& lt/SPAN>。 & lt/SPAN>。 Huaguoshan Scenic Area is a national key scenic spot. 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. Huaguoshan Scenic Area is famous at home and abroad for its "hometown of Sun" described in the classic The Journey to the West. Guo Hua has been known as "the first scenic spot in the East China Sea" since ancient times, and it is also one of the "72 blessed places" of ancient Taoism in China. Guo Hua, located in the southeast of Lianyungang, is a part of Yuntai Mountain. Formerly known as Cangwu Mountain, also known as Qingfeng Mountain, Guo Hua was named after Wu Cheng'en's mythical novel The Journey to the West. In the mountains, the trees are lush, the bamboos are lush, and the clouds are undulating. It has the reputation of "the first scenic spot in the East China Sea" in ancient times. Huaguoshan is known as the "hometown of grandchildren and monkeys". There are strange rocks here, full of flowers and fruits, and the scenery is magical and beautiful. China's famous classical myth novel The Journey to the West created a vivid image of the Monkey King with this mountain as the background, and Huaguo Mountain is famous all over the world. Up to now, there are still some false relics in the novel, such as Monkey Stone, Laojuntang, Nantianmen, water curtain cave, 72 Cave, Bajie Stone and Tangseng Cliff. In addition, there are many scenic spots such as Asoka Pagoda, Sanyuan Palace, and Yulin Temple stone carvings. In today's Guo Hua, most of the temples and pavilions have been renovated, and the natural scenery is just as described by Wu Cheng'en: "Yao grass and exotic flowers do not wither, pine and cypress bloom in Changchun, Xiantao often bears fruit, and bamboo leaves clouds every time it is repaired." Even the natural stone monkeys on Monkey Mouth Mountain, the main road leading to flowers and fruits, still proudly guard the portal. Entering the magical Guo Huashan is like entering a fantastic mythological world.