Little Orphan

Little Orphan is a rock hill in the middle of the Yangtze River, located on Susong, Anqing, Anhui province in East China. It is a landmark that frequently written and photographed by many Western travelers along the Yangtze in the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century.[1][2][3] It formed during the quaternary glaciation. The hill is 78 meters above sea level. During the dry season, it would connect with the north bank of the Yangtze and become a peninsula. There is a Buddhist monastery (also a Mazu temple) on the mountainside and a pavilion on the top of the hill. Its name suggests that it stands alone in the river. "Little" makes it different from "Great Orphan" in Poyang Lake.[4][5] It is classified as an AAA-rated tourist attraction by China National Tourism Administration, attracting tens of thousands tourists and pilgrims every year.[6] Little Orphan has been a frequent subject in the Chinese classic literature, and one travels depicting Little Orphan written by Lu You is selected for the textbook of high school.[7] It appears on the 2016 Chinese film Crosscurrent.[8]

Little Orphan
Simplified Chinese小孤山
Traditional Chinese小孤山
Little Orphan by Yoshida Hiroshi in 1939
Little Orphan, Yangtze China by William Saunders (1870s)

References
  1. "The search results for "Little Orphan yangtze"". Google Books. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  2. "Images tagged with "Xiaogushan"(Little Orphan)". Historical Photographs of China. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  3. "Yangtze River Views". The China Marine. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  4. "朱元璋是小孤山妈祖文化的推手". 宿松新闻网. 2013-08-06. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  5. 小姑娘娘的由来. 宿松新闻网. 2011-10-12.
  6. "徽风皖韵-小孤山". Anhui Government. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  7. "过小孤山大孤山(人教版高二选修欣赏课)".
  8. "爱情电影《长江图》在宿松小孤山取景". 新安传媒网. 2012-02-12. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

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