Jigongshan

Jigongshan
Jigongshan

Location in China

Coordinates: 31°49′22″N 114°6′50″E / 31.82278°N 114.11389°E / 31.82278; 114.11389
Country China
Province Henan

Jigongshan (Simplified Chinese: 鸡公山 ; Traditional Chinese: 雞公山 ; pinyin: Jīgōngshān) is a mountain resort in Xinyang City, Henan, a south-eastern province in China.[1] The name, which means Rooster Mountain or Cockerel Mountain, is derived from its shape.

It used to be a summer retreat for Western missionaries and, later, for Communist officials.[2]

References

  1. Mr. Jigongshan - China's Summer Resort
  2. Ian Johnson, China: Worse Than You Ever Imagined, New York Review of Books, 22 November 2012
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