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Songshan Mountain

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Because of its unique historical status and advantageous geographic conditions, Songshan is a very ancient piece of land for the ancient Chinese emperors, kings, generals and ministers to hold grand ceremony of worship of heaven to pray and say thanks for peace and prosperity. Also, poets, men of letters came here to propagate doctrines of the ancient sages; princes, dukes, ministers came here to deliver a sermon; Chinese and foreign tourists have been coming to admire the wonderful views.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty visited Songshan in the year of 110 B.C and gave an order to the 300 families to make up of the Songgao County; in the year of 682 A.D, emperor Tanggaozong ordered to build Fengtian Palace on the south of Songshan in order to visit the Songshan often. And then he ordered to set up Songyang County. In 696 A.D, Empress Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty climbed onto the ridge of Taishi to do homage to heaven, and did homage to the earth on the top of Shaoshi. She changed the name of Songyang County to Dengfeng County, which in Chinese means "climbing and paying homage"; and changed Yangcheng County to Gaocheng County, which in Chinese means "succeed".

Since the reform and open policy, the Songshan scenery spot has greatly been improved. Eight scenery spots have formed here, including the Shaolin Temple, the Songyang Academy, Taishi Mount, the Fawang Temple, the Zhongyue Temple, Luya waterfall, the star observation platform, and the Shaoshi Mount.

In recent years, there are many new tour activities, such as, mountaineering, Wushu, archaeological studies, religion tour, astronomy tour, geological tour, forest tour, and customs tour, forming a comprehensive tourist system and the Songshan scenery spot has become a good place for sightseeing, mountaineering, adventure, research and recreation.

Highlights

A Sea of Clouds on Songshan, Watch the Moon at the Songshan Gate, Early Walk on Songshan, Waterfall on the Lu Cliff, Watch Snow on a Fine Day in Shaoshi, Fishing in the Stream, Prevent Sunstroke, Spring Ploughing in Bright Water, Shaolin Landscape, Stone Bamboo Shoot.

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Take buses for Dengfeng at the coach bus station opposite the railway station, and then change to buses for Songshan.

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1.Local products:Stone flower tea, chest nut, Chinese-date, Hericium erinaceus, kiwi berry, ginseng. 2.Accommodation:There are many hotels here, and the hotels at the foot of the hill are cheaper the those in the mountain. If you want to watch the sunrise, the hotels in the mountain are better choice. 3.Food:The hotels and restaurants provide special local food and the delicious Hericium erinaceus are well known. To most tourists, the food and drinks on the hill are expensive, in which case, the tourist can prepare some downhills, but too much will become a burden. 4.Shopping:The Songshan is a place famous for its Gongfu. If interested, the weapons can be bought for exercise and memory. 5.Suggested visit time: one day