Mount Jigong Explained

Mount Jigong
Map:Henan#Eastern China
Coordinates:31.8037°N 114.0846°W
Location:Shihe District, Xinyang, Henan
Range:Dabie Mountains

Mount Jigong 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.

Climate

Mount Jigong has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa).

Notes and References

  1. http://www.at0086.com/Mt-Jigongshan/ Mr. Jigongshan - China's Summer Resort
  2. Ian Johnson, China: Worse Than You Ever Imagined, New York Review of Books, 22 November 2012