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The hometown
of Li Bai is situated at Jiangyou City, Sichuan Province, 170
kilometers from Chengdu. It is located at the foot of a hill and
beside a stream with picturesque scenery, where Li Bai, the great
poet of the Tang dynasty, spent his boyhood.
There are such places of historic interest
and scenic beauty as Tai Bai Hall and Yunyan Temple. In the Yunyan
Temple, there is a Cakravarti made of nanmu wood in the shape
of a wooden pagoda on which the Sutrapitaka were carved. It can
be turned round and round easily, a relic rarely seen in China.
Douchuan Hill is situated on the east bank
of the Fujiang River, 25km away from downtown of Jiangyou. Three
majestic peaks stand in a row on the hill: Xiang Ri Peak, Fei
Xian Peak and Sheng Fu Peak. A temple is built on the top of each
peak. During the night, the wind chimes hanging from the mantles
ring gently and beautifully. There is only one ancient path leading
to one of the peaks. The other two are connected by iron-chained
suspension bridge. This means of connection is so perilous it
is often referred to as the "Flying Bridge of Chuan Hill".
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