Dalongtan Park |
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Dalongtan 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. 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
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