The foot of Jiufeng
Mountain starts from Taibai and ends at Ruiyan, with the
rolling peaks surrounded in the west of Chaiqiao Town.
The nine apposite peaks are like dragon horn, eagle,
millstone, hap, and so on. But these peaks are not the
highest, and the highest is at Hongao, which has two
peaks, one high and one short. The high one is the Peak
of Jiufeng Mountain; it is the second peak in Beilun
District, at an altitude of 497.4m.
It is
not easy to climb up Jiufeng Mountain at Hongao, because
there is no mountain road at all in some place. At the
steepest Small Cilinggang and Large Cilinggang, climbers
behind could only see the heel of that in front. It is
more dangerous to go down the
mountain.
Though hard to climb up, but you
could appreciate the attractive sights on the peak.
Between the two peaks, we could find terraces and tea
gardens layer upon layer. Limpid waters are gurgling
toward the valley and hidden in the forests. What a
beautiful landscape painting it is!
Behind
the picturesque landscape, there is a moving tale! A
long time ago, a big snake at Ruiyan Tempe cultivated
itself a little dragon, but because of his cultivation
place was near toilet, the Jade Emperor disliked him and
only granted him the right of half day's rain. One year,
the place experienced a drought, and the trees were
withering, but the Dragon King did not fall rain. In
order to save the people, the little dragon flew out and
rained for three days and nights. Then the Dragon King
accused him and Jade Emperor ordered to kill the little
dragon on Jiufeng Mountain. When the dragon died, his
blood flowed down the mountain and turned a red brook.
Local people were in great sorrow and built a dam to
stop his blood and then a temple to remember him. It was
strange that after the temple was finished, no red water
flowed and the cave where the little dragon came out
turned a spring, which made the peaches particularly
sweet. When the peaches were bit, people found red
juice, which was said to be the blood of the little
dragon. Gently, the red brook was named "Hongxi" and the
peaches here became the famous specialty in Chaiqiao. If
you do not believe the story, local people will tell you
that the winding green forest was the body of the little
dragon.
The highest peak of Jiufeng
Mountain is still hundreds of meters away. On the top,
there is a huge purple brown rock, under which bushes
and couch grass are flourishing. Looking around on the
top, we could appreciate southwestern rolling mountains
and northeastern plains, rivers, fields, local cottages
spotted on the East China Sea. It is really
fairyland!
The best place to appreciate the
attractive Jiufeng Mountain is no ton the peak but on
the river named Houyangdian, where we could admire the
spring, summer, autumn, winter hues of Jiufeng Mountain,
changeable poses of Jiufeng Mountain and the rosy
clouds. When the sun is setting and it gets dark, the
sky will present colorful clouds, red, yellow, white,
green and gray. Upon gentle breeze, it presented a lot
of beautiful paintings. When the sun turns a red fire
ball, the sky is completely red, and Jiufeng Mountain
turns a black silhouette, only the summit is a little
golden.
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The foot of Jiufeng
Mountain starts from Taibai and ends at Ruiyan, with the
rolling peaks surrounded in the west of Chaiqiao Town.
The nine apposite peaks are like dragon horn, eagle,
millstone, hap, and so on. But these peaks are not the
highest, and the highest is at Hongao, which has two
peaks, one high and one short. The high one is the Peak
of Jiufeng Mountain; it is the second peak in Beilun
District, at an altitude of 497.4m. 