Peach Cliff Waterfall

Peach Cliff Waterfall

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The Peach Cliff Waterfall is a large, long curtain waterfall with a powerful rush, resembling water pouring from a spout. Every season, peach blossoms bloom abundantly on Bi’tao Rock, creating breathtaking scenery. Tang Dynasty scholar-official Wang Jiwen once wrote, “The cascading waters fall like thousands of jade shards.” In his “Illustrated Record of the Peach Cliff Waterfall,” Qing Dynasty’s Zhou Yun ranked it as the “Number One Scenic Wonder of Jiuhua Mountain.” Guide

Guide

The Peach Cliff Waterfall, with its waters flowing from Peach Blossom Valley, plunges straight down to Bi’tao Rock, and just below the waterfall lies Floating Peach Stream. Intro

Introduction

The Peach Cliff Waterfall drops dramatically from Bi’tao Rock in Peach Blossom Valley, cascading as if falling from the heavens, making it the largest waterfall on Jiuhua Mountain.

Just below the Peach Cliff Waterfall lies Floating Peach Stream.

Legend has it that Zhao Zhiwei of Jiuhua Mountain, in his later years, had snow-white hair but a youthful face. He wore a round-collared, wide-sleeved Daoist robe embroidered with the patterns of the “Taiji” and “Bagua,” tied his hair in a Daoist topknot, and donned a yellow Daoist cap known as the “Nine-Ridge Crown,” exuding an otherworldly, immortal aura. Zhao Zhiwei and his disciples planted numerous peach trees at the foot of Fengqi Peak. In late spring, when the peach blossoms were in full bloom, their white-and-green blossoms gleamed like jade on the branches. Zhao Zhiwei often drank tea and shared wine with his disciples beneath the peach grove. When the peaches ripened, they left them unpicked, allowing them to fall into the deep valley and drift away. Local residents enjoyed the bounty, retrieving the sweet, honey-like peaches from the stream, believing them to be “immortal fruits” bestowed by the gods.

Thus, the stream was named “Floating Peach Stream.” Admission & Opening Hours

None (Open from 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM) Transport

Transportation

Walk along the mountain path from the “Jiuhua Mountain” Gate Arch toward Jiuhua Street to reach the site.