Shuangfeng Mountain Forest Park in Xiaogan, Hubei, is a good choice for trips around Wuhan

Shuangfeng Mountain Forest Park in Xiaogan, Hubei, is a good choice for trips around Wuhan. Shuangfeng Mountain Forest Park in Xiaogan, Hubei, is a good place for self-driving trips around Wuhan on weekends. With green mountains and clear waters, birdsong and fragrant flowers, you can hike, trace streams, and camp! Shuangfeng Mountain National Forest Park is located at the southern foot of the Dabie Mountains, the northern part of the Jianghan Plain, the northeastern part of Xiaogan City, and is adjacent to Huangpi District, Wuhan City. It is a branch of the Dabie Mountains and has been known as a 'fairy source' since ancient times. Starting from downtown Wuhan, it takes about an hour and a half to drive to Shuangfeng Mountain Forest Park. You can go back and forth on the same day, which is very suitable for weekend outdoor sports. Shuangfeng Mountain is also on the list of Hubei Tourism Year Cards. If you have a year card, you can play for free without limit. The main peak of Shuangfeng Mountain is composed of two opposing peaks, with an altitude of 888 meters. It is said to have been 'immortalized' by the 'double breasts' of the Seven Fairies, hence the name. In addition to the myths and legends, Shuangfeng Mountain also has the 1400-year-old Baiyun Ancient Fortress, which is the largest and best-preserved mountain fortress in Hubei. There are also places of interest and historical sites such as Shuangfeng Academy, the First Spring, and Huilong Temple. Shuangfeng Academy is the place where Cheng Zhengkui, the Minister of Works and painter in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, lectured. Next to the academy stands the stone stele of 'The First Spring in the World' approved by Emperor Qianlong when he went down to the south of the Yangtze River. Huilong Temple is the earliest Buddhist temple in Xiaogan. It is said that Zhu Yuanzhang once took refuge here.