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Pipashan Park

Pipashan Park

Write: Viktor [2011-05-23]

The park is crowned with bamboo trees. Flowers and grass are lush. The air is fresh. It's an oasis in the urban city.
Chongqing s highest point rises 208 metres and the tower "Hongxing Pavilion" that was built on top of the hill provides an excellent view of the city, the rivers and the surroundings. There are also the Southern Hot Spring Park, a botanical garden, the Longevity Lake and other places of beauty in Chongqing. The view of Chongqing, the mountainous city, is most attractive at night.
The Pipa Mountain Park is the private garden owned by former president of Sichuan province during the period of the National Government. By then it was named as Kingdom . In 1955, the name was changed into Pipa Mountain Park and it was opened to the public. As for the origin of the name of mountain, some people think there were a lot of loquat trees on the mountain many years ago, so it got the name; some people think that s because the shape of the mountain looks like a Pipa(Lute-like string instrument with fretted fingerboard),and the pronunciation of Pipa is similar with that of loquat in Chinese.
Name:Chongqing Loquat Hill Park (Pipashan Gongyuan)
City:Chongqing
Address:Zhongshaner Road, Chongqing
Admission:CNY6