Cuihua Mountain, Xi'an, China

We spent a lovely Saturday at Cuihua Mountain, which is part of the Qinling Mountain range. This area was only about ten minutes from our house, but because of holiday traffic it took over an hour to get there.
The name of the mountain means Jade. This area was an imperial garden during the Qin, and Tang Dynasties. A period of time from 220 BC to 907 AD.
According to historical documents, the unique topography formed during an earthquake in 780 BC.
The kids were troopers and hiked with us around the lake and up the mountain to a Daoist temple. We tried a local venison dish for lunch and the kids got to play in a gerbil looking ball on the water.

                                                                View of the reservoir from the
                                                                 top of the temple.