Wuquan Mountain is named after the clear and sweet spring water with five eyes of dew, moon, touch, meeting and sprouting. According to legend, in the third year of Emperor founding ceremony (BC120th year), Huo Qubing had been stationed in the Western Regions, and his foot soldiers were tired and thirsty. Huo Qubing whipped five times with a whip in his hand, and the whip burst into five springs. Although this is a myth, the wonders of Wuquan Mountain's "Five Springs" have really attracted the attention of the world.
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Wuquan Mountain is located at the northern foot of Gaolan Mountain on the south side of Lanzhou City. It is a famous scenic spot on the Dragon with a history of more than 2,000 years. "The trees are lush, the flowers and plants are fragrant, and the waterfalls sing and carve beams and paint buildings." The scenic spots in the park are mainly five-eye famous springs and ancient Buddhist buildings, with an altitude of 1600 meters and an area of 267,000 square meters. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there have been more than 10 buildings and 1000 buildings, with a building area of 10000 square meters.
The "King Kong Hall" in the earliest existing building "Chongqing Temple" was built in the fifth year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (AD 1372), which has been more than 600 years since. The rest of the buildings were rebuilt in the late Qing Dynasty.
Wuquan Mountain is a famous scenic spot in Lanzhou. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, there was a temple here, which was later destroyed by fire. There are more than 10,000 square meters of buildings, including Chongqing Temple, Mani Temple, Sleeping Buddha Temple and Dizang Temple. Most of the ancient buildings are concentrated in Zhongfeng. The mountain gate goes straight up along the middle passage, the halls are stacked, and the pavilions are scattered, which is very spectacular.
On both sides of the peak are East and West Longkou, with clear springs and green flowers in the valley, shaded by green trees and surrounded by pavilions. Donglongkou uses the water of mountain spring to build a new lotus pond with rippling blue waves. There is a zigzag bridge on the winding pond, and a glass wall with two dragons playing with pearls stands beside the pond. The corridor with more than 240 levels and more than 97 levels spirals up, connecting Donglongkou and Zhongfeng.
West Longkou is built on the mountain, with a beautiful "Little Penglai" with pavilions and flying springs and a "Cuishan New Garden" with clear water, pavilions and green trees. The zoo on the west side of Xilongkou includes Deer Garden, Xiongchi, liger House, Monkey Mountain, Bird Garden and Panda Pavilion. The "bronze Buddha" and "Taihe iron bell" in Wuquan Mountain are the treasures of the park, and now they are national protected cultural relics.