Liufeng Mountain Scenic Area |
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In Liufeng Mountain Scenic Area, there lies the Liufeng Mountain (liù fēng shān 六峰山), Huashi Mountain (huā shí shān 花石山), Phoenix Mountain (fèng huáng shān 凤凰山), Cuibi Peak (cuì bì fēng 翠壁峰) and Huanxiu Bridge (huán xiù qiáo 环秀桥). Liufeng Mountain is 180 meters above sea level. There are six peaks on the mountain, namely, Longtou Peak (lóng tóu fēng 龙头峰), Fengwei Peak (fèng wěi fēng 凤尾峰), Guibei Peak (guī bèi fēng 龟背峰), Furong Peak (fú róng fēng 芙蓉峰), Chongxiao Peak (chōng xiāo fēng 冲霄峰) and Heli Peak (hè lì fēng 鹤立峰). There is the Beidi Temple (běi dì miào 北帝庙) in the mountain, which was built in the Ming Dynasty (míng cháo 明朝), and the Baoshan Archway (bǎo shān pái fāng 宝山牌坊), which was built in the Qing Dynasty (qīng cháo 清朝). Liufeng Mountain rises abruptly out of the ground, with cliffs on three sides. There is only one stone path on the south slope leading to the peak. Besides the mountains, there are more than 100 karst scenic spots within the scenic area, such as the Dragon Boat Rock (lóng chuán yán 龙船岩), Lion Rock (shī zǐ yán 狮子岩), Immortal Well (xiān rén jǐng 仙人井), Ensheng Rock (ēn shèng yán 恩圣岩) and Chuanjing Rock (chuān jìng yán 穿镜岩), so on and so forth. There are about 200 pieces of inscriptions on precipices, which are all the protected cultural relics. Liufeng Mountain Scenic Area is with the charm and vigor of Mount Huang, and regarded as the minor Mount Huang. It attracts large quantities of tourists from home and abroad every year. Liufeng Mountain Scenic Area
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