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Xiandu Scenic Area 仙都Xiāndū
5A scenic area · National heritage site · Lishui, Zhejiang
- Time needed
- 1 day
- Days to budget
- 1 day
- City
- Lishui
- Region
- Zhejiang
- Type
- Nature
- Listed as
- 5A scenic area, National heritage site
About Xiandu Scenic Area
A valley of rock peaks along the Lianxi stretch of the Haoxi River north-east of Jinyun town, named "capital of immortals" by the Tang emperor Xuanzong; its emblem is Dinghu Peak, a 170.8 m stone pillar shaped like a bamboo shoot, from which the Yellow Emperor is said to have ascended to heaven. Riverside paths link Dinghu Peak, Little Red Cliff, the Xiandu Taoist temple, Niweng Cave and Zhutan Hill, and the cliffs and caves along the way, most densely around Niweng Cave, carry 123 inscriptions from the Tang to modern times, including work by Li Yangbing, Zhao Bian and Shen Kuo. Ceremonies honouring the Yellow Emperor are held here at Qingming and the Double Ninth festival.
How to get to Xiandu Scenic Area
About 7 km north-east of Jinyun town; Jinyun West station on the Jinhua–Wenzhou high-speed railway is the nearest rail stop.
Nearby
- Hengdian World Studios 横店影视城 60 km
A working film backlot of palaces and old streets, run as a theme park
Also within 20 km: Heyang Ancient Village 河阳古民居 (10 km), Houwu Village 厚吴村 (10 km).
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