Longjing Mountain

　　Longjing Mountain is located 8 kilometers southeast of the Wuyishan National Scenic Area and 12 kilometers north of downtown Wuyishan. It is a fitness, leisure, and natural ecological reserve, covering a protected area of over 2,000 acres, with an average elevation of more than 300 meters and a mild climate that is warm in winter and cool in summer. The reserve features a fault valley formed during the Cretaceous geological period, stretching over 5,000 meters. It is home to 55 species of terrestrial vertebrate wildlife across 33 families, 20 orders, and 4 classes. The original broadleaf forest coverage reaches 100%, with abundant ferns, fungi, and mosses. The valley remains lush with flowers and trees year-round, teeming with birds, and is complemented by rugged peaks and rocks. The natural ecology within the valley is well-balanced, with high levels of negative ions in the air. As a result, some scientific researchers have dubbed Longjing Mountain the "Green Lung."

　　The scenic area is themed around “geographical feng shui culture,” with an average elevation of over 300 meters. It serves as a summer retreat due to its mild temperatures year-round. The terrain is a fault valley formed in the Cretaceous period, featuring steep cliffs and towering crags on both sides of the valley. The valley floor is rich in water sources, and the long-term scouring of the riverbed by thin-stream water has created multi-tiered waterfalls. The vegetation community is diverse, and the original ecological forest within the valley is well-preserved, with both broadleaf and coniferous forests. There are 118 species of seed plants, including 1 species under national first-class protection, 5 under national second-class protection, 2 under provincial key protection, and 11 under both national and provincial protection.

　　Boasting well-preserved natural landscapes, the valley offers a warm winter and cool summer. Key attractions include the Prayer-for-Rain Hall, Qiankun Hand Divination, and the Prayer-for-Water Well. The site also features representations of the Four Divine Beasts of feng shui: the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise (the Black Tortoise, or “Xuanwu,” meaning black turtle-snake, symbolizes the turtle-snake; the Azure Dragon and White Tiger represent the 28 lunar mansions of the four directions—the Azure Dragon stands for the seven mansions of the east: Horn, Neck, Root, Room, Heart, Tail, and Winnowing Basket. These seven mansions resemble the shape of a dragon, evident even from their names: Horn is the dragon’s horn, Neck is the neck, Root is the base, Room is the shoulder, Heart is the heart, Tail is the tail, and Winnowing Basket is the end of the tail. The Azure Dragon is the dragon of the east, the White Tiger is the tiger of the west, the Vermilion Bird is the bird of the south, and the Black Tortoise is the tortoise of the north; yellow represents the central and right color.). Other highlights include the Yang Fish Eye Waterfall, the Earth Dragon Heart Cave—once bestowed by Emperor Jiaqing of the Qing Dynasty upon an eighth-rank official—and ritual altars used by generations of locals to pray for blessings.

　　Historical records indicate that since the Song Dynasty, the Prayer-for-Rain Hall at Longjing Mountain has been a place where locals prayed to deities for rain and blessings, becoming the most lively and influential rain-prayer site in eastern Wuyi. Whenever drought struck, villagers from nearby regions would flock to Longjing Mountain to pray for rain, creating a spectacular scene. To this day, remnants of the ancient rain-prayer water-drawing well remain.