In the river valley of Jinghua Mountain lies a massive, round fossil resembling a turtle, known as the "Immortal Turtle Stone." This stone is the largest freestanding monolith in the area, and it vividly looks like a giant turtle lying in the river valley—truly a marvel that leaves all visitors in awe. The Turtle Stone also has a magical legend: It is said that long ago, an immortal turtle in heaven violated celestial rules and was banished by the Jade Emperor to suffer on Earth. It had to atone for three hundred years before it could return to the heavens. When the penance period ended, the turtle found the land so beautiful and spiritual, like a paradise, that it no longer wished to leave. It stayed on Earth for a thousand years and eventually transformed into the Turtle Stone, forever resting in the Pengshan River Valley, aging alongside the heavens.
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