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| | Cuiping Lake [edit this] | | Cuiping Lake is a major scenic resort of provincial level located in Gutian County, Fujian Province, reachable by No.203 Provincial Road via Waifu Railway or Jingfu Expressway.
Cuiping Lake is 10.2 kilometers wide from east to west, and 14.5 kilometers long from north to south. There are 36 islands scattered within the lake. On the islands with luxuriantly green forests and grasslands, there are “Island of Love”——the Egret Island where crowds of egrets soar and perch, Lake Center Island where century-old villas in European style were built, Houlong Island where you can visit Xishan Painting & Calligraphy Study full of local characteristics. On the east bank of the Lake lies the ancestral temple of Chen Jinggu, the Goddess on Land who is well-known all over S.E. Asia and Taiwan; while on the west bank of the Lake, there is a millennium-old ancient temple——Sukhavati Temple where Rabbi Yuanying from Gutian assumed the first chairman of China Buddhism association. It is a comprehensive tourist resort that integrates sightseeing, convention service, leisure, holiday-spending, cultural relic, and industrial & agricultural tourism. | Edit by: Dorothy | |
| Jiulongji Waterfall Group [edit this] | | Jiulongji Waterfall Group is a scenic resort of provincial level located among the precipitous peaks and severed gorges that extends 13 kilometers southeast of the county seat of Zhouning, and it is reputed as No.1 in Fujian and Unmatched in East China.
Jiulongji Waterfall Group has a total drop of 300 meters; nine continuous steps of different height of drop with a total length of 1,000 meters penetrate the valley and form the unique flying waterfalls and deep pond. Among them, the first step waterfall is the most magnificent. It is 46.7 meters high, 76 meters wide (83 meters wide during rainy period). On the upper right of the huge waterfall, there is an inlaid pond named “Dragon's Eye” with a diameter of 14 meters. The fourth step waterfall is called “Dragon's Teeth” with a length of 46 meters. Surrounding Jiulongji Waterfall Group are the high-rising ranges of mountains with queer peaks and odd stones that are lively and beautiful, such as “Pigeon Peak”, “Goldfish Peak”, “Soaring Dragon Peak”, “Camel Peak”, “Toad Climbing Wall”, “Stone Monkey Looking at Waterfall” etc. | Edit by: Dorothy | |
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