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MoHill(MoShan):

AnimportantpartofthefamousWuhanEastLakeScenicArea,MoHill,alsocalledMillstoneHill,liessoutheastofEastLake.Thegracefuleastpeakthatlookslikeamillstonegavethehillitspresentname,MillstoneHill.Coveringatotalareaofabout5squarekilometers,itboastsabundantplantsanduniquegardens,amidthecultureoftheStateofChu(oneofthesevenwarringstatesbeforeQin(221BC-206BC)inChina'sfirstfeudaldynasty).Manycharmingscenes,suchasChutianJimu(LookingattheStateofChuAsFarAsOneCanSee),Botanical-ViewingGarden,TiantaiChenxi(MorningRaysofHeavenPlatform),andZhuDe'sStelePavilion,arelocatedonthehill.

OnthefirstpeakoftheMoHillstandsthepavilioncalledZhuDe'sStelePavilion.Twostorieshigh,itisfamousforaredstelelyinginfrontonwhichiscarvedtheepigraphofZhuDe(animportantleaderoftheChineserevolutionaryperiod),andanattachedhorizontalboardinscribed'ZhuDe'sStelePavilion'byGuoMoruo(afamousChineseauthor).Thesecondfloorofthepavilionaffordsanexcellentviewofthebeautifullake.

FansofChuculturewillparticularlyenjoytheStateofChuculturethemepark.ManyhistoricalplacessuchastheCityWalloftheStateofChu,theChuMarket,theChuTalentGarden,theChuHeavenPlatform,etc.,introducethecurrentStateofChuinthisarea.

AttheentrancetotheStateofChu'sculturalsightseeingareaistheCityWallat23.4meters(77feet)talland11meters(36feet)wide.Chupeoplepreferthecolorred.Thesurroundingwallmadeofreddish-brownstonesismagnificentinitsprimitivesimplicity.ThestreetoftheChuMarketwithspecialcraftworksanddistinctivelocalfoodsexemplifiesChuarchitecturalstyles.NotfarfromtheChuMarketistheChuTalentGarden,whereoverahundredstatuesinthegardendepictoutstandingChulitterateurs,scientists,mythscharactersandsoon.

TheChuHeavenPlatformaffordsclearviewsofChurelics,greatpaintings,calligraphy,andwaxworksoffamouspersons.Thirty-sixmeters(118feet)tallandwithanareaof2260meters(7415feet),ithas345stepsinfront,culminatinginthesoulpartofMoHill-thefour-floorChuHeavenPlatform.WearingclassicChucostumes,bandsmenplayupbeatancientmusic.Lifelikewaxworksofeminentpersonsaredisplayedonthesecondfloor,whileChurelicsareexhibitedonthethirdfloor.ApanoramicviewoftheentireEastLakeScenicAreaisavailablefromthesummit.

TheincredibleBotanicalViewingGardenliesonthesouthsideofMoHill.Morethan360kindsofplantsarenursedin13specialgardens,suchasthePlumGarden,CherryBlossomGarden,RhododendronGarden,etc.,forviewingandeducation.AmongthemthemostfamousistheCherryBlossomGardenwhichcoversanareaof150mu(25acres),valuedasoneoftheworld'sthreecherryblossomcapitals,togetherwithHirosakiinJapanandWashingtonD.C.inAmerica.The2006WuhanCherryBlossomFestivalofferstopgradecherryblossomsplusrichandcolorfulactivitiesinthegardenthatattractvisitorsfromallovertheworld.ThePlumGarden,listedasthetopofthefourplumgardensinChina,isalsoworthavisit.March,April,andMayarethebestviewingmonths.