Mount Ling (Chinese: 灵山; pinyin: Língshān), also known as Mount Dongling (东灵山), Lingshan or Donglingshan, is a mountain in the Western Hills, an extension of the Taihang Mountains. It is located in Mentougou District, Beijing, about 120 kilometers to the west of downtown Beijing. The mountain is significant for its wildlife, especially birds. At an elevation of 2,303 metres, the summit is the highest point within the Municipality of Beijing.
It is possible to drive up 1,650 metres above sea level where there is a car park and chair lift (running from June to October) which ascends another 430 metres. From the top of the chair lift it takes about an hour to walk to the summit.
There are various paths leading to the summit on either side of the chairlift, which is on the east side of the mountain. The direct route along the ridge immediately south of the chairlift, starting at the Lingshan Hotel, takes about three hours to ascend.[2] There is another less direct route on the north side of the chairlift.
The Lingshan Ancient Path (灵山古道) provides access from the south.[3] Starting at a white marble arch (paifang) near Julingxia Village (聚灵峡),[4][5] this route goes to the peak via the Lingshan Ancient Path Forest Park. Most of the path consists of a wooden walkway, with many steep steps. This route takes about five hours to the summit.
^Description and photos of the Lingshan Ancient Path at Haokoo.com, accessed 11 August 2015
^Lingshan Ancient Path at Xialv.com, accessed 11 August 2015
^Lingshan Ancient Path at Ly.com, accessed 11 August 2015
External linksedit
Mapcarta gallery of photographs of Mount Ling, accessed 25 July 2015
January 01, 1970
mount, ling, beijing, mount, ling, chinese, 灵山, pinyin, língshān, also, known, mount, dongling, 东灵山, lingshan, donglingshan, mountain, western, hills, extension, taihang, mountains, located, mentougou, district, beijing, about, kilometers, west, downtown, beij. Mount Ling Chinese 灵山 pinyin Lingshan also known as Mount Dongling 东灵山 Lingshan or Donglingshan is a mountain in the Western Hills an extension of the Taihang Mountains It is located in Mentougou District Beijing about 120 kilometers to the west of downtown Beijing The mountain is significant for its wildlife especially birds At an elevation of 2 303 metres the summit is the highest point within the Municipality of Beijing Mount LingMount DonglingHighest pointElevation2 303 m 7 556 ft Coordinates40 1 1 51 N 115 27 13 08 E 40 0170861 N 115 4536333 E 40 0170861 115 4536333NamingNative nameLingshan Chinese GeographyLocationMentougou District Beijing ChinaParent rangeWestern Hills Contents 1 Wildlife 2 Access routes 3 References 4 External linksWildlife editMammals on Mount Ling include tolai hare Siberian roe deer Chinese goral leopard cat Siberian chipmunk Pere David s rock squirrel and possibly raccoon dog 1 Over 100 species of birds have been recorded on the mountain including pheasants hawks and eagles doves cuckoos and owls woodpeckers tits larks warblers nuthatches thrushes redstart flycatchers redpolls finches and buntings Rare species have included Przevalski s redstart Guldenstadt s redstart and Pallas s rosefinch 1 Access routes editIt is possible to drive up 1 650 metres above sea level where there is a car park and chair lift running from June to October which ascends another 430 metres From the top of the chair lift it takes about an hour to walk to the summit There are various paths leading to the summit on either side of the chairlift which is on the east side of the mountain The direct route along the ridge immediately south of the chairlift starting at the Lingshan Hotel takes about three hours to ascend 2 There is another less direct route on the north side of the chairlift The Lingshan Ancient Path 灵山古道 provides access from the south 3 Starting at a white marble arch paifang near Julingxia Village 聚灵峡 4 5 this route goes to the peak via the Lingshan Ancient Path Forest Park Most of the path consists of a wooden walkway with many steep steps This route takes about five hours to the summit References edit a b Birding Beijing s site guide to Lingshan http polij free fr index php Beijing lingshan html Yushu and Laurent s Blog Guide to Lingshan including Google Earth kmz file accessed 25 July 2015 Description and photos of the Lingshan Ancient Path at Haokoo com accessed 11 August 2015 Lingshan Ancient Path at Xialv com accessed 11 August 2015 Lingshan Ancient Path at Ly com accessed 11 August 2015External links editMapcarta gallery of photographs of Mount Ling accessed 25 July 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mount Ling Beijing amp oldid 1170829788, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
