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Nine Scenic Areas Of Yellow
Mountain
Jade Screen Scenic Area
The Jade Screen Tower stands against the 1,668 meter high Jade
Screen Peak. Originally the seat of Manjusri Temple, it is now
a tourist center with complete service facilities. Around the
Tower are elephant and lion shaped rocks and ancient pines. In
front of the Tower there emerge to the left the Celestial Capital
Peak and Ploughing Cloud Peak. On Ploughing Cloud Peak there is
a rock which looks likes a squirrel jumping at the Celestial Capital
Peak. Below the peak there is another odd shaped rock which conjures
up a scene of an immortal getting off a sedan chair. To the right
are Lotus Peak, Lotus Pistil Peak and Holy Spring Peak. Viewed
from distance, the rock on Lotus Pistil Peak looks like a small
boating sailing through the ocean of clouds. Beside the peak there
stands a rock that resembles a peacock playing in the lotus. Standing
on the terrace in front of the pine, one is greeted by a panorama
of numerous peaks and rocks half hidden in the clouds. Therefore,
a visit to the Jade Screen Tower has long been considered a must
for a tour of the Yellow Mountains.
The Jade Screen Tower is a half way stop between the Hot Spring
and the West Sea and North Sea scenic areas. Going further ahead,
tourists pass the Farewell Pine and the Hassock Pine. If one looks
back, an ox-shaped rock on Ox Nose Peak comes into sight. The
scene is known as Rhinoceros Watching the Moon. The distance from
Jade Screen Peak down to the bottom of the Lotus Ravine is about
two and half kilometers. Here the terrain rises. Climbing up several
hundred steps stairs, one reaches Lotus Ridge. Standing above
in the right direction is Lotus Peak. |
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