The Lion Mountain Park is located in central Lijiang and is only about 250 meters (273 yards) from the Square Street of Lijiang Old Town (Sifang Street). With an elevation of 2,500 meters (8,202 feet), the park is the best place to get a bird’s-eye view of the ancient town. The Lion Mountain looks like a sleeping lion from afar, providing a wonderful picture.
Covering an area of 15 hectares (37 acres), the park is famous for its Wangu Tower (Aeon Tower) on the mountaintop, which is a five-storied all-wooden edifice with five elegant eaves, supported by sixteen 22-meter (72 feet) high pillars. The tower is regarded as the No.1 Domed-shaped Structure in China. It offers tourists a panoramic view of the surrounding areas, the mystical and beautiful Jade Dragon Snow Mountain to the north, the Old Town to the east, and the Naxi minority villages to the south.
At the northern end of the park sit the Wenchang Palace and Twin-Stone Garden. The Wenchang Palace was originally built in 1725 and was once the location for holding exams and folk lectures during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). The main sights in the Twin-Stone Garden are a large waterwheel and bas-relief to commemorate the civilization of the Naxi nationality. There is a White Horse Dragon Pond Temple at the southern end of the park, and a crystal pond named White Horse Dragon Pond stands to the east of the temple. Outside of the pond lies the Three-Eye Well closely related to local people’s life.
The mountain is covered by verdant trees and lush grasses. More than 40 old cypresses have grown for about 800 years on the slopes of the mountain. As an important component of the Old Town, the Lion Mountain Park is worth visiting.
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