The Mount Yangtai () also known as Mount Yangtai Forest Park, is a

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually highe ...

at the junction of

Bao'an District Bao'an District () is one of the nine districts comprising the city of Shenzhen, Guangdong province. It is one of the districts formerly lying outside the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone. History Bao'an was the historical name of Bao'an County ...

and Nanshan District in

Shenzhen Shenzhen (; ; ; ), also historically known as Sham Chun, is a major sub-provincial city and one of the special economic zones of China. The city is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern province ...

Guangdong Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...

, China. The peak is in elevation, which is the highest peak in western Shenzhen. In 2008 The mount is rated as one of the eight scenic spots of Shenzhen by the Shenzhen government.

History

During the

Second Sino-Japanese War The Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) or War of Resistance (Chinese term) was a military conflict that was primarily waged between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. The war made up the Chinese theater of the wider Pacific Th ...

, the local people and

Dongjiang Column The East River Column or Dongjiang Column () was a unit of anti-Japanese Communist guerrillas that operated in Guangdong and Hong Kong during the Second Sino-Japanese War. They played a major role in Chinese resistance against Japanese occupation ...

rescued many cultural celebrities, including

Mao Dun Shen Dehong (Shen Yanbing; 4 July 1896 – 27 March 1981), known by the pen name of Mao Dun, was a Chinese essayist, journalist, novelist, and playwright. Mao Dun, as a 20th-century Chinese novelist, literary and cultural critic, and Minis ...

He Xiangning He Xiangning (; 27 June 1878 – 1 September 1972) was a Chinese revolutionary, feminist, politician, painter, and poet. Together with her husband Liao Zhongkai, she was one of the earliest members of Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary movement Tongm ...

, and

Zou Taofen Zou Taofen (; November 5, 1895 – July 24, 1944) was a Chinese journalist, media entrepreneur, and political activist. Zou was known for developing ''Shenghuo Zhoukan'' (Life Magazine) into a pioneering journal of political reporting and social ...

Geography

Mount Yangtai abounds with secondary south subtropical rain forest and monsoon evergreen broad-leaved forest.

Climate

The Mount Yangtai is in the subtropical

monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal osci ...

climate zone, with an average annual temperature of , a total annual rainfall of , and 2120 annual average sunshine hours. The highest temperature is , and the lowest temperature is .

Streams

Rivers with

headwaters The headwaters of a river or stream is the farthest place in that river or stream from its estuary or downstream confluence with another river, as measured along the course of the river. It is also known as a river's source. Definition The ...

on the mountain include: Shiyan Stream (), Baimang Stream () and Mashan Stream ().

Reservoirs

Shiyan Reservoir, Xili Reservoir (), Tiegang Reservoir (), Gaofeng Reservoir (), and Laiwushan Reservoir are located at the foot of Mount Yangtai.

Transportation

* Take bus No. 101,226,104,M203,240,B796 from Nanshan District to Xili Lake Station * Take bus No. 332, 624, 882, or m233 from Longhua Bus Station to Yangtaishan Station

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mount Yangtai Parks in Shenzhen Tourist attractions in Shenzhen Mountains of Shenzhen Bao'an District Nanshan District, Shenzhen