Mount Lu Scenic Area in Jiujiang is a very famous tourist attraction, with many attractions worth visiting. Here are the eight must-see attractions in Mount Lu Scenic Area for you guys! Don’t miss these places if you want to visit!
1、Mount Lu Cloud Sea
The Mount Lu Cloud Sea is formed frequently, with all four seasons, especially more in spring and autumn. Mount Lu is unique because of its solitary mountain and open surroundings, with unique cloud seas. Some are like white snow spread out, boundless; some are like rolling white waves, shining with silver light; some are colorful because of the morning glow and colorful clouds; the peaks emerge from the cloud sea, like Penglai fairyland, a breathtaking sight. The best places to watch the cloud sea are Datianchi, Xiaotianshi, Hanpokou, Jinshugu, and Wulaofeng.
2、Mount Lu Waterfall
Mount Lu Waterfall is composed of a group of waterfalls, including Sandiequan Waterfall, Kaixian Waterfall, Shimenjian Waterfall, Huanglongtan Waterfall, Xiufeng Waterfall, Wangjiapo Double Waterfall, and Yulianquan Waterfall. It is known as one of the ten most beautiful waterfalls in China.
3、Sandiequan Scenic Area
Sandiequan is located at the eastern foot of Mount Lu. Due to the cutting of the Quaternary glacier, the cross-section of the valley formed a “glacial step” with three levels, and the stream converged from the cliff mouth north of Wulaofeng and fell down in three steps on the huge cliff strata, hence the name “Sandiequan”. Sandiequan Waterfall is the largest and most spectacular waterfall among the many waterfalls of Mount Lu.
4、Bailudong Academy
Bailudong Academy is a famous academy in China’s history. It is famous for its long history, quiet environment, spacious halls, and strict rules. It was once regarded as “the first academy in the world” and “the head of all academies in the world”.
5、Bilongtan Scenic Area
The scenic area is integrated with the Quaternary glacial remains 2.5 million years ago and rich historical and cultural relics and natural scenery, which is the essence of the natural scenery of Mount Lu. It is known as the “first pool” in Mount Lu, and there is a saying that “when you arrive at Bilongtan, you don’t want to go home”.
6、Peach Blossom Spring Scenic Area
The Peach Blossom Spring Scenic Area is not only beautiful in its natural scenery, but also rich in historical connotations and numerous cultural relics. It is the place where the famous work “The Peach Blossom Spring” by Tao Yuanming, the ancestor of Chinese pastoral poetry and a great poet of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was created. There are ruins of Churen Village, Kangwang Valley, Entao Temple, Luyu Pavilion, etc. in the scenic area; there are a large number of poems and inscriptions left by famous people from all dynasties, such as Tao Yuanming, Ouyang Xiu, Su Shi, and Huang Tingjian, who praised Kangwang Valley and Gulianquan, and it is a good place for tourism, leisure, vacation and summer resort.
7、Xiufeng
It is famous for the poem “Looking at the Mount Lu Waterfall” by Li Bai, the poet immortal, and is known as “the beauty of Mount Lu lies in the south, and the beauty of the south is counted as Xiufeng”. It includes peaks such as Xianglufeng, Shuangjianfeng, Wenshuifeng, Hemingfeng, Shizifeng, Guibifeng, and Zimeifeng.
8、Guanyin Bridge Scenic Area
Guanyin Bridge is known as “a pearl in the bridge construction of the south”, with a history of one thousand years. It is a single-arch stone arch bridge with its base built on cliffs on both sides of the river, overlooking a deep pool. The design is ingenious, the shape is beautiful, and it has remained intact after nearly a thousand years of wind and rain. It is a precious legacy of ancient Chinese bridge construction technology, and the ancients praised it as “divine creation” and “exquisite craftsmanship”.
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