Eastern Mountain Park is located in the half way of the Eastern Mountain about five kilometers far away of the east of Xuanwei city. The foreign students who attend to Chinese school in Kunming to study Chinesemay be told that the scenic area is mainly composed of Eastern Mountain Temple, Haihui Tower and Cemetery of Revolutionary Martyrs. At present, it has been approved as a provincial tourism scenic area.
As a matter of fact, there is another name of Eastern Mountain Temple, that is, Song He Temple (meaning the temple of pine and crane). It was originally built at the beginning of Ming Dynasty. The former temple was constructed on the precipitous cliff but was reconstructed for several times because of fires. At present, the only part of the temple is remained on the cliff and the main part of the temple has been moved to the magic flat land on the mountainside.
When you step into the temple, you can also see the ancient trees in the courtyards. Amazingly, you can see the fountain is spewing. Those foreign learners who study Mandarin online may be told it is one of the top wonders in the local place because there are flat land and fountain in the mountainside. Since it is situated on the middle of mountain, the route for visiting it is only the steep footpath.
However, the best route of visiting Eastern Mountain Temple is just the path because it can bring much pleasure to the tourists. It might be the very ordinary path just like in other places. But when you see the narrow path between the precipitous cliffs and the ancient temple in the depth of the dense forest, you may feel there is no word can be used to describe your feeling at this moment. When you reached the middle of the mountain, another amazing scene appears before your eyes. The clear spring water flows from the high to the low, creating a fantastic view.
Since the Eastern Mountain is coved by the dense forest, it is easy to catch fire when it comes to dry season. But those who study in intensive Mandarin course in China should know that the local relevant departments have strengthened the supervision of the Eastern Mountain forest in order to protect the beautiful scenery of the mountain.