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Niupotou

Published: 2026-11-16 👁 100 views
Last updated 2026-11-16 — Niupotou, also known as Gaopo, is located in Huangsang Miao Ethnic Township, Suining County, Hunan Province. With an elevation of 1,913 meters, it is the highest peak in Suining and is situated in Huangsang...

Niupotou

     Niupotou, also known as Gaopo, is located in Huangsang Miao Ethnic Township, Suining County, Hunan Province. With an elevation of 1,913 meters,

     it is the highest peak in Suining, situated in the eastern part of Huangsang Township. Atop its summit lies a turtle-back rock inscribed with the Ming Dynasty cliff carving "Heaven High, Earth Vast." A local ancient poem goes: “Head touching the blue sky, feet planted on the earth. Heaven high, earth vast, time flows endlessly.” The mountain is covered with grasslands, and nearby villages often let their cattle and sheep graze freely here. Stretching from north to south, it borders Chengbu to the east and Suining to the west. According to today’s check of the county annals, its elevation is 1,913 meters, making it the highest peak in Suining. Villagers from Suining, Chengbu, and Tongdao counties, after completing their spring plowing, traditionally release their cattle onto Niupotou to graze wild. When spring plowing begins again the following year, they return to the mountain to find their cows, which have grown glossy coats from feeding on the rich grass — a rare sight indeed.

  

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