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Nine Scenic Areas Of Yellow
Mountain
Xihai Scenic Area (West Sea Scenic Area)
Mystical Rock Flying From Afar first comes into sight, with a
huge 10 meter high rock weighing 600 tons standing on it. Passing
several peaks nearby, visitors arrive at the Cloud-dispelling
Pavilion where one commands an excellent view of the unfolding
scene. There stand in front of the pavilion a sea of variously
shaped peaks that inspire all sorts of fairy imagination.These
architectural wonders of the nature turn the whole West Sea into
a natural art gallery. When the sun sets, the whole valley basks
in a myriad of sun rays, becoming a famous scene of the Yellow
Mountains. Equally impressive is the 1,712 meter high Rosy Clouds
Peak behind the Cloud-dispelling Pavilion. Standing on the peak,
one can watch the sun rising above the cloud and Rock Flying From
Afar and Nine Dragon Peak in all their grandeur.
The West Sea, long known as the Mystery Valley for the many clusters
of peaks and the fathomless depth of the valley, has been opened
up as the White Cloud Stream Scenic Area. The seven kilometer
long newly paved staircase extends from the Hook Bridge Nunnery
inside the West Gate of the Yellow Mountains, across the bottom
of the valley, and reaches the newly built Central Sea Pavilion
at the Heavenly Sea. Tourists may go to Qianxun Falls via the
Hook Bridge Nunnery and the Shy Spring. The highest falls in the
Yellow Mountains, Qianxun Falls have a drop of 140 meters, and
is ice free all the year round. The falls thunder can be heard
at Swan Rock near the brook and one can also have a near look
on the "Immortal Walking on Stilts". Passing the Dropping
Spring and the Lucky Cloud Bridge, one comes to the Dispelling
Cloud Pavilion. Then, a twisting path leads one through Immortal-walking
Bridge and to the Goddess Flower Bed and finally to the Central
Sea Pavilion at the Heavenly Sea. On the way, one can watch pines
in all kinds of odd shapes. |
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