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Literati and landscape complement each other. The beautiful mountains and waters of the Goddess Peak give literati aura and inspiration; and the footprints and poems left by cultural celebrities make the Goddess Peak famous far and wide.

Modern scholars no longer focus on trivial textual research on the two poems of Song Dynasty and Yu, but focus on exploring the origin and divine prototype of the goddesses in the Gaotang Dynasty, especially using folklore, sociology and culture Anthropological theory to interpret the Wushan goddess legend. As early as the 1930s, Mr. Wen Yiduo launched the result of his use of cultural anthropology theory to study two Fu: "Analysis of the Legend of the Goddess of Gaotang". Scholars believe that this article is a pioneering work of extremely high academic value, laying the foundation for modern research on goddesses in the Gaotang Dynasty. Since the 1980s, the study of goddesses in the Gaotang has become a hot topic in the study of pre-Qin literature and mythology. Many scholars have participated in exploring the mystery of the goddesses in Wushan and published a series of treatises.

Goddess Peak

Located on the north bank of East Wu Gorge in Wushan County, it is the highest of the twelve peaks in Wushan. Viewed from a distance, this peak looks like a strong and graceful girl, standing tall and graceful, overlooking the Yangtze River. Also known as Wangxia Peak.

The twelve peaks in Wushan each have their own characteristics, among which Goddess Peak is the most beautiful and famous. Scholars and poets of all ages came here because of its reputation, and wrote many poems and songs about it.

Goddess Temple

The name of the temple is the temple built by the Wushan Goddess. At the foot of Feifeng Peak in East Wushan Mountain, Wushan County, Chongqing City. It has a history of more than 2,300 years since King Huai of Chu set up the Yun Temple on the balcony. Temples were built for the same god multiple times within a radius of hundreds of miles, which is rare in all parts of the country.

There are many poems with the theme of goddess temples in the past dynasties.

Statue of the Goddess

In the second half of 2003, news spread that Wushan County had built a 138-meter-high "Statue of the Goddess" (the tallest in the world), which immediately attracted the attention of dozens of Chinese media. In January 2004, Chongqing Mayor Wang Hongju questioned this at the city's population, resources and environment work symposium, believing that this artificial statue would damage the natural landscape of the Three Gorges. He warned to respect nature and be cautious about the construction of this project. Gong Li, director of the Wushan County Tourism Bureau, said that only some preliminary preparation work had been done for the project, and it had obviously cooled down since 2004. The county has officially decided to stop the construction of the project a few days ago. Although the construction of this statue has been stopped, Wushan Tourism will still focus on the Goddess Peak. Gong Li said that the development of the Shennu Peak scenic spot includes two aspects: First, Wushan is preparing to launch a tourist line of Shennu Stream from early May, and tourists can also raft on the stream. The second is to hike to the Goddess Peak. Visitors can enjoy the scenery of Gaoxia Pinghu at different heights.