Hot Spring of the
Yellow Mountains
The Hot Spring of the Yellow Mountains of nationwide fame was
discovered and tapped more than a thousand years ago. Gushing forth from the foot of
Purple Cloud Peak, it has never run dry during the most severe droughts nor overflooded
during excessive rain. It is of a high-temperature carbonate type, with therapeutic
effects for metabolic disorder, cardiovascular disease and malfunctions of digestive,
nervous and motorial systems. Its clear waters remain at 42 all the year round and can be used for drinking and bathing. Baths
and swimming pools have been built around the spring
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Thousand
Feet Spring Waterfall
Heavy rainfalls, steep peaks and sheer cliffs all help to from
cataracts, springs, pools and streams in the Yellow Mountains. Baizhangquan (Thousand Feet
Spring), Renzipu (Inverted-V Waterfall) and Jiulongpu (Nine Dragons Cataract) are
well-known falls, while Mingxianquan (Ringing String Spring), Sandiequan (Three Folding
Spring), and Lingxi Spring excel among the mountain springs. Then there are the famous
Qinglongtan (Green Dragon Pool), Bailongtan (White Dragon Pool), Wulongtan (Black Dragon
Pool), Laolongtan (Old Dragon Pool), Feicuichi (Jadeite Pool) and Taohuaxi (Peach Blossom
Stream). After rain the mountain is particularly alive with gurgling streams, freshets and
thunderous falls. |
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