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Yangmingshan National Forest Park

Yangmingshan National Forest Park, National forest park in Yongzhou, China

Yangmingshan National Forest Park covers about 6.67 square kilometres of sandstone terrain in northeastern Shuangpai County, Yongzhou, Hunan. Its main peak rises to 1,624.6 metres, and the slopes are dominated by Pseudotsuga sinensis, with Taxus chinensis, Cephalotaxus fortunei, Torreya grandis and Quercus hypargyrea also present. The Huangjiangyuan river has its headwaters here, and Wanshou Temple, first built in the Song dynasty and rebuilt in the Ming, stands on the mountain.

In 1945, Chiang Kai-shek visited the mountain during a break from presiding over a conference of senior military commanders. The Hunan government designated it a Provincial-level Nature Protection Area in 1982, the State Forestry Administration classified it as a National Forest Park in 1992, and the State Council authorized it as a National Nature Reserve in September 2009. In 2012 it became a 4A-level Tourist Site, and in 2013 it joined the Hunan ecotourism prototype-zone list.

Wanshou Temple (万寿寺) is a Buddhist temple on the mountain, first built in the Song dynasty and rebuilt in the Ming. Each spring the slopes above it carry a sea of azaleas (杜鹃花海) that draws crowds. The Memorial Pavilion of the Red Army (红军纪念亭) recalls 23 August 1934, when Ren Bishi, Wang Zhen and Xiao Ke led soldiers who wiped out an enemy force and slept on the stones.

The park is easily accessible for hiking through its forested trails, which offer varying difficulty levels. Visitors should bring weather-appropriate clothing since the region experiences frequent rainfall and cooler temperatures.

Several memorials throughout the grounds mark locations where Red Army leaders conducted military operations during the 1930s. These commemorative sites reveal the strategic importance of the area during a turbulent chapter of Chinese history.

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