western hills kunming Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/western-hills-kunming Thu, 19 Jan 2017 20:00:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 Western Mountains Xishan http://toursmaps.com/western-mountains-xishan.html http://toursmaps.com/western-mountains-xishan.html#respond Thu, 02 Feb 2017 00:33:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=230411 The Fragrant Mountain (Xiangshan; 557m/1827ft), rises steeply in the Western Mountains, some 25km/15 miles to the north-west of the city in a park which bears the same name. Its peak is reminiscent of incense burners and, as it is often covered by clouds looking from a distance like smoke, it has been named Incense-burner Mountain (Xianglushan, shortened to Xiangshan). In the summer it is a favourite venue for day visitors because of the cool mountain air. In the autumn, the former imperial hunting preserve is particularly attractive owing to the trees with their glowing red leaves. In 1186 a temple

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