Zhurong Palace

Zhurong Palace is on the top of Zhuhrong Peak. This palace gets its name to offer sacrifices to the ancient gentleman, Zhu Rong.

Zhurong Palace is built on the summit of Zhurong Peak, with its back leaning on the cliff and its front against the mountain. A towering torii serves as the gate. In the middle tablet inscribed “Zhurong Peak”, and on the couplets, it is written as follows, “To watch the sunrise in the dawn; how steepy and beautiful it is”. At the gate, there are over 30 arduous stone steps leading down. A stone road slants out. Several stone steps are built where it is rugged. Then it reaches the peak ridge with another 100m more or less. Overlooking at the gate, you will see that it is so wide on the sides, and that in the front, the masses climbing up and down jostle each other in the crowd on that stone road. Entering into the gate, you will see a dooryard with over 10m, a corridor in the western side, and several dorms in the east. The only main hall covers an area of about 100km. The palace almost bursts out with hundreds of people, the firecrackers, the bells and drums, the noises.

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