| Located to the southwest of Wu Yi Shan City, Mount Wuyi is at the border of Fujian and Jiangxi Provinces, and covers an area of 70 square kilometers. Not only its fabulous scenery but also its centuries-old cultures attract more and more tourists, national and international, every year. It is a marvelous natural park.
Mount Wuyi is renowned for beautiful mountains, vigorous rocks and limpid waters. There are nine-crooked streams, thirty-six peaks, ninety-nine rocks and seventy-two caves in the mountains. Every scenic spot is unique and fabulous. You can take a bamboo raft to tour Wu Yi Shan along the nine-crooked stream, or if you prefer a hike numerous trails also offer equal opportunity to admire the beauty of Mount Wuyi.
Nine-crook Stream: Nine-crook Stream: It covers an area of about 8.5 square kilometers. Snaky nine-crooked stream separates group hills from each others, so scenery of the hills encircled by the stream comes into being. Bamboo rafts take you to visit the Wu Yi Shan Scenic Area, including its attractions of Great King Peak, Jade Lady Peak, Two Breasts Peak, Facial Stone, Elephant Trunk Rock, Boat Coffin, White Cloud Nunnery and Imperial Tea-garden relic.
Jade Lady Peak Jade Lady Peak: By its name only, a beautiful picture appears in your mind. Jade Lady Peak is tall and straight. Seen from a distance, she looks just like a pretty maiden standing there. The top of the peak is covered with flowers.
A sweet-smelling deep pond is at the bottom, and is the maiden's bathing spot. A round stone in the pond used to be a mirror for the maiden. If you observe carefully, you will find that Jade Lady Peak and Great King Peak are looking at each other.
Great King Peak: Great King Peak: According to the legend, once upon a time, a fellow named Great King came to Wu Yi Shan. He was very kind and warm-hearted. When he saw the people's hard life, he decided to lead them to dig mountains, chisel stones and guide river ways, to help irrigate the fields.
From then on, the people's lives got better. All of these were witnessed by a fairy. She was touched and fell in love with the Great King. But the emperor of the sky was against their love and turned them into stone. Hence, Jade Lady Peak and Great King Peak come into being.
Tianyou (Heavenly Tour) Peak This towering peak stands behind the Fifth Bend, and is where visitors always come to see the sea of clouds. At Yilan (Panoramic View) Pavilion and Yilan Terrace on the top of the peak, one has a great view of the mountains and the entire length of Nine Bend Creek. One can spend the night at Heavenly Tour Temple or the Miaogao Mountain Villa and then watch the sunrise and see the sea of clouds the next morning.
Wu Yi Palace: Wu Yi Palace: Occupying about 3.5 square kilometers, Wu Yi Palace is the oldest one with more than one thousands years of history. Resting on the south of the Great King Peak, the layout of the Wu Yi Palace is grand and magnificent.
Inside the palace, there is a pond and a bridge. Legend has it, that you can see supernatural beings while standing on the latter and peering into the pond. In the courtyard, stand two cherry bays left by the Song Dynasty. The left one is over 900 years and the right more than 800 years. Nearby the Wu Yi Palace, a street of the Song Dynasty style was constructed in recent years. You can enjoy traditional architectures and furnishings there.
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