Yunfeng Mountain is located in the field of Tengchong County, about 50 kilometers far away in the northwest of the county. Some students who have come to study Mandarin Chinese in Yunnan province may be told that the altitude of this mountain is 3000 meters. With the shape of bamboo shoot, Yunfeng Mountain is the typical granite landscape in south Yunnan. If you want to have a panoramic view of this mountain about 50 kilometers away, you can just take bus to the place about 20 kilometers in the north of Tengchong.
You should know that people call it Yunfeng Mountain because the waist of it is always covered by the cloud. The great traveler Xu Xiake in Ming Dynasty ever praised it as “the ridge of Chinese dragon”. Long time ago, there were people not afraid of the danger and built a temple on the top of the cliff. When you step closer to the mountain, you will be amazed by the zigzagging stobe stages.
There are totally 2700 stone stages, some of which built in the middle of the cliffs. Following the stages step by step, you will be led to the place with the altitude of 2448 meters where you can enjoy the fantastic views. Some of the foreign students who learn Chinese online free may know that Xu XIake ever heard the sounds of animals from the mountain when he arrived there. However, at present, the sounds that Xu ever heard no longer exist.
On the top of Yunfeng Mountain, the Yunfeng Temple was built in Ming Dynasty. Nowadays, many pavilions like the Jade Emperor Pavilion still can be seen. The detailed year of building this temple is unknown. Besides, since the temple was constructed in the top of 2445 meters above sea level, it is easy to be destroyed by the thunder and lightning. Therefore, it has been destroyed for several times. In 1940, it was damaged by Japanese army again and was reconstructed after the war.
Some of the foreigners who ever been there during the process when they learn Mandarin Chinese in the city of Kunming said the feeling is extraordinary when arriving the top of the mountain. You can have a panoramic view and enjoy the scenery far away. After being attracted in the beauty for long, you are unconsciously combined together with the nature.