This is actually an abbreviation of the full name, Thousand Lotus Flower Mountains (Chinese: 千朵莲花山; pinyin: qiān duǒ liánhuā shān).

One stone was accidentally dropped to the ground where is splashed, throwing the earth into thousands of peaks in the shape of a lotus blossom.

[3] The park area of 44 square kilometres,[4] is filled with both Buddhist and Taoist temples, monasteries and nunneries.

The area has a long history of religious worship dating back to the Tang dynasty of China.

Rare flora and fauna are found here along with a large number of plants used in traditional Chinese medicines.

These footpaths lead past stelae honouring the dead, small shrines, pagodas and temples.