Xianling Mountain is a cultural attraction and tourist spot towering 1km northeast of the outskirts of Yangshan county seat, Lianzhou city. Xianling (literally meaning "virtuous magistrate") is named after Han Yu, a magistrate, one of China's finest prose writers and first among the "Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties", who once lived in the area.

Han Yu, a literary master in the Tang Dynasty was a man demoted many times in his life. The first time, he was demoted to the position of county magistrate of Yangshan. Although he didn't stay long in Yangshan, his influence was far reaching. The New Book of Tang says he "showed love for the people" in Yangshan. He brought mainstream Chinese culture to Yangshan and promoted the civilization of local people. He also brought advanced farming technologies practiced in central China to Yangshan, changing the hunting-based life style of the local people and promoting the local economy.

The mountain has maintained its beauty since the time of Han Yu; undulating ridges and peaks are traversed by wandering paths, murmurs of brooks flow gently in the dense forest, fish swim in pools and birds sing and play in the trees. It has long been renowned as a place for relaxation. Since the Tang Dynasty, many celebrities and scholars have left words on the cliffs, leaving today's visitors with an abundance of historical points of interest such as the Han Wengong Reading Platform, Rest Cave, Chaoyang Cave and Typing Cliff.

Meanwhile nature has also blessed the area with unique physical features. The magical Chaoyang Cave, the meandering One Line Sky and the jubilant Water Curtain Cave are natural wonders in the truest sense. The Beishan Ancient Temple built in the Ming Dynasty stands tranquil and elegant. The cemetery of revolutionary martyrs built in the 1970s is solemn and serene. In the cemetery, trees and grass flourish and flowers are bright and beautiful, adding to the charms of Xianling Mountain.