The Wuyi Mountains, a national
park of China, lies in the south of Wuyishan City, Fujian
Province, with an area of 60 square kilometers. Cut off from
the outer mountains by streams and deep valleys, sceneries
can be divided into seven groups, including Jiuqu (Nine
Turns) Stream, Water Curtain Cave, Wuyi Palace, etc. Jiuqu
Stream runs nine kilometers around the mountain with nine
turns and eighteen bends. One taking a bamboo raft
downstream will be fascinated by the 36 rock formations and
peaks along the route, each given a name of the animals it
resembles. Ascending the summit of Dawang Peak, (Peak of the
Great King) one can get a full view of the 36 lesser peaks
in a posture to bow to Dawang Peak. At the foot of Dawang
Peak lies Wuyi Palace built in the Tang Dynasty (6l8-907) as
a place for the feudal rulers to hold sacrificial service to
honor the Lord of Wuyi. It's also a place the Confucians
preached Confucianism. As a result of these events, a large
number of cultural and historical relics have been unearthed here.