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About Mount Tong
The scenic area was approved as a provincial-level scenic and historic area in 1994 and covers about 132 square kilometres in three sections: Tongshan itself, Tongshan Lake and Yunwu Peak. Alongside that status it carries national AAA scenic-area, national water-conservancy scenic-area and national forest park designations. The mountain section brings together ridges, forest, pools and waterfalls, caves, temples and old ruins together with unusual rock formations, and the county government counts 84 named sights on it, grouped in a traditional formula as one natural bridge, two old temples, three Daoist halls, four heaven gates, five cliffs, six caves, seven monasteries, eight views, nine rocks and ten peaks.
Tongshan Lake, the reservoir at the foot of the mountain, holds up to 133 million cubic metres and spreads over about 16 square kilometres, with several islands in it; it too is a national water-conservancy scenic area. Ringing the lake is the national Tongshan Lake Forest Park, with some 170,000 mu of woodland in which Masson pine, Japanese black pine, Chinese red pine and Korean red pine dominate. A 3,100-mu stand of loblolly pine inside the park is described by the county as the only loblolly pine seed-collection base in the central plains.
What to look for
- The 84 named spots of the mountain section, including its cliffs, caves and the natural rock bridge that heads the county's traditional listing
- The old temples and Daoist halls scattered across the mountain, counted in that same listing as two old temples, three Daoist halls and seven monasteries
- Tongshan Lake, a reservoir of about 16 square kilometres with islands in it, among them Turtle Island, Snake Island and Cactus Island
- The Tongshan Lake Forest Park around the shore, roughly 170,000 mu of pine woodland
- The 3,100-mu loblolly pine seed stand within the forest park
Location & getting there
Getting to Mount Tong
Check weather, trail access and the last return service. A mountain or forest area is not one entrance, and a map’s central pin may be far from the trailhead.
- Search for 铜山 with 驻马店市 and 泌阳县.
Find Mount Tong
铜山 · 泌阳县
No reliable map pin yet: search by the Chinese name.
Sources & visit information
The linked sources support the identity and background described in this introduction. Opening hours, admission, activity availability and exact arrival arrangements have not been comprehensively checked. Confirm current visitor information with the venue; the original catalogue locality and editorial review flag are retained.