Here is Rizhao | Ju County Floating Mountain: Dialogue with Time and Space, Playing Lingering Drums Under the Thousand-Year-Old Ginkgo Trees

Floating Mountain Ginkgo Tree

Spiritual Drum Performance

The Daily of Haihuang News, Yanzhou, March 17th, Shandong Province reported: (Reporter Pingke Xin, Cui Yi Meng, Wang Lei, Intern Reporter Lu Na) Dingdong… Distant, deep and resonant, with pure and thick sound of spiritual drums echoed. On March 17th, the reporter arrived at the national 3A-level tourist scenic area – (Juzhou Floating Mountain).Here, there is the thousand-year-old temple, (Dinglin Temple), with spacious and elegant style, rustic and generous, representing the typical Northern Chinese ancient architectural style. The ‘’ (School Canon Hall) within the temple was where Liu Xie, the former residence, is now called Liu Xie’s Biography Exhibition Hall. The hall depicts Liu Xie’s statue and displays various versions of ‘’ (Wenxin Dilan) and historical research literature. Walking to the center of Dinglin Temple’s front courtyard, the reporter saw a ginkgo tree with towering branches and leaves, this tree has been alive for nearly 4000 years.

Floating Mountain Scenic Area has warm winters and cool summers, pleasant climate, known as ‘Natural Forest Oxygen Bar’. It has an altitude of 298.9 meters, with an area of about 10 square kilometers, consisting of Fei Lei Feng (Flying Peak), Floating Peak, and Fu Lei Feng (Buddha Peak), the three peaks surround each other in a dragon-like shape, exhibiting a unique elegance and serenity. The scenic area is a multi-functional leisure and entertainment place integrating tourism, dining, entertainment, shopping, fitness and ancient geological relics and cultural sacred sites.

As the dawn brightened and the day lengthened, beautiful spring arrived, captivating the eyes. The scenery of Floating Mountain Scenic Area has been rendered in another appearance – tender willow branches danced in the wind, adding a touch of tenderness to this spring.