Qipan Mountain
By admin on 2015-01-14

Qipan Mountain is the last part of Changbai mountain range; it is connected to the great mountains in the northeastern China. Qipan Mountain Scenic Area is the biggest natural scenic area in Shenyang which covers 203,000 square meters. The scenic spots zone mainly includes the plant and animal reserves, the central tourism region, the water sports area, the dynamic entertainment area, the static tourism area, the central service area, the hunting area and the villa area. It is a place combing nature and human sights.

Long long ago,Tian Chi of Mt. Changbai was a gathering place for celestials to take a bath and enjoy the nature. One day, after departing from Tian Chi, Tieguai Li and Lu Dongbin, two of the Eight Celestials, were walking on the clouds when they saw a very beautiful snow-covered mountain. They dropped down to the mountain and found a large and smooth stone, which was square-shaped just like a chessboard. “What a nice chessboard!” said Tieguai Li, and they two began to play WeiQi from noon to midnight. A young man happened to cut firewood here and was surprised to see them play, so he told the village about them. The old men knew at once they were celestials. Therefore, Qipan, which means chessboard, became the name of the mountain.

The green of spring, the view of summer, the maples of autumn, the snow of winter are the most beautiful scene of the area. Its main part are made up by 3 mountains and 1 lake—Mt. Qipan, Mt. Hui, Mt. Shiren, and Lake Xiu. It’s famed as “a small fairyland” “a real ideal world” “the origin of Chinese painting”. Its main scenic spots include the forest wild zoo, the arboretum, Nantian Gate, Fairy Cave, Mama Stone, Dianjiang Platform, Xiangyang Temple and so on. The Snow and Ice World of Qipan Mountains is another hot spot for tourism. Shining mountains in fine snowy days is one of the "Eight Sights" of the old Shenyang.