The Kangxi Emperor of Qing dynasty appreciated the strength of Yuntai Mountain and Zhenhuai coming into the sea. In 1691, when he returned to Beijing, he dispatched his personal eunuch Wu Ge to pray in Yuntai Mountain, and granted the plaque “the di...

The Yunv Peak rises above sea level 624.4 meters and is the highest hill in Jiangsu province. As is said in A Supplement of Yuntai Mountain: “two peaks rise high in Yuntai Mountain, the east one is called “Qingfeng” (light breeze) hill, and the ...

Water curtain cave is the most peculiar and representative scenic spots in Huaguo Mountain. It is also the prototype of the hometown of Sun Wukong in Journey to the West. Before the writing of The Journey to the West, Water curtain cave was already fa...

Sanyuan Palace is located at the center of Sanyuan Palace architectural group, Huaguo Mountain, with carved beams and painted rafters. According to records, it originated from Tang dynasty (AD618- AD 907), rebuilt in Song dynasty (AD960- AD 1279), giv...

The unique path with ink fragrance is natural art steles, integrating natural beauty with artistic beauty, which is rare in other places in the country. The works of modern calligraphers are carved on many natural stones, thus the name “a path with...

Bajie stone is composed of a group of huge rocks. We can see clearly that Zhu Bajie wears a mitre, with one big ear hanging down its face closely and his mouth extending into the woods, seeming to eat leaves or steal fruits. His nose rises slightly an...

Nine Dragons Bridge is so called because there are 9 streams in the mountain like 9 dancing dragons gathering under the bridge. At that time, the masses all believed that the dragon was the god. Thus some pilgrims would have a rest on the bridge to be...

The door of Huaguo Mountain is guarded by 4 stone carved lions, which represent the features of Huaguo Mountain: in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is the king. Huaguo Mountain is hometown of Sun Wukong. If there were tigers, the money couldn’...

Huaguo Mountain saw a large crustal movement thousands and millions of years ago. As a result, many peaks cracked and many rocks rolled to the slope of the mountain. After the effect of weather, many bizarre rocks appeared. Surprisingly, these bizarre...

The head portrait of Sun Wukong is carved from natural stone, which serves to be sacrificed by his followers. Sun Wukong escorted Tang Sanzang to get the sutras from India, and was given the name “the Victorious Fighting Buddha” by the Buddha beca...