Foremost among the attractions in Anshan is Qianshan National Park which is about 18 km, by road, to the southeast of the city. Qianshan, literally 'Thousand Mountains', is an abbreviation of 'Thousand lotus flower mountains'. The peaks were said to resemble the petals of the lotus flower which had been dropped to earth by a goddess. The park area of 44 km, is filled with both Buddhist and Taoist temples, monasteries and nunneries. It is one of few locations where both religio