Attractions
Stone Bell Hill & Wave Well
Stone Bell Hill
Stone Bell Hill is situated in the Shuangzhong (Double Bell) County of Jiujiang City. The hill is situated at the outlet of Poyang Lake, south bank of the Yangtze River, surrounded by water on three sides.
Stone Bell Hill has a quite long history. It was mentioned as a rare geographical phenomenon by Li Daoyuan (a geographer) in historical records of the Northern Wei Period (386-534). As for the rare phenomenon, Li wrote that when the waves splashed on the hill, a quite loud sound just like bells rang was then produced, and this is how the name came into being. When it came to the Northern Song Dynasty, Su Shi, who was a famous litterateur of that time, conducted research about it. He found that the under the hill were numerous caves and stone gaps. It was because of those caves and holes that enabled the bell sound be created. He recorded the truth in his literal work-Shizhongshan Ji (Notes of Stone Bell Hill). As the work passed down through time, the hill has gained much more fame.
The average height of the hill is about 50 meters (164 feet) covering an area of about 90,000 square meters (21.2 acres). People usually view it as two parts, the upper part facing the Poyang Lake and the lower part facing the Yangtze River . It belongs to karst landscape with caves and hole inside. The upper part is covered with exuberant trees, the Guxian Cave and other relics are found there. The lower part is usually preferred as a tourist destination. The Exquisitely designed layout with pavilions, doorways, bridges and caves dotted in the verdant scenery and various landforms. There are also stone inscriptions and stone steles found at the foot of the hill.
Increasingly numbers of visitors are now coming here for the viewing its uniqueness and beauty. Whatsoever, the Stone Bell Hill is worthy of its great fame, it never disappoints you.
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Admission Fee: |
CNY 51 |
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Opening Hours: |
8:10 to 17:00 |
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Recommended Time for a Visit: |
One hour |
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Bus Route: |
Take a shuttle bus in Jiujiang City and get to Hukou County There are ferries transfer clients directly to Stone Bell Hill. |
Wave Well (Lang Jing)
Wave Well (Lang Jing) is said to be the most ancient relic found in Jiujiang City. It is located in the Langjing Lane, which is very close to the Yangtze River. Being 15 meters (49.2 feet) in depth, the well is distinct from others for its water had waves when the Yangtze River did, thus the name Wave Well. The reason why there were waves in the well remained controversial in the olden days. There were mainly two theories: one was that the well connected with the Yangtze River, the other one that the water was gushing out from the spring head, thus creating waves.
According to history records, the well was dug in about 201 BC when General Guan Ying of the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-24) initiated the construction of Jiujiang City. For this reason the well is also called Guanying Well. However, the well was later buried and was unknown till the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220), when Sun Quan, emperor of Wu Kingdom in the Three Kingdoms Period (220-280), found the site and dug it out.
After a restoration, the well is now guarded by newly-built square pavilion. The poems written by Li Bai and Su Shi explaining the reason of the phenomenon are carved on the wall.
More Visitor Attractions in Jiujiang:
Poyang Lake & Gantang Lake
Donglin Monastery & Nengren Temple
Lushan National Park
Xunyang Tower, Suojiang Tower
