Five Springs Park
lying at the foot of Gaolan Hill southeast of the city is a pretty area of mountain scenery, artificial temples and winding paths. It is the largest park in Lanzhou, occupies 266,400 square meters (2,867,599.56 square feet) on Five Springs Mountain. There is a story about the name of the spring and the mountain. a famous general, Huo Qubing, was dispatched by the Emperor to go on a punitive expedition to the Hun people,when he and his soldiers get lost when they arrive at the foot of Gaolan Mountain. General Huo forcefully jabbed his horsewhip five times into the ground. Abruptly five springs spurted water into the air. Thereafter the locals called the mountain the Five Springs Mountain.
The springs flow to this day. The highest one is called "Amrita Spring". Legend has it that anyone who drinks the water will become eternal. Another interesting spring is called "Moziquan (Spring of Son)". It rumored that at the bottom of this 10-meter-deep cave are screes and tiles. People who retrieve the screes would get a son. The park contains many temples and pavilions, mostly of Qing Dynasty (1368-1644 AD) origin, as well as tea-houses, art-exhibition halls and pools. Of these, the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD) Jingang Palace (Jingan gong) and Temple of Reverent Solemnity (Chongqing si) are the best. The first contains a magnificent 16ft bronze Buddha cast in 1370 AD, while the latter houses an ancient bronze bell, 10 feet high and weighing 5 tons, that dates back to 1202 AD.
The best time to come here would have to be during the summer months, when the temperature is almost always a few degrees cooler than the city.
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