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Half way up the the hill sits Towl Washing
Pond, where Lu Chunyang, it was said, used to wash his alms-bowl and on the hill top
stands Qianling Temple, a Buddhist Centre of Guizhou. Eighteen kilometres southwest of
Guiyang is the famous summer resort, Flower Stream, with hills in the rear, graced with
water. Most picturesque is the scenery of Banner Pavilion formed of hill mounds and waters
of stream in Flower Stream. No.1 Beauty Tower was erected on Diaoao Rock. To the south of
the tower is the Temple of Goddess of Mercy, which houses a Thousand-Buddha Pagoda.
Wenchang Pavilion, first constructed in the 17th year of the Wanli reign of the Ming
(1589), is a three-story pagoda-type tower with nine angles, a structure typical of local
architecture. East Hill appears solitarily and loftily. A climb to the top of the hill
takes visitors to East Hill Temple, which is fenced by Bronze Drum Hill. Legend has it
that on his expedition to the South, Zhuge Liang hid a bronze drum in the hill, hence the
name. Underground Park is limestone karst cave, a rocky world formed of stone curtains,
bamboo shoots, pillars and flowers. About 120 kilometres southwest of Guiyang resounds
magnificent Huangguoshu Waterfall, which can be heard miles away. |
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