Mount Moganshan, Hanghzhou is one of the most popular Hangzhou Tourist Attractions in China. Tourists and travelers from various corners of the world visit the beautiful and charming city of Hanghzhou to get a glimpse of Mount Moganshan, Hanghzhou. Mount Moganshan is 719 meters above the sea level or 2360 feet high.
The Mount Moganshan in Hanghzhou lies at a distance of 50 kilometers or 31miles northwest of Hangzhou and 200 kilometers or 124 miles southwest of Shanghai, another most popular city in China. There are regular bus services from both the cities to take you to Mount Moganshan. The word "Mogan" is formed from 2 separate names: Mo Xie and Gan Jiang, being those of a married couple who lived in the 5th Century BC.
Both the couples were very skilled sword smiths who devoted their lives to making two incomparably beautiful swords for the Emperor. Among the many other tourist sites that are to be found in Hangzhou, special mention must be made of Sword Lake (Jian Chi), on the banks of which Mo Xie and Gan Jiang used to sit and polish the swords they had just forged. An impressive and beautiful three-stage waterfall feeds water into the lake near this Mount Moganshan, Hanghzhou.
In the early 1900s, Mount Moganshan acted as the heat retreat for Shanghai's saints and sinners. Today, local residents and tourists come at the top of the bamboo clad emerald hill just beyond Hangzhou to spend a relaxing time away from regular hustle-bustle of city life. Mount Moganshan acts as the city's summer playground.
With clear skies, soft summer breezes, finely appointed villas and the odd karaoke hall, nestling in the shade of the rustling bamboo of the Mount Moganshan, it is the perfect place to unwind in the odd hours of the day. As early as in the 1900s, the missionaries, customs officials and their families built thick walled villas, municipal baths, churches and public halls to spend quality time over the hill.
With the cool air that floods in with the scent of the green leaves that shade the road, Mount Moganshan is surely an ideal hot-spot for the tourists.
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