Dong Shan Park is one of so many popular parks in Qu Jing city of Yunnan Province. It is located in the middle part of Dong Shan Mountain in the east of Xuanwei County seat, with the distance of five kilometers. During the process when foreign learners are learning in Chinese learning programs in the city of Kunming, they often spend some free time travelling around Yunnan province. As a provincial level scenic area, Dong Shan Park is a good scenic spot to visit which is made up of three main spots, namely, Dong Shan Temple, Gai Hui Tower and the cemetery of revolutionary martyrs.
Dong Shan Temple has another name called Song He Temple, which was original constructed in the early period of Ming Dynasty. At the very beginning, it was built on the dangerous cliff. Unfortunately, it was destroyed in many fires and repaired over and over again. At present, only some parts of the former temple are remained while the main temple body has been moved to the flat land half way up the mountain. When you enter the temple, you can also see some ancient trees planted and there are also many rooms. The temple is amazing because there is clear spring water flows in the temple.
Just like some other scenic areas in the mountainous areas in Yunnan, the best route of traveling Dong Shan Temple is to go through the small path up to the mountain. It is difficult to walk but very interesting. In all, the sceneries you will see when you go to Dong Shan Park in Xuanwei County include the dense forest, zigzagging path, the ancient temple and elegant natural scenes. Maybe you will feel tired when you travel through the small path. But you will set yourself free and forget all unhappy things when you reach the top of the mountain.
It is inevitably that you will feel tired after you climb the mountain. But there is no need for you to worry about the place to have a nice rest. According to some students who have been there when they learn Chinese in the city of Kunming, they can find good hotels at the foot of Dong Shan Mountain. The hotels like Xiongye Hotel, Zhongyin Hotel, Jiaotong Hotel and Nengyuan Hotel are not far and all peaceful and quiet. When you take rest, you can enjoy the famous and delicious Xuanwei ham.