Maoer Mountain in Guilin | The summit of South China~ The peak shrouded in clouds and mist

Maoer Mountain is located in the northeast of Guangxi, spanning Xing'an, Ziyuan, and Longsheng counties, 122 kilometers away from Guilin City; it has an altitude of 2141.5 meters and a relative height of 1862 meters. It is the main peak of Yuecheng Ridge, the highest mountain range in Guangxi, named after its cat-like shape. The entire reserve is gourd-shaped, with a high middle and low surroundings, sloping to the southeast. The Bajiaotian in the middle, the Tongdapin in the south, and the Thirty-six Bao in the west are mountain basins, and the rest are continuous peak clusters. There are 10 mountains above 2000 meters above sea level, including Maoer Mountain, and 68 above 1000 meters, including Daiyun Mountain, Dazhu Mountain, and Jigong Mountain. The area is nearly 26.7 thousand hectares, of which more than 7160 hectares are designated as national reserves. Maoer Mountain is the main peak of Yuecheng Ridge in the Nanling Mountains, the highest peak in Guangxi, the crown of the Five Ridges, and is known as the "summit of South China". The mountains in the territory are high and the forests are dense, cool in summer and snowy in winter, with elegant environment and picturesque scenery. The natural landscape is both majestic, dangerous, secluded, beautiful, and wild. The older generation of proletarian revolutionaries, Comrade Lu Dingyi, praised it as a combination of "the majesty of Mount Tai, the danger of Mount Hua, the seclusion of Mount Lu, and the beauty of Mount Emei", and it is a newly emerging ecological tourism destination in South China in recent years. Guangxi Maoer Mountain Nature Reserve is part of the internationally significant key area of terrestrial biodiversity--Nanling Mountains. The Maoer Mountain is ancient, with complex terrain, mild climate, abundant water sources, fertile soil, and a wide variety of plants. It was established in 1976 with the approval of the People's Government of the Guangxi Autonomous Region and was approved to be included in the China Biosphere Reserve Network in 1999. The main protected objects are the original subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest ecosystem, nationally protected animal and plant species, and the Lijiang River headwater conservation forest. Maoer Mountain is not only the first peak in Guangxi, but also the first peak in South China. In 1990, Lu Dingyi praised Maoer Mountain for its "majesty of Mount Tai, danger of Mount Hua, seclusion of Mount Lu, and beauty of Mount Emei" in the old mountain boundary inscription. Opening hours 08:00~17:00 Address Xing'an, Ziyuan, Longsheng counties, Guilin, Guangxi