Qingliang Mountain
清凉山
A famous cave mountain across the Yan River from Baota Mountain. It is home to the Northern Song Wanfo Cave and the former offices of Xinhua News Agency and Liberation Daily, making it a “Holy Land of Journalism and Publishing.”
Qingliang Mountain is on the north bank of the Yan River in Yan'an city. It stands alongside Baota Mountain and Phoenix Mountain. The Wanfo Cave on the mountain was carved in the Northern Song dynasty and contains more than ten thousand relief Buddha statues. During the War of Resistance against Japan, it was used as a printing plant. On the mountainside are the former offices of Xinhua News Agency, Liberation Daily and the Xinhua Radio Station. At the foot of the mountain, the Yan'an Journalism Memorial introduces the history of “Red Journalism.” The memorial is free. The climb up the mountain may charge a fee, which varies on site. It is about 15 minutes' walk from Baota Mountain.
Opening hours
08:00–18:00 (confirm on site)
Nearby sights
- Baota Mountain
- Fenghuangshan Revolutionary Site
- Wangjiaping Revolutionary Site
- Shaan-Gan-Ning Border Region Government Site
- Yan'an Revolutionary Memorial Hall
- Yangjialing Revolutionary Site
- Former Site of Lu Xun Academy of Arts
- Yan'an Red Street