Lushan West Sea Travel Guide

1. Yunju Mountain

2. Zhelin Lake

3. Zhenru Zen Temple

4. Guanyin Island

5. Baihua Valley

6. Lake View Island

7. Canyon Rafting

1. Yunju Mountain is known as "Xiaolu Mountain" It is said to be 1,143 meters above sea level and governs four scenic spots: Lotus City, Baihua Valley, Quanci Ao and Huangjing Cave. The scenic area covers an area of ??216.5 square kilometers. It is praised by the world for its wonderful scenery and Buddhist Zen monastery as "Yunling Jiajiang right, famous for four hundred states" and "the most desperate place in the world, dwelling in clouds in the sky".

2. Zhelin Lake (Lushan West Sea) has a water area of ??308 square kilometers, an average water depth of 45 meters, a visibility of 11 meters, and a negative oxygen ion content of 150,000/cubic centimeter. It belongs to the national first-class water quality and first-class water quality. A natural oxygen bar with first-class air. The lake area has 1,667 islands of different shapes and sizes. The main attractions include: cliffs, waterfalls, hot springs, Huangjing Waterfall, sky burial tombs, Chaotian Slips, the 5-ton "Human Crane *** Dance" stone naturally formed 600 million years ago, and primitive jellyfish 650 million years ago. The fossil group, the tomb of Wei Yuan, the Minister of Justice of the Ming Dynasty, the stone carvings left by Qianlong's tour to the south of the Yangtze River, the cultural relics of King Wu of the Three Kingdoms, as well as the Folk Culture Village, Haihun Xiuyu, Secret Treasure Island, the country's largest peach blossom jellyfish breeding base, a drop in the water, Grandma Bridge, Mengshengshan Tourist Passenger Terminal and other attractions. [8]

3. Zhenru Zen Temple is located in the Lotus City Scenic Area. Founded in the third year of Yuanhe (808 AD) of Emperor Xianzong of the Tang Dynasty, it is the birthplace of the Caodong Sect of Chinese Buddhism. Four presidents of the New China Buddhist Association originated from this place, so it is also known as the "cradle of Buddhist leaders in New China." The temple has adhered to the rigorous Zen style of "paying equal attention to agriculture and Zen" for thousands of years. In 1988, it was listed as one of the three model jungles in the country. [8]

4. Guanyin Island is located in Fengkou Scenic Area, formerly known as Fengchi Island, covering an area of ??463 acres and located on the east side of Wuning Bridge. The shape of the island resembles a phoenix-shaped hill, hence the name Fengshan. According to legend, "phoenixes" often come to spread their wings, so local people once built stone pagodas to attract phoenixes. Guanyin Island is surrounded by water, lush trees, and green shade everywhere. There is an ancient poem that praises: "The Jie Pavilion of Saga is connected to the heavens. Once it winds around the green peak, the sound of waves rushes to the ferry from the beach, and the sound of spring greeting from the mountains comes to the front of the building. The morning bell wakes up the dream of the secluded person, Sanskrit words pass by the passenger ship frequently, and I rely on greed alone. Looking at it while sleeping, the wind blows from the west of the bamboo, causing chaos and smoke."

5. Baihua Valley, located in Yunju Mountain, has scenic spots such as Wulong Pond, Guanyin Mirror, Yunju Mountain Waterfall, more than 2,000 kinds of plants, and a collection of cultural landscapes in the scenic area, including ancient temple archways, monks' pagodas, and cliff carvings. numerous. In the hot summer season, the average temperature on the mountain is only 22 degrees Celsius.

6. Guanhu Island is located in the hinterland of the lake, beside the main channel. Although the mountain is not high, it has a wide field of vision. It is named after the beautiful scenery in the lake and the islands that are surrounded by lotus flowers. Guanhu Island covers an area of ??742 acres, and Wandao Lake Company has built twin lake-viewing towers on the island. The tower is seven stories high and 33 meters high. An architectural style that combines modern and ancient times.

7. There are Taohua Creek rafting and Changshuyuan rafting in the scenic area. Taohuaxi Rafting is located on the south bank of Xihai Lake District, between the Taohuajian Peak and Canyon at an altitude of 1,100 meters. Changshuyuan Rafting is located in Luoping Town, Wuning County, a section of the Jiuling Mountains and a national ecological demonstration zone. The whole rafting journey is about 6 kilometers, starting from Yinhe Villa and ending at Wuning Lake. Rafting takes about 2 hours.