Wuhushan Introduction
Wuhu Mountain is located near the Shanhou settlement, with an elevation of 127 meters, making it the second highest mountain in Kinmen. At the summit, there is an observation platform that is suitable for hiking, not only allowing visitors to overlook the Shanhou village settlement but also providing distant views of the opposite shore. Wuhu Mountain was once a military restricted area for training soldiers in shooting, offering a broad vista. Due to long-term control and sparse human presence, the original landscape of the mountain forest has been preserved, making it rich in native plant species and home to many insects and birds, with chances of encountering wild peacocks in Kinmen, thus possessing significant ecological research value. The Wuhu Mountain Trail is approximately 1.5 kilometers long; from the maple forest to the Wuhu Mountain Trail entrance, there is a pleasant bicycle path. Visitors can also enter from across the Shanhou Folk Cultural Village, which has a gentler slope. It takes about 20 minutes of hiking from the entrance to reach the Wuhu Mountain observation platform. Adjacent to the entrance, Beiyue Temple, built during the Song Dynasty, is dedicated to Beiyue Hengshan An Tian Xuan Sheng Da Emperor, also known as Yue Wang Gong by the people of Kinmen, and it is a temple that many visit for worship.
