Fenghou Rock

　　The cave entrance is approximately 7 meters wide and 5 meters high. On the left side of the entrance, the three characters “Fenghou Rock” are carved into the rock face. They were inscribed in the spring of 1612 (the year of Renzi during the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty) by Zou Xun, the garrison commander of Wushan. On the left wall near the entrance, there is also an inscription composed by Zou. The author, playing on the fact that the word "ma liu" (monkey) sounds similar to "hou" (marquis), reimagined the name poetically and renamed the site Fenghou Rock. There are several other stone carvings inside the cave, but they have become illegible over time due to age.

　　Inside the cave, it is cool in summer and warm in winter. The middle level features a forest of stalactites — stone pillars, stalagmites, stone curtains, stone dragons… all kinds of formations. Some resemble birds and beasts, others vividly take the shape of human-like arhats, presenting a myriad of lifelike postures. On the upper level of the cave, there is a crystal-clear stream that flows horizontally through the cave, never drying up throughout the seasons. It meanders gently and connects to an underground river. In spring and summer, the water surface can widen to 5 meters with a depth of over 1 meter, while in autumn and winter, the width is around 2 meters and the depth about a foot. It serves as a natural swimming pool. The upper part of the cave has winding paths that twist and turn, leading all the way to the mountaintop and to the other side of the mountain. A local folk rhyme says: “Fenghou Rock, Fenghou Rock, leads to the heavens above and the seas below.”