Mount Jigong

Jigongshan rises to 768 metres at Baoxiao Peak, the rooster's head that gave the mountain its name; the summit was renamed in 1934 when the provincial chairman Li Peiji carved three characters into the rock. The resort on its slopes began in 1902 with the visit of the American missionary Li Lisheng, according to the Jigongshan management area, which also records that by 1936 the mountain held 368 villas belonging to twenty-three countries and that 2,201 foreigners were living there in 1935. A city page counts 212 surviving villas, while a provincial heritage account based on the third national survey counts 119 modern buildings and structures. The modern building group was listed by the province in 2006 and by the State Council in 2013, and the scenic area holds the 5A grade.