Flow of the nine turns
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River of the Nine Coils Jiuqu Xi |
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 Flow of the Nine Coils with Yunu Feng |
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| location | Wuyishan , Nanping in Fujian ( PR China ) | |
| River system | Min Jiang (Fujian) | |
| Drain over | Chongyang Xi → Jian Xi → Min Jiang → East China Sea | |
| source | northeast of Xianglu Shan (
香炉 山 ) 27 ° 49 ′ 36 ″ N , 117 ° 42 ′ 7 ″ E |
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| muzzle | in the Chongyang Xi coordinates: 27 ° 38 ′ 11 " N , 117 ° 58 ′ 32" E 27 ° 38 ′ 11 " N , 117 ° 58 ′ 32" E
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| length | 9.5 km | |
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 Tourist boats |
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The 9.5 km long River of Nine Windings ( Chinese 九曲溪 , Pinyin Jiǔqū Xī ) is a tourist destination in the city of Wuyishan in the administrative area of the prefecture -level city of Nanping in the Chinese province of Fujian .
It is a tributary of the Chongyang Xi ( 崇阳 溪 ).
Attractions
- Bend: The 400-meter-high Great King's Peak (ip Dàwángfēng) rises here. The rock faces drop off steeply on its four sides
- Winding: You can see the Jade Maiden Peak (玉女峰 Yùnǚfēng), the most famous mountain in the Wuyi Mountains .
- Bend: A rock face rises on the western bank of the gorge, the Xiaocang summit . Hollowed-out trunks hang high up in which the dead and some additions were placed.
- Turn: Between the 4th and the 5th turn the water is very calm and suitable for swimming.
- Winding: The house of Zhu Xi , where he gave lectures on philosophy, stood in a bamboo and deciduous forest .
- Bend: It is the shortest, but shows the summit Tianyou summit. This summit forms the center of the nine turns.
- Winding: The path leads past Sanyang Feng with its three peaks, the highest mountain in the Wuyi Mountains .
- Winding: The current is very strong here. Many rocks are named after animals: lion rocks, turtle rocks, elephant trunk rocks, etc.
- Winding: The path leads past the curtain rock and you reach the end of the gorge.