Mount Mogan

According to Chinese legend, in the Spring and Autumn period of 770- 476 BC, China’s most talented swordsmith Ganjiang, arrived in the mountains. It was here that he cast and forged a pair of special swords on the demand of the Emperor of Wu. Gan’s wife was called Moye, hence the name Mogan Mountains and the main tourist attraction Sword Pond.

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The crisp refreshing breezes of Mogan Mountain first enchanted foreigners in the 1880s, where rooms and houses were rented from locals. Large European style villas, houses, churches and public halls were built for missionaries, businessmen, customs officials and their families. Many of these villas and houses are still standing, with some being turned into hotels and guesthouses operating today.

By 1910 approximately 300 foreigners, mostly Americans and British, had set up summer homes on the hill. The foreigners left the mountain top with the rise of the Communist party in 1949, where the villas were handed out to different work units or “danwei’s” from Hangzhou and Shanghai.

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Many of the villas are owned by the People's Liberation Army. Mark Kitto, the first foreigner to live on the mountain in modern times, obtained a 10-year lease from them in 2003, renovated the villa,{{cite news|title=Restoring Life to Mountain Retreat Where Mao Napped|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/16/world/asia/16moganshan.html|accessdate=June 15, 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=June 15, 2011|author=Edward Wong}} and opened Moganshan Lodge, a restaurant and guest lodges.[http://www.moganshanlodge.com/ Homepage Moranshan Lodge], accessed June 15, 2013

In 2011, South African entrepreneur Grant Horsfield and his wife Delphine Yip opened naked Stables,{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/15/travel/moganshan-china-a-lofty-retreat-from-sweltering-shanghai.html|title=A Lofty Retreat from Sweltering Shanghai|newspaper=The New York Times|date=12 April 2012|last1=Bergman|first1=Justin}} which later became the first platinum-level LEED certified resort in Mainland China.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usgbc.org/projects/naked-stables-treetopvillas-earthhuts|title = Naked Stables-TreeTopVillas & EarthHuts | U.S. Green Building Council}} It is now one of the most popular resorts in Moganshan.

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Moganshan is part of the Tianmu mountain range, with Mount Tianmu itself located some {{convert|50|km|mi|sp=us}} southwest of Moganshan. Moganshan is {{convert|719|m|ft|sp=us}} high.

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Moganshan is a major bamboo area, with lush bamboo forests on its slopes and surrounding areas.

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Moganshan receives a variety of Chinese and foreign visitors for relaxation, hiking, and visiting a variety of scenic and historical spots, including the post-World War II villa of Chiang Kai-shek.

The city has a neo-Chinese Bai & Yun Art Museum.{{cite web |url=https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20221212A04IE900.html |website=qq.com |title= "莫干山脚下的美术馆：一扇庾村与外界之间的"窗口"_腾讯新闻" |access-date=29 July 2024}}

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110714112049/http://www.mogan-mountain.com/ Mogan Mountain] {{in lang|zh}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090525195702/http://shproto.urbanatomy.com/index.php/community/88-community/528-charities-get-the-litter-bug Mogan Mountain Eco-Friendly]
• [https://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2012/01/08/travel/20120108_moganshan.html Moganshan, China] New York Times Travel

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