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1. ChayaMountain Scenic Area
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2. G eographic location:Luanping County,
Zhumadian City, Henan Province
Level:AAAAA
Opening hours: 8：00-17：00
Ticket:70 yuan
Chayashan, also known as Linglong Mountain, Xiyou Xianshan and
Chayashan Scenic Area, is located in Muping County, Zhumadian City,
Henan Province. It was developed in 2004 and is 40 kilometers away
from Zhumadian City in the south. Geographical coordinates:
33°07′57.52 north latitude “, east longitude 113 ° 43 ‘22.31”, covers an
area of 148 square kilometers.
The Chayashan Mountain is located in the foothills of the Shandong
Mountains. It is connected to Nanshan, Beishan, Huaguoshan and
Liufengshan. It is distributed in Xiumi Lake, Wuhu, Baihua Lake and
Tianmo Lake. There are various scenic spots such as peaks, caves,
sheds and rocks. Multiple places.
In 2004, Chayashan was listed as a national geological park; in 2015,
Lushan was rated as a national AAAAA tourist scenic spot.
Historical evolution
In the 33rd year of the Republic of China (1944), the 13th Brigade of
the 5th Division of the New Fourth Army was established on the basis
of the Red Rock Cliff of Chayashan Mountain. In November, the
Henan guerrilla independence corps headed by Huang Lin led the
main force to cross the Huaihe River to Chayashan Mountain. Open up
the anti-Japanese base area, the headquarters is located in Hongshi
Cliff, commander Huang Lin, deputy commander Yu Zhilong, political
commissar He Zhenya.

3. On April 20, 1958, the Chayashan Satellite People’s Commune was
established in Chayashan , the first people’s commune established in
China, the second people’s commune in the world after the Paris
Commune; in July of the same year, the former Central Political
Bureau Alternate member and editor-in-chief of Hongqi magazine
Chen Boda investigated and researched the Chayashan Satellite
People’s Commune in Shaoshan. In August of the same year, the
“Shanshan Satellite People’s Commune Brief” was revised and
instructed by Mao Zedong, and the Beidaihe politics was held. The
Bureau issued an enlarged meeting; on September 1, the same year,
the “Shanshan Satellite People’s Commune Brief” was published in
the full text of the 7th issue of “Red Flag” magazine; in October of the
same year, the office building of the Chayashan Satellite People’s
Commune was established; the same year in October On the 13th,
Chairman Mao Zedong visited the Chayashan Satellite People’s
Commune to inspect.
In 1972, the Yongshan Reservoir was built in Chayashan (in 2004,
Yonghong Reservoir was renamed Wuhu).
In 1989, the stone carving museum of the Xishan Mountain Tour was
completed.
In 1997, Chayashan expanded the original Baogong Temple into
Baogong Temple.
In 2000, Wushan Pavilion and Bai Monkey Bridge were built.
In 2004, Chayashan launched a tourism development and
construction project.
In 2005, the Chayashan Geological Museum was officially opened and
opened to tourists.
In 2009, Chayashan launched the hot spring town project.

4. Geographical environment
Location horizon
Chayashan is located in Luanping County, Zhumadian City, Henan
Province, 40 kilometers south of Zhumadian City. The geographical
coordinates are 33°07′57.52′′ north latitude and 113°43′22.31′′ east
longitude, with a total area of 148 square kilometers. The main scenic
area covers an area of 50 square kilometers.
Topography
Chayashan , located in the south-central part of Henan Province, is a
granite-shaped landform composed of beeswax, Nanshan, Beishan,
Liubeishan, Huaguoshan and Tianmoshan. The main peak of the Wax

5. Mountain There is no gap in the height of 300 meters. After long
weathering and erosion, the granite of Chayashan is a medium-grain
positive (potassium) long granite with the theme of flesh-red, with
plaque and band structure, rich in medium and coarse grains.
Potassium feldspar, also known as medium-grained potassium
feldspar; Chayashan formed from the Yanshanian orogeny at the end
of the Triassic to the Cretaceous period. After the formation of the
mountain rock, the mountain is relatively ascending or descending,
forming a mountain.
Climate characteristics
Located in the transition zone between subtropical zone and warm
temperate zone, Chayashan Mountain is a typical continental
monsoon-type semi-humid climate with abundant sunshine, abundant
rainfall, mild and humid, four distinct seasons, annual average
temperature of 15.1 °C; July hottest, monthly average temperature of
27.5 °C The coldest month in January, the average monthly
temperature is 1.4 °C. The annual average precipitation is 927 mm
and the annual average sunshine is 2126 hours.

6. Natural resources
There are thousands of native plants growing on the mountain of
Chayashan Mountain, covering more than 95%. There are broadleaf,
coniferous, evergreen, deciduous irrigation trees and wild fruits,
medicinal herbs, mountain vegetables, wild flowers, etc. Autumn red
leaves are a phenological natural landscape.
Main Attractions
Review
Chayashan is mainly composed of Nanshanmen District, Nanshan
Mountain, Beishan Mountain, Liufeng Mountain, Tianmo Lake and

7. Wuhu Scenic Area. The stone, mountain and water are in the scenic
area, and the gorge, valley and peak are connected. Nanshan, Beishan
and Liufengshan are adjacent. Xiu Mi Lake, Wuhu Lake and Tian Mo
Lake are scattered among them. There are three mountain gates,
Nanshan Gate, Dongshan Gate and Beishan Gate.
Nanshanmen District
Nanshanmen District is located at the southern end of Chayashan
Mountain. The main attractions include scenic spot monument, patch
bridge, stone arch bridge, Nanshan Gate, Xiyou Culture Square,
Geological Museum, Journey to the West, and Waterwheel Street.

8. Scenic spot
The main monument of the scenic spot is “ Chayashan Scenic Area”
inscribed by Zhang Hai, Chairman of the Chinese Calligraphy
Association. The east is the name of the Chayashan Mountain, the
chairman of the former Chinese Calligraphy Association, and the main
monument of the Chayashan National Geopark in the west. On the
back is the inscription on the “Love, Hometown Love” inscribed by
Song Fujin. The left channel is set in the ancient Chinese chess and
chess.
Patch bridge stone arch bridge
The patch bridge is paved with folk stone sarcophagi and grinding
discs, and the stone arch bridges are all built with the stone of
Luanping County.

9. Nanshanmen
Nanshanmen, before and after is the main mountain gate square of
Chayashan , divided into the front square and the back square,
covering an area of 100,000 square meters, mainly including the
main mountain gate passage, the main mountain gate comprehensive
service area, the parking area, the main monument area of the
National Geological Park, Waterwheel group area and sightseeing
water system area.
Westward Culture Square
The Westward Culture Square has four statues of the Tang dynasty
and the disciples of the Journey to the West, as well as the welcoming

10. ceremony of the Journey to the West and the ceremonial
performances of the Eight Rings.
Geological museum
The Geological Museum, with a building area of 1,500 square meters,
is divided into three parts: the general exhibition hall, the geological
multimedia exhibition hall and the Journey to the brick sculpture art
museum. The whole is an irregular ring. The exhibition hall uses:
sound, light, electricity, graphic And the physical specimens and other
means to introduce the geological formation and evolution process of
Chayashan .

11. Journey to the West
Journey to the West Carving Museum, the third generation of the
emblem carving Zhang Cunshi carried more than 30 disciples, which
lasted more than 3 years. The brick sculpture is 100 meters long and
has 20 editions. , bas-relief, openwork carving, inscription, line
engraving and many other engraving techniques, carved more than
3,600 demon ghosts, 1800 people, 100 times, 99 scenes, 81
difficulties, 71 countries, a comprehensive and systematic description
of the “westward tour” The storyline of “Remember”.
Waterwheel style street
Waterwheel style street, 6 waterwheel groups, 28 meters high, 20
meters in diameter, and 9.6 tons in weight. The shape of the
drowning car resembles an ancient wheel. The water is 26 meters
high. The center of the spoke is a thick axle. The round wheel is
surrounded by 50 wooden buckets and a horizontal plate twice as
much as the wooden bucket.

12. Nanshan
Nanshan, located at the southern end of Chayashan Mountain, picks
up the stairs from Nanshan. The main attractions are Double Monkey
Moon, Xiu Mi Lake, Honey Wax Peak, Wu Gongting, Wu Daxian,
Heifeng Cave, Baogong Temple, Taohua Cave, Animal Stone Circle,
Tongtian turtle, sea lion stone, frog Wangtian, Erdaomen, wild
donkey, war and peace, Wulonggong, Xiyouji sculpture garden,
Qiankongbai, Baibu ladder, slide, Fenghuangtai, Laojun Garden Peak,
Qianlong Bed, Feilaishi, Shouxingshi, Wugongdong, Yixiantian,
Zhonghua Bonsai Garden, Stone Monkey, Mother Stone, Suspension
Bridge, etc.

13. Double monkey
The double monkey looks at the moon, the first scene of the famous
one stone and three scenes in Chayashan Mountain, the double
monkey moon watching landscape of the monkey back monkey stone,
which means “the generation of the first generation of the seal” (the
other two scenes are the world’s first stone monkey and lover stone).
Xiu Mi Lake
Xiu Mi Lake is named after the beeswax peak of the lake. It takes
beautiful scenery and the meaning of the lake.

14. Wu Gongting
Wu Gongting, built to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Wu
Cheng’s birth, Wu Gong is the honorary name of the Chayashan
people when Wu Chengen wrote “Journey to the West” in Chayashan.
Batu Caves
The Batu Caves is a typical granite-stacked scaffolding cave
landscape. The exit is the location of the TV series “Journey to the
West” to capture the black wind monster.

15. Journey to the Sculpture Garden
The Journey to the West is a theme sculpture garden based on the
main storyline and characters in The Journey to the West. The main
attractions are Huaguoshan Water Curtain Cave, Masters and
Mentoring, Leiyin Temple, Baigu Cave, Spider Extract, and Holy Baby
King. , Luo Luo Dian, Tong Tian Shen turtle, wolf monster fox and
tree fine vines.
First-line day
A line of days, more than 10 meters high, more than 20 meters long,
30 cm wide, looking up from the inside to see a line can only see a
line, hence the name “one line of the sky.”

16. North Hill
Beishan is located at the northern end of Chayashan Mountain. The
main attractions are Penglai Three Caves, Cliff Stone Carvings,
Baiyun Cave and Tianwangding.
Cliff stone carving
There are two main types of rock carvings. One painting is “like a dog
and a dog. It is like a sheep and a sheep. It is like a horse. It looks like
a non-like”. It is a Buddha’s body. The “Buddha Body Beast”; the
Buddha Body and the Four are not the rock carvings of different eras,
but also one of the well-preserved ancient cultural relics of Mount
Lao.

17. King of Heaven
Tianwangding, the main peak of Beishan Mountain, is more than 500
meters above sea level. The mountain road leading to Tianwangding
is narrow. It needs to lean down and ride on the stone to pass, and
the top of the mountain can overlook the eastern plain.
Tianmo Lake
Tianmo Lake is located at the western end of Chayashan Mountain.
The main attractions are Buddha Statue, Suspended Needles,

18. Observation Deck, Bibotan, Yingying, Dazhangya, Guanyufeng,
Baoshan Stone Monkey, Echo Valley, Tianmafeng Tianma Lake, Moon
Bay, Bread Stone, Bai Monkey Bridge, Linglong Peak, etc.
Hanging needle stone
The hanging needle stone is located on the west of Fengshan, the
main peak of Nanshan Mountain. It is an independent stone pillar
with a width of up and down and a height of 28 meters. It is like a
steel needle.

19. Baiqiao Bridge
Baimao Bridge, with a total length of 107 meters and a dam height of
15.2 meters, is a 16-hole 15 blocking dam-style landscape bridge.
There are 130 stone monkeys in the guardrail, hence the name Bai
Monkey Bridge.
Pipahu
Pipahu is located at the southwestern end of Chayashan Mountain.
The main attractions are Pipahu , Lanshi, Yonghonglong, Mao Boy
Wall, Red Baby, Jifeng, Geological Science Park, Baizhang Cliff and
Fengshuling.

20. Baizhang Cliff
Baizhang Cliff, granite is affected by the mountain movement, and the
rock rises or falls to form a rocky steep wall landscape with exposed
surface. Because of its towering appearance, it is known as Baizhang
Cliff.
Development and construction
Infrastructure
In 2015, Chayashan added signage signs and security warning lines,
and added and widened several self-driving parking spots such as
Namdaemun and Dongdaemun.

21. Brand Building
Chayashan is the creative place of Wu Cheng’s famous book “Journey
to the West”, and is also the location for shooting the TV series
“Journey to the West” and “Sequel to the Journey to the West”.
Chayashan is the birthplace of the first people’s commune in Chinese
history.
On September 25, 2000, the Chayashan Satellite People’s Commune
was announced by the People’s Government of Henan Province as a
key cultural relics protection unit.
In January 2004, Chayashan was listed in the National Geopark.
In 2004, Chayashan Scenic Area won the first batch of civilized scenic
spots at the provincial level.
In 2004, Chayashan won the provincial top ten scenic spots.
In 2005, Chayashan was included in the National Forest Park.
In 2006, Chayashan was listed as a national cultural relics protection
unit.
In 2010, Chayashan won the National Youth Civilization.
In November 2015, Chayashan successfully established a national
AAAAA-level tourist attraction.
In 2017, Chayashan won the outstanding performance of tourism
work.
In 2017, the China Mountain Marathon Series Zhumadian Chayashan
Station was awarded the title of “Westward Mountain Horse” by the
Chinese Mountaineering Association.

22. Cultural activity
Historical legend
At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Xiu Liu Xiu once chased
Chayashan , and Liu Xiu fled from Chayashan . At the end of the
dynasty, the peasant uprising leader Dou Jiande and Qin Wang Li
Shimin decided to fight, because they were outnumbered, and they
lost their battles and died in the mountains. After Li Shimin took the
emperor, he won the foundation of his victory. He often took the Qin
Qiong and Jingde to the mountains to enjoy the water. In the early
days of the Tang Dynasty, Xuanzang practiced in the area of
Chayashan . His great disciple, Daoquan, and the three disciples, were
the Chayashan people.
In order to avoid the disaster, Wu Chengen passed through the
Chayashan Mountain and was inspired by the landscapes of
Chayashan Stone Monkey, Sleeping Tang, drunk Bajie, Bailongma,
Dinghai Shenzhen, Laojun Garden, Batu Cave, Gaolaozhuang and
Liusha River. , created a masterpiece “Journey to the West”.

23. Organise event
On April 20, 1968, the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the
Chayashan Satellite People’s Commune, planted the “Long live the
People’s Commune” memorial forest, a total of tree species of
arborvitae arborvitae, 1000 evergreen trees, covers an area of 150
acres.
On April 15, 2017, the first stop of the China Mountain Marathon
Series was held in Chayashan .
Travel Information
Ticket
Chayashan tickets 70 yuan / person;
Children under the age of 1.4 meters are exempt from the ticket, free
for the elderly over 70 years old, free tickets for military personnel,
journalists, and disabled persons; discount tickets for student cards
issued above 1.4 meters, and senior citizens’ certificates and ID cards
for 60-70 years old.

24. Opening hours
Chayashan opening hours: 7:30-17:30 (summer); 8:00-17:00
(winter).
Travel information
Bus railway
From Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Zhengzhou, Xiamen, Xi’an,
Taiyuan, Chongqing, Chengdu, Wuhan, Changsha, Shijiazhuang,
Yichang, Huaihua, Yinchuan, Guiyang, Wuxi, Nanjing, Suzhou and
other places, trains pass through Zhumadian Railway Station, in
Zhumadian The bus station transfers to the shuttle bus in Luanping
County, and the shuttle bus from the Fuping County Bus Station to the
Chayashan Scenic Area.
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