety of vegetation and has 1,054 species of various plants, including 23 species of rare and endangered plants at the national and provincial levels, such as cytisophila, camphor, and tourmaline. In addition, Baiyun Mountain has a greening coverage rate of more than 95%, which can absorb a lot of carbon dioxide and release oxygen every day, which plays an important role in regulating Guangzhou's climate, purifying the air, and maintaining ecological balance.