Most popular mountain resorts for summer vacation in China (5)

（Xinhua）  08:55, May 23, 2013  

Mount Jigong

The Jigong Mountain Nature Reserve, gazetted in 1982, is a sanctuary for transitional types of subtropical forest vegetation and rare wild animals and plants. Covering 3,000 hectares, it is 20 kilometers south of Xingyang City, Henan Province.

Jigong Mountain is the watershed between the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River, locating in a transitional belt among northern subtropical zone and southern temperate zone and providing a superb breeding ground for plants and animals.

Jigong Mountain has earned the name "Park in Clouds". Its highest peak rises 784 meters above sea level, making it an ideal place for tourists to escape the summer heat. It is also an important strategic area.