Jiufeng Suspension Bridge

　　    Jiufeng Suspension Bridge was once the third-largest single-arch suspension bridge in China. With its elegant design and captivating colored lights, it has become a beautiful landmark in Nanping. The nearby Jiufeng Mountain, named for its nine peaks that rise like lotus flowers from the water, features lush overlapping hills, twin towers, and picturesque scenery.

　　    Jiufeng Mountain is home to numerous cultural relics and historic sites, including traces of activities by the “Four Sages of Yanping,” pioneers of Neo-Confucianism, Red Army trenches, and remnants of the People’s Guerrilla Force of Fujian-Zhejiang-Jiangxi of the Chinese Liberation Army. The “Yanping Academy” and “Wanfu Retreat,” both built during the Song and Ming dynasties, have further established the mountain as a renowned cultural site where Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism converge. Climbing Jiufeng Mountain to view Yanping City, you’ll truly experience the saying, “Worshipped by a thousand people by day, illuminated by ten thousand lamps by night.”

　　    The pavilion standing proudly on Jiufeng Mountain is called the “Lily Pavilion.” The lily is the city flower of Nanping. As reported by People’s Daily, “Go to Luoyang to see peonies, come to Nanping to see lilies.” A wild lily on Mangdang Mountain once produced an amazing 71 blossoms.