Laoye Mountain is located at Qiaotou town of the Datong County, 35 kilometers south of Qinghai Xining city. The mountains are all high and steep and the scenery is beautiful. It acquires its fame because the Duke Guan temple was constructed on the mountain and there is the Duke Guan sculpture in the temple.

The Limestone forms high peak grotto and canyon, the hills are steep and the cliff are precipitous. It has different scenery during the four seasons, and the vegetation growth are luxuriant; mainly consists of the spruce, willow tree, Chinese white poplar, Chinese tamarisk and many other types of bushes.

The animals consist of wild cat, red fox, squirrel, marmot, snow chook and pigeon and so on. The flowers fair, pilgrimage mountain meeting and dancing and singing shows are held at the same time on the 6th of June every year attracting a lot of tourists to visit this place.


Name:Xining Laoye Mountain(laoye Shan)
City:Xining
Address:Qiaotou Town，Datong County
Admission:CNY5
Hours: 07:00 am -08:00 pm
Tel: 0086-971-2722131

This article was posted on 2007-08-22
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