Simian Mountain

Simian Mountain (四面山, Sìmiàn Shān), located in the north part of Jiangjin District, Chongqing, China, is a transitive zone between the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and the Sichuan Basin.^[1] Because of the hot, humid climate and abundant rainfall, the area is heavily forested.^[2]

The waterfall on Simian Mountain, Jiangjin District, Chongqing.

It is the location of several significant waterfalls. Wangxiangtai (the Balcony of Nostalgia) Waterfall, 150 meters high and 40 meters wide, is one of the well-known waterfalls in China, and consists of many small waterfalls; Shuikoushi Waterfall is noted for its grand scale.

Simian Mountain, Jiangjin, Chongqing

Snaking its way among the valleys on Simian Mountain, the current of Chaba River feeds a number of lakes, of which the most majestic one is known as Great Red Sea.

References

1. Zhao, Yunfeng; Ren, Song; Jiang, Deyi; Liu, Rong; Wu, Jianxun; Jiang, Xiang (2018-12-10). "Influence of wetting-drying cycles on the pore structure and mechanical properties of mudstone from Simian Mountain". Construction and Building Materials. 191: 923–931. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.10.069. ISSN 0950-0618. S2CID 139707605.
2. Zhang, Kun; Zhang, Hongjiang; Cheng, Jinhua; Zhang, Junyu; Sun, Long; Ma, Xijun (2011). "Brief analysis on canopy interception effect and influencing factors of five forest types in Simian Mountain of Chongqing". Journal of Northwest A & F University. 39: 173–179.