Hong Shan

The local Ürümqi Television Station adopted the shape of Hong Shan in red as its logo.

The red rocks are composed of dark purple sand gravel laid down during the Permian period.

The temple lying on the hilltop is called Yu Huang Ge ("Chamber of Heavenly King") and is said to have been built during the Tang dynasty (618–907 AD), when many monks studied scripture there.

[citation needed] Before the Chinese government began the cultivation-planting project in Xinjiang, Hong Shan was treeless.

[citation needed] After several years of planting, the mountain gained its current tree covered appearance.