Jingxing Rock

Jingxing Rock is one of the eight scenic spots in Xianju, known as ‘Jingxing Night Moon’. As one walks through the mist, it seems to rise with the person, revealing a hundred-meter long and tens of meters high rock formation resembling a deer’s extended neck, named ‘Deer Neck Rock’. At the Tianmen of Jingxing Rock, one is greeted by towering bamboos and the sound of pine waves, which is truly refreshing and invigorating.

Within the heartland of Jingxing Rock lies the Jingju Temple. The temple was originally built during the Tang Dynasty and was later expanded by eminent monks from the Song, Ming, and Qing Dynasties. The temple’s halls are magnificent. Unfortunately, it was destroyed during the suppression of bandits in the 15th year of the Qing Shunzhi era. The current abbot, Miaode, has been tirelessly working for decades to restore the temple and重塑佛像, regaining its former grandeur. The temple is now thriving with worshippers visiting all year round.

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To the west of Jingju Temple, not far from the ‘Reading Hall’, stands a pavilion called ‘Star Picking Terrace’. To the northwest of Jingju Temple is the Xiangling Rock. The rock gets its name from the parallel fissures that form three cliffs, rising abruptly from the bottom of the ravine. Stones falling into the ravine hit the rock walls, creating a bell-like echo that lingers on.

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To the east of Jingxing Rock is a sheer cliff that stands at a 90-degree angle. About ten to twenty meters away from it is a round, independent rock column known as ‘Jade Pillar Peak’, which rises hundreds of meters from the ground with a flat top covering an area of several tens of square meters, adorned with broad-leaved shrubs such as Castanopsis sclerophylla. From Jingxing Rock, one can survey the surrounding mountains, seeing a continuous range of peaks and ridges that seem to stretch endlessly like a dragon coiled and intertwined, with no beginning or end in sight.

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On the night of the full moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival, standing on the Moon Viewing Terrace, one can witness the bright moon rising slowly from the east. Next to the terrace is the Moon Reflecting Pool, which acts like a copper mirror, reflecting the celestial moon in the water. With a gentle breeze, the green waves ripple, blending the sky and water into one color. The Xiangling Rock is particularly fascinating; located at the northwest corner of the Star Picking Terrace, the rock’s fissure forms a cliff gorge that is less than a meter wide and seemingly bottomless. Throwing stones into the gorge, they strike the rock walls, producing a clear ‘bell’ sound that resonates for more than half a minute, a joy for all mountain climbers.

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The scenic area now includes buildings such as the Moon Viewing Tower, Moon Viewing Pavilion, and Moon Appreciation Corridor, as well as two moon-viewing hotels for tourists to rest, stay, and appreciate the moon. In October 2002, it was one of the venues for the ‘First China – Xianju National North-South Folk Song Competition’. The night view of Jingxing Rock, with its overlapping mountains and the bright moon hanging in the east, seems to float on waves. Staying at Jingxing Rock gives one the feeling of plucking stars and embracing the moon, as if about to become an immortal. Hence, people refer to Jingxing Rock as a fairyland on earth.

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Open all year round from 08:00 to 17:00. Preferential policies: Children: free for height 1.2m (inclusive) and below; discounted tickets for height between 1.2m (exclusive) and 1.5m (inclusive). Elderly: discounted tickets for those aged 60 (inclusive) and above with preferential/ID cards. Students: discounted tickets with valid student IDs. Military personnel: discounted tickets with military IDs. Tour guides: free with tour guide IDs. Journalists: free with press IDs. Additional notes: (The above preferential policies must be purchased at the scenic spot). Other discounts are subject to the scenic spot’s announcement.

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