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Caishi Rock 采石矶Cǎishí Jī
5A scenic area · National heritage site · Ma'anshan, Anhui
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Ma'anshan
- Region
- Anhui
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 5A scenic area, National heritage site
About Caishi Rock
Caishi Rock is the cliff-bound foot of Cuiluo Hill where it juts into the Yangtze on the south-western edge of Ma'anshan, counted first of the river's three famous rocks and long a strategic crossing, where Song forces led by Yu Yunwen defeated an invading Jin army in 1161. Legend says the poet Li Bai drowned here trying to embrace the moon's reflection, and the hill is dotted with memorials to him, among them the Qing-dynasty Taibai Tower, a national heritage site, a Li Bai memorial museum and his cenotaph. Other sights include Sanyuan Cave, the Lin Sanzhi art museum and viewpoints over the river.
How to get to Caishi Rock
On the south-western edge of Ma'anshan, about 8 km from the city centre by road.
Nearby
- City Wall of Nanjing 南京城墙 50 km
The Ming capital's brick ramparts, anchored by the vast fortress of Zhonghua Gate - Fuzimiao and the Qinhuai River 夫子庙—秦淮风光带 50 km
Nanjing's lantern-lit Confucius Temple quarter, beside painted boats on the Qinhuai - Purple Mountain & Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum 南京钟山风景区 60 km
A forested mountain on Nanjing's edge, crowned by a blue-roofed hilltop tomb
Also within 20 km: Tomb of Zhu Ran 朱然墓 (under 10 km), Dehuatang Chinese Antique Bed Museum 德化堂古床博物馆 (under 10 km), Daqingshan Wildlife World 大青山野生动物世界 (20 km), Tomb of Li Bai 李白墓 (20 km).
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