Jiutai Guan Folklore Scenic Area

　　    The Jiutai Guan Scenic Area is located in the southeast of Ningqiang County, Shaanxi. The Jiutai Guan area boasts uniquely beautiful natural scenery and is named after nine connected peaks. It mainly consists of three attractions: Jiutai Guan, Bao Ta Si (Pagoda Temple), and Li Jia Dong (Li Family Cave). These three sites are closely connected yet each offers distinct scenic charm. Jiutai Guan is a Taoist temple situated atop a peak. Viewed from afar, it appears both beautiful and precipitous, as if it were about to soar into the sky, attracting worshippers and tourists year-round. Bao Ta Si is named for its mountain cliffs that overlap like layers of a pagoda. With sheer cliffs above and below, accessible only by a narrow footpath, it presents an exceptional landscape. In the early Ming Dynasty, Tian Jiucheng, leader of the Qiang people’s uprising, used this site as a stronghold to resist Ming forces. Stone carvings of the stronghold’s name can still be seen at the entrance. Partway down the mountainside from Bao Ta Si lies a karst cave called Li Jia Dong, whose stalactites are wildly varied in shape and whose depths remain unfathomable.