Baishi Mountain

Baishi Mountain, also known by its Chinese name Baishishan,[lower-alpha 1] is a mountain in Laiyuan County, Baoding Prefecture, Hebei Province, China. Its highest peak has an elevation of 2,096 meters (6,877 ft) and its main ridge stretches for over 7,000 meters (22,966 ft).[5] Parts of the Great Wall snake around its foothills. Baishi Mountain forms the northern end of the Taihang Chain[6] and is located about 200 kilometers (120 mi) southwest of Beijing.[4]

Not to be confused with the Baishi Mountain near Sanhe in Anhui; the Baishi Mountain near Zhangpu in Fujian; the Baishi Mountain near Lintan in Gansu; or the Baishi Mountain near Ren'ai on Taiwan.
Baishi Mountain
Chinese白石山
Literal meaningWhite Stone Mountain
Baishi Scenic Area
Traditional Chinese白石山景區
Simplified Chinese白石山景区
Baishi National Geological Park
Traditional Chinese白石山國家地質公園
Simplified Chinese白石山国家地质公园
The foothills of Baishi Mountain saw parts of the 1937 Battle of the Great Wall during the Second Sino-Japanese War

Its name refers to the white marble making up parts of its bedrock.[4] The roughly 20 km2 (7.7 sq mi) of dolomite making up the top of the mountain[6] was formed about 1 billion[7] to 700 million years ago and was pushed into place by about 54 km2 (21 sq mi) of newly forming granite[6] created by a magma intrusion at the mountain's base about 140 mya.[7]

China's National Tourism Administration established the Baishi Scenic Area[2] in 2004.[7] The same area was declared the Baishi National Geological Park[4] when it was named a world geological park by UNESCO in September 2006.[7] The CNTA declared it a AAAAA-level tourist attraction in early 2017.[2] It is particularly well known for its appearance during overcast days, when the tops of nearby peaks can be seen jutting out from within low-lying clouds and mist.[4] Since September 2014, it has also had China's longest, widest, and highest glass skywalk,[4] stretching 95 meters (312 ft) over a ravine at an elevation of 1,900 meters (6,200 ft).[8] A second skywalk opened in August 2015, with an elevation of 1,600 meters (5,200 ft).[4] There is also a regional tourism campaign aimed at promoting the mountain as a spot for lovers.[4]

The spider species Clubiona baishishan takes its name from its discovery near the mountain.

See also
  • List of mountains in the People's Republic of China
  • List of AAAAA-rated tourist attractions in the People's Republic of China

Notes
  1. Variations of the name include Mount Baishi,[1] Mount Baishishan,[2] Baishi Shan, Whitestone Mountain,[3] and Whiterock Mountain.[4]

References
  1. "New Breath-taking Glass Skywalk Opened on Tianmen Mountain", Chinese Culture, Xiamen: Chinlingo.
  2. "20 Additional Tourist Attractions Receive 5A-level Classification", China Daily, Beijing: China Daily Information Co, 20 February 2017.
  3. "Whitestone Mountain Scenice Area", China: Beyond Your Imagination, China National Tourism Administration, archived from the original on 9 November 2017, retrieved 9 Nov 2017.
  4. Bi Nan (8 September 2017), "Early Autumn Scenery at Baishi Mountain", China Daily, Beijing: China Daily Information Co.
  5. Tian Shaohui, ed. (17 September 2015), "Fairyland on Earth: Baishi Mountain in Hebei", Xinhua Net, Beijing: Xinhua.
  6. Wu Meiling (18 Dec 2013), "Baoding: From the Capital's South Gate to Back Garden", China Today, Beijing: China Internet Information Center.
  7. "白石山世界地质公园", 旅游观光, Baoding: People's Government of Laiyuan County, 28 Nov 2016. (in Chinese)
  8. Gong Jian (5 May 2017), "Strictly Regulate Glass-Based Bridges", China Daily, Beijing: China Daily Information Co.

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