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Baiyun Mountain
Baiyun with Zhujiang New Town in the distance
Highest point
Elevation	427 m (1,401 ft)
Coordinates	23°09′28.4″N 113°17′35.9″E / 23.157889°N 113.293306°E / 23.157889; 113.293306
Geography
Location	Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Baiyun Mountain
Entrance to the Baiyun Scenic Area
Simplified Chinese	白云山
Traditional Chinese	白雲山
Jyutping	Baak6-wan4 Saan1
Cantonese Yale	Baahkwàhn Sāan
Hanyu Pinyin	Báiyúnshān
Postal	Pakwan Mountain
Literal meaning	White Cloud Mountain
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Báiyúnshān Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Baahkwàhn Sāan Jyutping Baak6-wan4 Saan1
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	云山
Traditional Chinese	雲山
Jyutping	Wan4-saan1
Cantonese Yale	Wàhnsāan
Hanyu Pinyin	Yúnshān
Literal meaning	Cloudy Mountain
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yúnshān Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Wàhnsāan Jyutping Wan4-saan1

Baiyun Mountain, also known as White Cloud Mountain, is a mountain located a few miles to the north of Guangzhou, China. It has a height of 427 metres (1,401 ft).

Name

Báiyún is Mandarin Chinese for "White Clouds", derived from views of the mountain's peaks shrouded in mist during late Spring or after a rain. Its former English name, Pakwan, is a form of the Cantonese pronunciation of the same name. In English, it is also known as White Cloud Mountain, Mount Baiyun, Baiyun Shan, or—since the "mountain" is, properly speaking, a "mountain range"—the "Baiyun Mountains".

Baiyun is informally known as the "City's Lung" (市肺), from its greenery. It is also acclaimed as the "First Beauty in Guangzhou” (羊城第一秀) or the “Most Famous Mountain South of Ling” (岭南第一名山). Moxing Peak, its highest point, is similarly sometimes called the “First Peak under the Southern Sky” (天南第一峰).

History

Baiyun Mountain has been famed as a scenic spot since ancient times. Its visitors predated the foundation of Panyu (now Guangzhou) in 214 BC, with various celebrities of the Warring States period (5th–3rd centuries BC) known to have traveled there. Its beauty was again celebrated during the 3rd–5th century Jin dynasty and the 7th–9th century Tang. Since the Song, various scenes at Baiyun have been named among the Eight Sights of Ram City, lists of Guangzhou's loveliest spots. However, few of the historical sites have survived to the present day and others—such as the view of Guangzhou's old walled city at dusk—have changed drastically as the city has expanded to and around the mountain.

In its most recent years, Baiyun has become home to a small Kung Fu community. Baiyun Kung Fu or White Cloud Kung Fu. Named after the landscape they train in.

Gallery

• Suoai Tai
• The entrance to Moxing Peak
• China Mobile's telecom tower
• The Beautiful Southern Sky (锦绣南天, Jinxiu Nantian) Memorial Arch

Wildlife

The White Cloud Mountain minnow, now a popular aquarium fish worldwide, was discovered in this area in the 1930s.

References

1. "White Cloud Mountain (Baiyun Shan)". Guangzhou. Michelin. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
2. ^ "白云山简介 [Brief Introduction to Baiyun Mountain]", Baiyuan Scenic Area, archived from the original on 3 November 2020, retrieved 7 July 2010. (in Chinese)
3. ^ "新世纪羊城八景 [Ram City's Eight Sights in the New Century", Official site, Guangzhou Municipal People's Government, 10 June 2005, archived from the original on 16 August 2016, retrieved 7 July 2010. (in Chinese)
4. ^ "白云山风景名胜区 [Baiyun Mountain Scenic Area]", Guangzhou News, 1 September 2008, retrieved 7 July 2010. (in Chinese) & (in English)
5. "历史上的羊城八景 [Ram City's Eight Sights in History]", Guangzhou Culture Bureau, retrieved 7 July 2010. (in Chinese)
6. "Rediscovering the Wild Population of White Cloud Mountain Minnows (Tanichthys albonubes)", Europe PMC, retrieved 12 March 2016.

External links

• Official website

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23°11′12″N 113°17′41″E / 23.186642°N 113.294749°E / 23.186642; 113.294749

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