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Golden Lake in Taining

Attractions in Taining
Golden Lake of Taining is a major scenic resort of the country. It is water-centered scenic area characterized by Danxia landform. Here, gullies and valleys are deep, various landscapes of Danxia landform develop, red cliffs are lofty, and peaks and pillars stand up like a forest. Majestically overlooking the glistening Golden Lake, the scenic area is a place of interest combined with Danxia landform and vast lake water and is rarely seen in China. According to the distribution and characteristic of landscapes of Danxia landform, the scenic area is divided into four scenic zones: Ganlu Rock, Maoer Mountain, Calm Lake of Meikou and Calm Lake of Yikou.  

It is situated in the northeast of the scenic area of Golden Lake. Here, red cliffs, rock holes and caves develop on a wide range of area, where the Rock Holes & Caves Museum lies. In the caves, there are a number of temples of different styles. Integrating rock holes, caves and temple culture, the scenic zone consists of two scenic spots Tiantai Rock and Ganlu Rock.  

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Ganlu Rock
Uniquely constructed, Ganlu Rock Temple lies in the cave of Ganlu Rock that is narrow inside while wide open outside. The spring water oozing from the rock layers in the temple is clear, sweet and cool like manna, and is called Dragon Spring, hence the name Ganlu (literally manna) Rock Temple. The temple was wholly constructed with wood, connected with T-shape negative tilts without a single iron nail used. 

Shuiji Waterfall in Taining

Shuiji Waterfall
Shuiji Waterfall, also known as Baishuiji Waterfall, is the largest waterfall at Golden Lake. It is double-tiered with a distance of over 100 meters between. The upper one is Xieji Waterfall, the lower one is Shuiji Waterfall, and both of them have a cliff of displacement of about 10 meters wide and 20 meters deep, offering a spectacular sight.   

The Scenic Zone of Meikou Calm Lake
Situated at the central area of Golden Lake, also known as Five-Kilometer-Long Calm Lake, the beautiful scenic zone is amazing, grand and spectacular, and the landscape of Danxia landform on water is rarely seen both at home and abroad. It is the core scenic zone and the essence of the Large Golden Lake.   

Five-Kilometer-Long Calm Lake
With the broadest water surface at Golden Lake, Five-Kilometer-Long Calm Lake is 8 kilometers long from north to south, 3 kilometers wide from east to west and over 60 meters deep. It is soothing and relaxing in that it is surrounded by ranges of mountains, studded with islands，with the water and the sky merging in one color, and with the blown grass and the floating shadow of mountains in water.

One-Ray Sky on Water
Situated on the northern edge of Meikou Calm Lake, it is a gorge like one-ray sky on water almost in the direction of north to south with the narrowest part of only two meters wide hardly for a cockleboat to pass through. There is a round pond with a diameter of about 20 meters at the end of One-Ray Sky on Water. Precipices stand high around the pond, leaving a very narrow view to look up to. With the one-ray sky reflected in water, and a ray of sunlight pouring down the water, the infinite variety of landscape is amazing.