|
 This
hill in the southern
suburbs of Lanzhou has
five springs said to
have gushed forth when
General Huo Qubing
(140-117 B.C.) of the
Han Dynasty punctured
the ground with his
whip. Chongqing Temple
on the slope of the hill
was built more than six
hundred years ago and is
an exquisite example of
a structure adapted to
the surrounding terrain.
Other interesting
buildings on the hill
include Thousand-Buddha
Pavilion (Qianfoge),
Hall of Flourishing
Literature
(Wenchanggong), Half
Moon Pavilion
(Banyueting), and Bell
Pavilion (Zhongting). |
