Fairy Pool

Fairy Pool

Fairy Pool

"Stone steps laid horizontally form a smooth path, while mountain springs cascade straight down hanging cliffs" — this is a true depiction of the Fairy Rock Pool. Legend has it that in ancient times, fairies once lived in the Fairy Rock Cave. Inside the cave there was a stone dressing table, and a stone beam hung horizontally from the cave roof. On clear, moonlit nights, the melodious sounds of flutes and pipes could often be heard, elegant and enchanting. Since the Yongzheng reign of the Qing Dynasty, the area became densely populated with noisy chickens and dogs, and the fairies no longer wished to live such an earthly life, so they returned to the heavens. As a result, the stone beam broke on its own and the dressing table collapsed. Hence the name "Fairy Rock." Another legend says: The scenery of Fairy Rock is magically beautiful, filled with fragrant flowers and clear waters. On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, when the fairies went out to play and passed by this place, they were deeply captivated and descended to frolic and enjoy themselves. They stayed so long they forgot to return, until the heavens severed their bridge, turning them into large red carp with earrings, living in the pool. On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month each year, they appear in human form and dance gracefully. This has been witnessed by passersby and widely recounted, leading to the erection of a “Meeting the Immortals” stele to commemorate the event.

Surrounded by mountains on all sides and backed by Fairy Ridge, with Heaven Ridge to the east and Hero Mountain to the west, Fairy Pool features steep cliffs. A waterfall plunges over fifty meters from a cliff down into the pool below, sending drops of water splashing everywhere and gathering into a crystal-clear spring. The spring winds its way outward through a craggy stream. In the height of summer, sitting under the cliffs and resting by the pool while feeling the misty beads that float around like smoke and gauze instantly dispels the heat and fatigue. Thus, the rocks by the pool are also called "No-Heat Rocks," and the old county records praise it: "In the peak of summer, leaning on the rocks, the heat and noise vanish in an instant."