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11，少林寺沿途（登峰）DengfengtownshipinHenanProvinceissmallerthaneitherLuoyangorKaifeng,butitiswellworthavisitifyouhavethetime.ThetownshipislocatedintheSongshanMountains,about45milesfromtheprovincialcapital,Zhengzhou,and50mileseastofLuoyang.SongshanMountainisfamousasoneofChina'sFiveSacredMountains.ThegeographyoftheareaisunusualandlandscapesalonemaybereasonenoughtovisitDengfeng.SongshanScenicAreaisoneoftheWorldGeoparksrecognizedbyUNESCO.TheSongshanmountaincomplexincludes36peakscoveringanareaofabout20squaremiles.ThelargerGeoparkcoversabout160squaremiles.TaishiMountainandShaoshiMountainandtheprimarypeaks.Thehighestpeak,Junji(orTheFirstWife)Mountainisalmost5000feetabovesealevelandprovidesamarvelousviewoftheYellowRivermeanderingacrossthecountrysideofChina.Dengfenghasalonghistory.Anumberofsitesinandaroundthetownshiparewellworththetimeinvolvedinvisitingthem.ForemostonthelististheShaolinTemple,thebirthplaceofbothKungFuandZenBuddhism.Otherspotsinthevicinityinclude:TheSongyueTemple,builtin520ADduringtheoftheNorthernWeiDynasty,isaboutthreemilesnorthwestofDengfeng.Thetemple,sittingatthefootofTaishiMountain,boaststheoldestBuddhistpagodainChina.Thepagodais12-sided;mostsuchpagodasinChinaareoctagonal,andnootherpagodasfoundsofarare12sided.Its15storeysreachto148feet.Atgroundlevelthepagodaisabout35feetindiameter.Thepagodaismadefromayellowishbrickandheldtogetherwithaclaymortar.TheSongyangAcademy,lessthantwomilesfromDengfengtownship,wasonceoneoftheleadingschoolsfortrainingclassicalscholarsinImperialChina.BuiltduringtheNorthernWeiDynasty(386-534AD),graduatesoftheschoolservedtheemperor'sgovernmentascivilserviceworkers.Thehugecypresstreesintheacademy'scourtyardareregardedastheoldestinChina,thoughttobeabout3,000yearsold.GaochengObservatory,abouteightmilesfromDengfeng,istheoldestfacilityofitskindinChina.TheobservatorydatestotheearlyportionoftheYuanDynasty(1271-1368AD).Itwasdesignedoriginallyforuseinpredictingthetimeofthesolsticeeachyear.Astronomersatthesitewereabletocalculatetheactuallengthoftheyearto365.2425dayssome300yearsbeforeEuropeansmanagedtodevelopetheGregoriancalendar.ZhongyueTempleisalsoknownastheLittlePalace.ItdatesfromtheQinDynasty(221-206BC),makingitoneoftheoldesttemplesstillstandinginChina.DuringtheTangDynasty(618-907AD)itwasmovedtoitscurrentlocation.Thetemple'sassortedhallsandpavilions,terracesandtowerstakeupatotalofalmostfourmillionsquarefeet.Over300cypresstrees,mosttwistedbytheelementsandage,occupythecourtyard.FawangTempleisanotheroftheoldestBuddhisttemplesinChina.Itwasconstructedin71ADduringtheHanDynasty,onlythreeyearsafterChina'soldestBuddhisttemple,WhiteHorseTemple,inLuoyang.Ithasbeenrenovatedandaddedontomanytimessince.Thetemplegroundsarealsohometoasquarepagodathatstandsabout33feethigh.ItsroofisconstructedinaLamanisticstyleunusualinChina.ThepagodadatestotheTangera.HuishanTempleisaboutthreemilesnorthofDengfengatthefootofHuishanTempleliesatthesouthfootofJunji(TheFirstWife)Mountain.ItwasevidentlyanimperialpalaceduringtheNorthWeiDynastyandconvertedtouseasatempleduringtheSuiDynasty,inabout600AD.YongtaiTemplesitsatthewesternbaseofTaishiMountain,aboutsevenmilesnorthwestfromDengfeng.Builtin521ADduringtheNorthernWeiDynasty,itwasdestroyedcompletelyduringin573ADbutwasrebuiltduringtheSuiDynasty(589-618AD)andextensivelyrenovatedduringtheMingandQingeras.TheNunneryoftheFirstAncestorofChanzongoccupiesaspotatthefootofWuruMountain,justoveramilefromDengfeng.Itwasbuiltin1125ADtocommemoratetheIndianmonk,Damo,whofoundedthe2ZenschoolofBuddhism.ChongfuTempleisamongtheoldestTaoisttemplesstillstandinginChina.ItrestsatthebaseofTaishiMountain,justoveramilenorthofDengfeng.Builtin110BC,mostofthetemplehasbeendestroyed.Butthreehallsstillexist.TheSongshanMountainsareaisalsohometoahugenumberofstelesbyfamouscalligraphers.AtlastreporttherewasonlyonehotelforforeignvisitorsinDengfeng.Andthecityisnotonarailline,soathreehourbusridefromLuoyandorZhengzhouistheonlywaytogetthere.ButthecitygetsabouttwomilliontouristsayearandEnglish-languagesignsareeverywhere.DengfengandthesurroundingSongshanScenicAreaisamongthemorerefreshing(andhistoric)placesinChina..Zhengzhou--GreenCityZhengzhou,locatedintheCentralChinaplainwiththeYellowRivertothenorthandMountSongshantothewest,isthecapitalofHenanProvince.AtthejunctionoftheBeijing-GuangzhouandLanzhou-Lianyungangrailways,itisalsothepolitical,economic,cultural,andtransportationcenterofHenan.ZhengzhouisoneofthemostimportanttextilecentersinChina,aswellashavingawell-developedmachineryindustry.Zhengzhouhasalonghistory.Asearlyas3,500yearsago,itbecamethecapitaloftheShangDynasty(Sixteenth-eleventhcenturiesB.C.)whichtogetherwithancientEgypt,India,andBabylon,wasconsideredtobeoneoftheoldestcivilizationsoftheworld.Todayculturalrelicsandhistoricalsitesaboundinandaroundthecity,attractingmoreandmoretouristsandarchaeologistsbothfromChinaandabroad.AtAnyang,atowntothenorthofZhengzhou,touristscanvisitruinsoftheShangDynasty.Withitslushfoliage,ZhengzhouisChina'smodelfortheplantingoftreesinurbanareasandisthereforecalledthegreencity.HenanProvincialMuseumof