Jade Maiden Pool | A popular 'Instagrammable spot' during the Sui and Tang dynasties

| A popular 'Instagrammable spot' during the Sui and Tang dynasties.📍📍'Instagrammable' location: Jade Maiden Pool Scenic Area is located about 5 kilometers south of Linzhou City in Shaanxi Province, in the Yutang Gorge. 🌟🌟Hotspot highlights: The high mountains on both sides of the Yutang Gorge enclose the valley, with strange rocks and precipitous cliffs. Looking up, only a sliver of sky is visible. The Jade Maiden Pool is shaped like a lotus flower, with clear, rippling blue waters. The surrounding green trees are lush, casting shade that blocks the sun, the grass is green and lush, and the birds chirp and twitter. A waterfall cascades from the top of the rocks into the pool. Beautiful legend: It is said that the goddess of Mount Hua—Jade Maiden and other fairy maidens bathed by the pool, grooming and dressing up, making the water clearer and more beautiful, hence the name Jade Maiden Pool. The Sui and Tang emperors and their stories with Jade Maiden Pool: Historical records show that the emperors of the Sui and Tang dynasties visited the pool multiple times to escape the summer heat, setting up banquets by the pool to watch the waves. The 'Guan Tao Pavilion' by the pool still exists today. Empress Wu Zetian, emulating the goddess of Mount Hua, became even more charming after bathing in the pool. Literati and poets flock to 'check in' at Jade Maiden Pool: Since the Tang dynasty, poets and tourists have often visited Jade Maiden Pool, leaving behind many touching verses. Here is a poem by the Tang poet Du Fu as proof, which says 'In the secluded valley and silent mountains lies Jade Maiden Pool, from its deep source gushes forth blue lotuses. Bursting through the giant gorge are thousand-year-old rocks, pouring into a dragon-like hundred-foot surge. The startling waves flip the air like fleeting cicadas, the majestic wind shakes the earth with a thunderous roar. The emerald splendor of the past days' imperial visits, how often by the stream were played flutes and strings'. ❤❤Recommended reason: Today, the reservoir at the mouth of the gorge has raised the water level to Jade Maiden Pool, integrating it as part of the reservoir, becoming the source of drinking water for the county town. The pool has become a reservoir, but the scenery remains unchanged. Whether travelers come to enjoy the view by the pool or to indulge in elegance, it's all quite nice. 🚉Transportation strategy: Drive along Meilin Kilometer to Heishantou Group, Lichuan Village, Linyou County, where there is a parking lot on the side of the road. Descend from the gravel road on the west side of the kilometer, and walk about 2 kilometers along the water's edge. 🕙Opening hours: All day 💰Ticket price: Free 📝Attention tips: When entering the water source protection area, visit in a civilized manner, do not pollute the water source. When visiting the canyon area, avoid thunderstorm weather to prevent flash floods. Be careful when walking by the water to prevent mosquito bites.