Shisunya

Shisunya

Shisunya: The stone pillar in Shisunya resembles a sturdy giant, standing alone at the mountain pass, over 60 meters tall. Rooted firmly on the ground and reaching towards the sky, it pierces the clouds. Its “hair” is black as ink, it wears an apron around its waist, green boots on its feet, and a long cloak draped over its shoulders. This stone giant is famous across Sichuan and Shaanxi—not only for its unique natural scenery, but also because the legend says that above Erdao Bay, there grow rare medicinal herbs such as glossy ganoderma and golden ear fungus, as well as a golden ox that defecates gold. Beside the stone giant lies Incense-Burning Mountain, where incense and candles are placed. This mountain features Cangwan Cave, a natural sedan roof, gullies, passes, stone pillars, stone pillars, and stone pens clustered against the blue sky. It is surrounded by rolling mountains. Underground treasures include iron ore and asbestos. Above ground, one can find deer, rabbits, black bears, wild boars, mountain goats, bamboo voles, bamboo shoots, golden pheasants, bantam chickens, bamboo partridges, as well as lacquer trees and kiwifruit plants, along with abundant valuable medicinal herbs such as gastrodia and codonopsis.