Hengyang Attractions

Hengyang, " the city to the south of the Hengshan Mountain", is known as " the city of wild geese", for wild geese migrating from the north were said to always stay here for the cold winter Besides the South Mountain in its south, it boasts dozens of scenic spots and historic sites. The Returning Goose Peak, towering over the Xiang River, is said to be where wild geese started their flight back to the north. Before the bombing by Japanese air forces in 1944, there on the peak used to be the clouds-riding Temple, the Front Gate Hall, the mountain-viewing Pavilion and the Grand Hall of Buddha, which respectively date back to the Liang (502-557), Tang (618-907),Ming(1368-1644)and Qing(1616 -1911)dynasties. In 1985, the municipal govemment appropriated money for the construction of the Returning Goose Park here.