Baiyun Mountain Park

　　Baiyun Mountain Park is situated in the northeast of Wuzhou city. Baiyun Mountain connects distantly to the Five Ridges, embraces three rivers, and rises suddenly in Wuzhou, winding and twisting with a grand and imposing aura. Standing atop the mountain and looking into the distance, the entire cityscape and distant scenery are within view. Towering trees cover the mountain, and morning mists envelop the slopes. After the rain clears, pristine clouds drift ethereally. The lofty Baiyun Mountain resembles a green-dressed maiden veiled in white gauze and draped in a white scarf. Tang Dynasty poet Meng Haoran once wrote, “The white clouds of Cangwu stretch far, while the misty waters of Dongting run deep.” Qing Dynasty poet Li Shirui composed a verse that reads, “Morning dew brushes the rising sun; evening haze drapes over the setting sun.” Baiyun Mountain is one of Wuzhou’s Eight Scenic Spots, known as “Cloudy Ridge Clear Mist.”

　　Baiyun Mountain was developed into a park in 1981 and designated as one of the first batch of autonomous region-level scenic spots in 1988. Facilities such as Yunfeng Pavilion, Songyun Building, Shuangqing Pavilion, Kite Terrace, Banshan Pavilion, Qiuhui Platform, and the Pine Waves Tiger Roar sculpture have been built on the mountain. At the foot of the mountain in Longquan Chong, structures including Longyin Pavilion, Waterfall Viewing Pavilion, Seclusion-Seeking Bridge, and the relief sculpture “Two Dragons Playing with a Pearl” have been constructed. Ascending to the top to Yunfeng Pavilion gives visitors an overwhelming sense of overlooking all other peaks. Descending from Yunfeng Pavilion, a tree-lined path leads directly to the Kite Pavilion.

　　On the mountainside at the eastern foot of Baiyun Mountain lies the famous “Tiger Head,” where rugged rocks and steep terrain resemble a crouching tiger. Walking north from the Kite Pavilion, you’ll find a peach orchard. In spring, when the peach blossoms are in full bloom, many people come here to admire the flowers and take photos—truly a scene of “peach blossoms reflecting rosy cheeks.” Birds frequently take off from the woods in the distance, their crisp calls echoing through the valley. Past the peach orchard and up the hillside, you reach Shuangqing Pavilion. Below the pavilion stands a vivid tiger sculpture, howling toward the endless pine forest—an exquisite depiction of the “Pine Waves Tiger Roar.” During holidays, the area is bustling with visitors. On Chongyang Festival (Double Ninth Festival), the mountain is packed with tens of thousands of people climbing to celebrate, creating a lively atmosphere.

　　At the foot of Baiyun Mountain lies the Longquan Waterfall. Backed by Cloudy Ridge and facing the Xijiang River, the valley is deep and serene, elegant and quiet, with towering cliffs, a solemn atmosphere, swaying dark vines, mossy rocks, and hanging ferns. Spring water flows across the valley, with fish visible among the riverbed pebbles. Scattered rugged stones are strewn about, lying beside the spring or nestled by the water’s edge—gleaming, uniquely shaped, and varied in form. It’s as if “the path winds through shaded groves, while springs trickle through crevices in odd rocks.” The meandering spring flows from the mountain’s inner valleys, facing Longzhou Dizhi and pouring into the Xijiang River.

　　Between 1994 and 1996, Baiyun Mountain Park underwent large-scale afforestation and landscaping projects, transforming the original masson pine-dominated forest into a rich and diverse South Asian tropical rainforest composed of various trees, shrubs, and ornamental plants. This showcases the natural scenery of spring abundance, summer brilliance, autumn crimson, and winter greenery. Climbing Baiyun Mountain allows one to enjoy the beauty of “bathing in the sea of clouds, feasting on overlapping ridges, drinking from two rivers, and overlooking the mountain city.”