The Waterfalls between the Three Pools

The rainfall on Mountain Taishan is abundant, and the water is easily stored in the granite hills and mountains. The total quantity of stored water reaches 300 billion cubic meters, and the groundwater is about 1,500 million cubic meters, and has made Mountain Taishan a place that “water reaches as high a place as the peaks do”. The mountain is densely covered with springs and streams.

The major rivers of the scenic spots on the sunny slopes are the Nai River and the Suxi River. The Suxi River originates from the peaks to the east of the Halfway Gate to Heaven, and is also called “middle stream”. It is paralled to the middle route and the fall of the 5-kilometer stream ismore than 800 meters. Therefore, the water is rapid, and the waterfalls connect with deep pools and form a very grand sight.

The sight of “the waterfalls between the three deep pools” is in the middle section of the middle stream. When the stream reaches here, it forms 3 waterfalls, and each one falls 3 meters and the pools are about 2 meters deep. The spray spatters in the deep pools, making rainbows under sunlight, together with the sound of the rich rhythm of very great waves like drums and musical instruments, producing the effects for poetry and paintings. The ancient people loved this place, and built “a building for listening to waterfalls” in the Palace to Goddess Dou Mu on the bank. When one looks through window in the building, one becomes a part of the beautiful scenery.

Publishes at : 07-09-06 21:55

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