At
the foot of Qianshan Mountains about ninety kilometers
southwest of Shenyang lies Anshan, China’s “capital
of steel.” Since the founding of the People’s Republic
in 1949, the iron and steel industry has been built
up into a giant complex embracing mining, ore dressing,
smelting, steel rolling, chemicals, power, transport,
and mechanical repairing and maintenance.
Qianshan
Mountains
Rising
898 meters above sea level in the southeast suburbs
of Anshan, the numerous peaks of the mountains, often
faintly visible in a sea of clouds, resemble thousands
of blossoming lotus flowers. This led to its being
called “Thousands Lotus Blossoms Mountains,” later
shortened to “Thousand Peaks Mountains” or Qianshan
Mountains in Chinese.
A folktale says that once, long ago, the four corners
of the sky collapsed. To save the lives of all the
creatures below, Goddess Nü Wa patched the sky with
stones. Out of carelessness, she dropped a stone on
the ground, which splashed into thousands of peaks
in the shape of lotus blossoms.
There are many temples on the hill, built after the
Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618-907); they include Dragon Spring
Temple (Longquansi), Great Peace Temple (Da’ansi),
Fragrant Rock Temple (Xiangyansi), and many other
Buddhist and Taoist temples, monasteries, and nunneries.
Surrounded by a forest of pine trees, these magnificent
temples are well worth a visit.
Tanggangzi Hot Spring Sanatorium
This spa is located fifteen kilometers south of Anshan.
Every day, more than a thousand town of clear water
with a temperature of 57-65oC (135-149oF) springs
from rifts in the underground granite. Containing
many chemical elements and minerals, this water is
used for hydropathic treatment.
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