Wuming Longtou Mountain

Wuming Longtou Mountain

Located within Wuming County in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, it is the main peak of the Damingshan Mountain Range, with an elevation of 1,760 meters. Also known as Longtou Mountain.

Longtou Mountain stands towering on the horizon, proud and solitary. There is a beautiful legend about the origin of Longtou Mountain: it is said that in ancient times, there was a poor elderly Zhuang man with no children. One cold winter, he found a small flower snake on the verge of freezing to death in the wild, brought it home to raise, and the little snake gradually grew into a small dragon, which he named "Dulong" (meaning "a single male dragon" in the Zhuang language). The old man treated "Dulong" as his own beloved son and cared for it devotedly. After the old man passed away, "Dulong" built a towering mountain by piling up stones alone and buried the old man at the mountaintop. That mountain is today’s Longtou Mountain. From the Qingming Festival to the third day of the third lunar month each year, thick clouds and mist linger over the top of Longtou Mountain and do not disperse for a long time—even when the surrounding areas are clear and sunny. People say this is "Dulong" returning to sweep the tomb of the old man. After the third day of the third lunar month, the dense fog disperses on its own—that is "Dulong" returning to the sea. Li Bi, a successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations during the Ming Dynasty and a native of Wuming County, once wrote a poem in praise of this: “The treasured sword of old has turned into a dragon, the green hills retain the carved lotus. Moist with sea vapors, it brings clouds and rain, suddenly rising peaks fill the sky. Moist with sea vapors, it brings clouds and rain, suddenly rising peaks fill the sky. Standing southward, it is also the emperor’s blade; coming from the east, it rivals the Elder’s Peak. To know why heroes are born here, it is all because this land is blessed with heroic spirit.”