Situated in southwest Liaoning Province with a population of 2,900,000, the city of Jinzhou is well known for its convenient transportation facilities.  Richly endowed in mineral resources, Jinzhou boasts remarkable petroleum and chemical factories.  Jinzhou is also known for its peanut production.  Scattered throughout the city are numerous historical sites and cultural items with histories of over 3000 years. Jinzhou also excels in culture and the arts, supporting a Chinese opera troupe and a troupe of acrobatic performers.   The area under the jurisdiction of Jinzhou covers 10,295 square kilometers.  Jinzhou's location makes it an important city for military affairs and transportation with the main Northeast railway line passing through the city proper.

Bijia Mountain

Bijia means penholder in Chinese, the mountain got its name because it looks like a penholder. Actually, the mountain is a small island facing the Bohai Sea. The 78.3-metre-high mountain, with a total area of 1.2 square kilometres, is said to be hard to see from the land, especially in spring and summer. That is because heavy fog always surrounds it, making it look mysterious.

The island is famous for its spectacular sunrise and sunset views. The beautiful sunshine silhouettes the mountain, bathing everything in golden colours. It is best to find an isolated spot and enjoy it peacefully.

To get to the island from the mainland is also interesting and enjoyable. You needn't take a boat, since a 1,620-metre-long "Tian Qiao" (sky bridge) leads there. The "bridge" is actually a long 9-metre-wide stone-paved path created by the tides. The zigzag passage connecting the two sides looks like a beautiful dragon. Walking along it is truly pleasurable.

There are many temples and pavilions on Bijia Mountain, all accommodate different immortals who promise people long life, great fortune or happiness. Most of them were built during the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).

One thing that often interests people is the strange-look stones on the mountain. Dangerous cliffs at Ma'anqiao are waiting to be explored. In one place the path is too narrow for even one person to pass. Some of the giant stones look like tortoises and monkey heads.

If you go there in summer, Seaside Bathing Beach is a good place to swim, sunbathe or just have a rest. It is 5 kilometres from the Bijia Mountain.

Mt. Yiwulu

Mt. Yiwulu is located in Beining City, and is also known as Mt. Lushan for short. It consists of 52 peaks, the highest of which is 866.6 meters above sea level, and is famous worldwide for magnificence and oddlyshaped rocks, and temples in the shade of ancient cypresses. Major tourist attractions are the Tower of the Goddess of Mercy, Daoyin Ravine, Wanghai ample, the 10,000-Year-Old Pine, and the Hall of Waxworks. The mountain is a state-level nature reserve, with 483 species of plants in 88 families.