Yandang Mountain, locating in Yueqing Wenzhou City Zhejiang Province, is ofthe first group of national important scenic sites and it is considered as oneof ten famous mountains in China. The name "yandang" comes from the lake ofbeautiful view on the top of the mountain and where the spreading reed, and thewild geese come and live here in autumn. Yandang Mountain, famous for its peaks,screen-like peaks, caves and waterfalls, is a mountainous natural resort onseaside. With the good reputation of "the famous mountain in the sea", "theemperor of mountains" it was called as "The First Mountain in Southeast China".With abundant and rich culture, it was set afoot in South and North Dynasty, anddeveloped in Tang Dynasty.
Yandang Mountain was formed 120 million years ago. It is a typical ancientrhyolite volcano with area of 450 square meters in total, 550 scenic sites and 8scenic zones included. Lingfeng Peak, Lingyan Rock and Dalong Qiu Waterfall arecalled as "Three Famous Scenic Sites of Yandang Mountain".
Yandang Mountain has its special features, "it can stand scrutiny indaytime, and it can thrill with joy at night", "Different positions, differentsceneries" and "Tasting seafood while watching landscape". All of these are thethree features which are different from other famous mountains.