The State-Level Shuanglong Scenic Resort

The resort lies in the central Zhejiang province, bordering on Jinhua, Langxi, Pujiang and Yiwu and eight kilometers north of the downtown Jinhua city. A scholar of the Tang Dynasty described the scenic zone as the 36th of the celestial caves and wonderlands across the country in a book that recorded China's sacred mountains. Mount Jinhua, also historically known as Mount Red Pines, is celebrated as a place where a Taoist monk called Red Pines of the Jin Dynasty became an immortal. At 500 meter-1312 meter above sea level, the area measures 79.7 square kilometers, including six sub-scenic zones such as Shuanglong (Double-Dragon) Cave, Huangdaxian, Mount Jianfeng, Dapantian, Cranes, and Youyou Park. The scenic zone is characterized by underground streams, karst caves, and a memorial temple for the Taoist. The state-level mountain resort is a huge attraction for leisure, sight seeing and holiday, and pilgrimages.

Zhuge Village of Eight Diagrams

18 kilometers west of Lanxi City, the village is located in the golden triangle formed by Hangzhou, Jinhua and Quzhou. The village is easily accessible, for state expressway 330 passes nearby. The village is known as one of eight diagrams because the village's layout is in conformity of the Eight Diagrams developed by Zhuge Liang, a prime minister in the Three Kingdoms Period about 1,800 years ago.

Major tourist attractions in the village include Prime Minister's Memorial Hall, Dagong Hall, ancient folk houses, Bell Pond, Sangu Hall, Tianyi Hall, Muyong Hall, Loyalty and Filial Piety Garden, Sworn Brothers Garden. On April 14, August 28 and Winter Solstice of the lunar calendar, villagers hold memorial ceremonies in honor of their ancestors. These occasions showcase the local folk traditions and therefore allure large numbers of tourists and visitors every year.

Six-Cave Scenic Resort

About eight kilometers east of Lanxi City, the provincial-level scenic resort was known in ancient times as Mount Lingdong and Mount Dongyuan. Today, it is famed for its six caves. At 361.5 meters above the sea level, the mount is the western end of the northern ridge of Mount Jinhua. The scenic spot is steeped in history. As early as in the Tang and the Song dynasties, the mount was famed for its picturesque peaks and valleys, rivers, caves and the Buddhist temples as well as its rich spots of historical interest and cultural heritage.

Scattered in the 8.5-square-kilometer area are four major scenic spots: Snow-Emerging Cave and Jade Dew Cave, Fruit Garden, the Qizhen Temple, and the Landscape Overview. The Qizhen Temple, first built during the years of 930-933, once was known as one of the three major temples in China. For hundreds of years in history, the mount was the seat of many famed academies of classical learning. For example, in the Song Dynasty, there were Huashi Academy and Seven Star Academy located in the area. In the Ming Dynasty, the mount boasted Lingdong Academy administered by Zhao Zhigao. Many historical personages visited the place, such as Lu Zuqian, Jin Luxiang, Wu Shidao, Song Lian, Wang Yangming, and Xu Xiake. These scholars appreciated the scenery and wrote poems and inscriptions that immortalize the scenery.

Provincial-level Jiufeng Mountain-Big Buddha Temple Resort

Mount Jiufeng, also known as Mount Longqiu, is the last section of the Xianxia Mountains and Kuocang Mountains. The 10.38-square-kilometer scenic resort, a provincial-level tourist attraction, is composed of Jiufeng Rock and Peach Flowers Source, covering more than 80 scenic spots. 28 kilometers out of the downtown Jinhua city, the area lies in the Tangxi Town, Jinhua County.

Typical of the Danxia landform, Mount Jiufeng has sharp topography as if cut harshly by invisible knives. The mount features sharp-edged cliffs. These cliffs, while looking from afar, resemble blooming lotus leaves. When looking closely, they resemble beehives. Numerous valleys crisscross, with streams, springs, waterfalls and pools everywhere. In one place, there are three separate pools in a valley. They look like three boats floating on the endless ocean. These deep pools never dry up. The green water befriends birds and trees in nearby slopes in daytime and reflects the moon and stars at night. After it clears up after rain, the hills nearby look like a screen, dripping fogs form into a sea of capricious clouds; the peaks above the clouds look like these rocks sitting on the edge of the pools, their shapes being sheltered in the foggy clouds; In these clouds, hills and trees grow together while the earth and the sky touch each other. All these scenes turn the place into a land of mysteries.