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Dalongtan Park
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   Dalongtan Park
Dalongtan Park
(dà lóng tán gōng yuán 大龙潭公园) is located in the southern Liuzhou City (liǔ zhōu shì 柳州市) of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (guǎng xī zhuàng zú zì zhì qū 广西壮族自治区). Covering an area of about 544 hectares, the park is a unit of the natural karst scenery, the culture of minority and the tropical sight together.

Leitang TempleDalongtan Park is surrounded by mountains, with luxurious vegetations. Wohu Mountain (wò hǔ shān 卧虎山), Beauty Peak (měi nǚ fēng 美女峰), Peacock Mountain (kǒng què shān 孔雀山) and the other 22 peaks are standing among the Mirror Lake (jìng hú 镜湖), Dragon Pool (lóng tán 龙潭) and the Thunder Pool (léi tán 雷潭). At the foot of the Thunder Mountain, there is a spring flowing, form the Dragon Pool in the area between the Thunder Mountain (léi shān 雷山) and Dragon Mountain (lóng shān 龙山). The clean water pours in to the Mirror Lake, goes through the whole park like a dragon.

The water in Dragon Pool and Thunder Pool is with constant temperature. In winter, the water evaporates and forms the frog, which makes the pool like fairyland. It is said that God of Thund and Dragon God once took charge of the thunder and rain. Thus people call it Leilong Wonderland (léi lóng shèng jìng 雷龙胜境).

Liu Zongyuan (liǔ zōng yuán 柳宗元), the famous litterateur in Tang Dynasty (táng cháo 唐朝) prayed for rain for Liuzhou people here, and wrote an artical Pray for Rain in Thunder Pool (léi táng dǎo yǔ wén 雷塘祷雨文). People constructed a pavillion housing the tablet, on which there carved the essay written by Liu Zongyuan and sacrificial altar and Leitang Temple (léi táng miào 雷塘庙) so as to commemorate Liu Zongyuan.

  Fengyu Bridge
Upon the Mirror Lake, there spanning the Fengyu Bridge (fēng yǔ qiáo 风雨桥), which is a bridge with roofed bridge. The flying eaves on the bridge make it unique. Beside the lake, there is a nine-storey Drum Tower (gǔ lóu 鼓楼), which is quadrangle. The colored glaze, the calabash-shaped roof and the double eaves make the tower dignified and solemn. Inside the tower, there is a spiral corridor leading to the top of the tower, where there hanging a Kuan Drum (kuǎn gǔ 款鼓).

In Dalongtan Park, you can enjoy the beautiful natural scenery as well as appreciate the art of civilian architecture and know more about the customs and traditional culture of the ethnic groups.

Dalongtan Park
Address: Longtan Road (lóng tán lù 龙潭路), Liuzhou City
Admission fee: CNY 30
Opening hours: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Transportation: you can take bus No. 6, 36 in Liuzhou City, and get off at Dalongtan Park