Mount Jigong

Mount Jigong
Mount Jigong is located in Henan
Mount Jigong
Mount Jigong
Location in Henan
Mount Jigong is located in Eastern China
Mount Jigong
Mount Jigong
Mount Jigong (Eastern China)
Highest point
Coordinates31°48′13″N 114°05′05″E / 31.803674°N 114.08462°E / 31.803674; 114.08462
Geography
LocationShihe District, Xinyang, Henan
Parent rangeDabie Mountains

Mount Jigong (simplified Chinese: 鸡公山; traditional Chinese: 雞公山; pinyin: Jīgōng Shān) is a mountain in Shihe District, Xinyang, Henan Province, China,[1] located near the border with Hubei Province to the south. 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] From 1898 to 1936, over 300 villas of various styles were built on the mountain by foreign missionaries of different countries and the area became a famed summer resort. It is 38 km from downtown Xinyang.

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