Sceneries

Zhugong Cliff

Zhugong Cliff, located at the foot of the Wuyanshan Mountain in Huaxi Village, Niansanli Town, is actually a cave. According to the old legend, a monk once carved the words of “Zhuyang Cave” here, which is commonly referred to as Zhugong Cliff.

Surrounded by mountains in three sides, Zhuyang Cave faces the west. On the rock wall at the top of the entrance there are such carvings as “Yun Shan Shi Shi” and “Su Shi Zhen Liu” by Magistrate Zhou Shiying in the Ming Dynasty’s Wanli Period and the owner Yu Guoqi of the Zhuyang Cave, and also “Yun Fei” and “Chan Yan” by Yu Enshou in the Qing Dynasty’s Qianlong Period. Inside the Cave there is a network of caves. The largest one, huge and bright, 10-meter deep, 5-meter wide and 2-meter high, covering an area of 50 square meters, could accommodate 100 people. In addition to the Hugong Temple and Guanyin Temple, there are rocks of various shapes, namely, stone mortar, stone pillow, stone bed, stone drum and etc.

Zhugong Cliff has attracted numerous tourists in different eras with its caves and stones. An ancient praised it as “a nature’s creation”.