Maxian Mountain
Maxian Mountain is the highest peak in the Loess Plateau in eastern Gansu. It is a barrier to the north of Lintao. The top of the mountain is covered with snow all year round, and the mountainside is often shrouded in white clouds. The north ridge is horizontal. Clouds are a unique landscape here and one of the eight scenic spots in Taoyang. In Majian Mountain, there are two main natural attractions: Jinlong Pond and Shijing Gorge.
Jinlong Pond is located on the western slope of Majian Mountain, several miles in circumference. It is surrounded by bushes and muddy and cannot be approached. It is said that it freezes in midsummer. Only one hole was opened on June 6 of the lunar calendar. It is called Hou Pond and is located in the west of the Pond. There is also a small pond, called Qianchi, where the Golden Dragon King Temple was built in the past.
Shijing Gorge is located in Nanxiakou Township of Majian Mountain. There is a small stream passing through the gorge, forming a magical small stone pool under the five or six meter high cliff. The bottom of the pool can be opened or closed. When it is open, it is bottomless, and the water swirls in it; when it is closed, the water is crystal clear, and the water overflowing outside the pool hangs down into a waterfall more than 20 meters high, like pearls poured out of a jade plate, and like silver beads dropped from the sky. . Not far from Shitan, there is the Empress Temple. On the stone cliff next to the temple, there are poems and essays inscribed by literati. The writing cannot be seen in the sunlight. As long as clear water is splashed on the cliff, vigorous and powerful writing will appear. This kind of splashing water reveals the writing. The scenery is one of the wonders of Shijing Gorge.
There is also a legend about the golden horse entering Sichuan around Maxian Mountain. According to legend, there is a golden pony lying in Majian Mountain. He goes to Sichuan in April and May every year. Before leaving, he brings the broad beans, flax and garlic seedlings here to Sichuan and sows them there as gifts. In September and October, he returned to Maxian Mountain from Sichuan and brought various medicinal materials from the Land of Abundance to Maxian Mountain. Therefore, in Maxian Mountain, there are wild Codonopsis, Fritillaria, Fangfeng, Bupleurum, Radix Genchi, Qianghuo, Licorice, etc. Red peony root, cork cypress and many other valuable Chinese medicinal materials.
Address: The watershed at the junction of Yuzhong County and Lintao County, Lanzhou City, located on the south side of Xinglong Mountain
Type: Mountain
Tour time: 1 day recommended
Opening hours:
Open all day