The scenic area is 12.8 square kilometers, and the planned area is10 square kilometers. There are 36 peaks/kloc-0, of which the Yunv Mountain in Huaguo Mountain is the highest peak in Jiangsu Province, with an altitude of 624.4 meters. Guo Hua is famous at home and abroad because of the "hometown of Sun" described in his classic The Journey to the West. Its rich cultural landscape and beautiful natural landscape amaze tourists.
There are many ancient trees in the mountains, and there are many places of interest and historical sites. The footprints of literati in past dynasties are all over the mountains.
Main attractions 136, there are many attractions closely related to the journey to the west:
The Monkey King's birthplace-lifelike stone, lifelike monkey stone, Bajie stone, sand monk stone, lifelike Tang priest cliff, and 72 caves, sea anchor needle, immortal inkstone, walking stick cypress, sunbathing stone, reunion palace, etc. Water curtain cave, especially, is well known.
The ancient architecture centered on Sanyuan Palace originated in the Tang Dynasty, rebuilt in the Song Dynasty, given to the Ming Dynasty and flourished in the Qing Dynasty. This is a famous place of incense in history. The stone carvings of Yulin Temple with great cultural and historical value, the Ashoka Tower built in the Northern Song Dynasty, and the Zhu Ping Buddhist Temple, Yisheng Pavilion, Tea Temple and Jiulong Bridge are all famous places of interest.
In recent years, closely centering on the theme of Journey to the West, scenic spots have been developed and built, including strange stone garden, Moxiang trail, giant Buddha, multi-pagoda, Yaochi, Monkey Garden, Luyuan, Lu Shen, the world's largest giant word "God" and Ren Xian Lake, all of which are ingenious and successful works. Huaguoshan is rich in vegetation and beautiful in scenery, with its own characteristics all year round. "Jinyuzhu", one of the four ornamental bamboos in China, and "Yunwu Tea", a famous tea, kiwi fruit, ginseng fruit, ginkgo and chestnut are all specialties of Huaguoshan. In recent years, the scenic spot management office has intensified its greening and beautification, and Huaguoshan will be a fairyland on earth with "good flowers in four seasons and endless fresh fruits in eight festivals".