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Located in the southern suburbs of Wuyishan City, Wuyi Mountain is at the boarder of Fujian and Jiangxi Provinces in southeast China, covering an area of 70 square kilometres.
 With the typical sand-gravel landform, Mountain Wuyi is well known for its bluish-green waters and red mountains. Wuyi's 36 graceful peaks, most less than 600 meters high, are skirted by a zigzagging river called Nine Bend Creek. This spectacular landscape with water and hills has given the area the reputation of being the unparalleled scenic wonder in Southeast China. 108 scenic spots in Wuyi Mountain scenic area, including its Jiuqu (Nine-Bend) River, Tianyou Peak, Waterfall Cave, Huxiao (Roaring Tiger) Rock, Wuyi Palace, and Lianhua (Lotus) Peak, provide an ideal setting for re-discovering the charms of nature. Thanks to the superlative craftsmanship of nature, Wuyi Mountain has attracted an endless flow of tourists since ancient times.
Wuyi Mountain area is said to combine the uniqueness of Huangshan Mountain,  the elegance of the Guilin peaks and the grandeur of Mount Tai. Apart from the natural scenery, Wuyi Mountain area contains many historic sites. Suspended planks and boat-shaped coffins can still be seen on the precipices on both banks of the Nine Bend Stream and on the northern side of the mountains. From the Qin and Han dynasties, Taoists and necromancers visited the area to preach their doctrines. More than 300 monasteries, towers and pavilions were built, and over 700 inscriptions carved into the red rocks.
 With its stunning scenery and wealth of cultural relics, in December 1999, Wuyi Mountain was designated by the UN World Heritage Committee as a World Cultural and Natural Heritage site, thus becoming the fourth in China after Mt. Taishan, Mt. Huangshan, and Mt. Emei.
Touring in the Wuyi Mountain Scenery District is just as pleasant as sailing down on a raft on the Jiuqu Stream. To truly admire the fascinating beauty of Wuyi Mountain, a hike up the steep mountain trails to the top of the mountain will provide spectacular view.
When to go
Abundant rainfall and warm, humid weather give Wuyi Mountain a typical moderate sub-tropical climate. The weather in Wuyi is quite capricious so a traveler's umbrella needs to be packed accordingly. Warm clothing are essential for a climb-up the mountain as the temperature drops considerably with the altitude. The four seasons on Wuyi Mountain are not very distinct with the annual temperature staying at 17.6 degrees Celsius and the annual rainfall is 1864mm. Though the mountain presents different pictures when the weather changes, the best time to visit is in spring or summer, to witness the true natural beauty of the area.
Major Scenic Spots
Nine Bend (Jiuqu) Stream
 It would be a wonderful experience to drift down this river on a bamboo raft through the whole 9 twists and 18 bends. Each bend has its own unique landscape. Staying on the raft you will have fantastic views of the unspoilt scenery. Snaky nine-crooked stream separate group hills from each others. The scenery of the hills encircled by the stream is spectacular. The stream water is so clear that you can see the stones at the bottom. It forms a delightful contrast with the red mountains. Its formations are sometimes elegant and smoothly shaped, in other parts the rocks are rough and jagged. Floating on a bamboo raft along the stream, you may raise your head to appreciate the towering mountains, and lower it to listen to the flowing water, and touch it with your hands.
Water Curtain Cave
With an area of 17 square kilometres, the Water Curtain Cave is the largest rock cavern in Wuyi Mountain. The cave is 100 meters high and wide. It is very spacious and bright inside the cave, where altars were built for memorizing three outstanding literates of the Song Dynasty. In front of the cave, bubbles formed in  a clear stream resemble a collection of white pearls being tossed over the rapids. Sometimes gusts of wind sweep up water droplets moving in all directions and forming a beautiful curtain of water. For more than 1000 years, literates have flocked here to write poems and prose praising the place for its enchanting beauty.
Tiger Howling Rock
Tiger Howling (Huxiao) Rock rises straight from the ground. It is imposing and powerful. One may feel puzzled about the name of the rock. A legend has it that once a supernatural being passed the rock astride a tiger. Every time the tiger got on the rock, he heard an orotund  sound of a tiger roaring. He felt puzzled and wanted to find where the sound generated, but he got no answer. However, today this mystery has been unveiled. In the middle of the rock there is a huge cave. When the wind blows through the cave it makes a sound like a tiger roaring. Sometimes the mountains seem to be shaking.
(Text by Han Yueling Photo Source: www.wuyishan.gov.cn)
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