Toad Stone

Toad Stone

Highlights

A 9-meter-deep karst cave lies beneath the giant rock, with the narrowest point only wide enough for one person to crawl through. The interior of the cave is flat, and in summer, mountain breezes blow through, offering a cool retreat from the heat outside. Introduction

Located about 400 meters south of the Hammer Rock, on the edge of a cliff, this is a giant rock approximately 14 meters high and 20 meters long. From a distance, the rock resembles a golden toad ready to leap, which is why locals call it the "Stone" – a highly vivid and fitting name. This "toad" has its own legendary origin: it is said that the Dragon Princess sent it to guard the Ruyi Jingu Bang (the magical golden cudgel), and it diligently watched over it without the slightest negligence. Over time, it and the cudgel both turned into stone.

Chengde City, Hebei Province