Seven Stars Rock also called Qixia Rock, Bixu Rock or Xianli Rock. It is in the valley of East Putuo Mountain. It was an underground watercourse, then it rose up above the ground and became the rock. Since then, rain penetrates through the stone cracks and dissolves limestone. In the rock, the limestone crystallized and formed stalactite, stalaqmite, stone column and draperies. 1,000 years ago, Seven Stars Rock was firstly exploited. There is an old book about rocks in the south of China recording that, the Seven Starts Rock has had thousands of visitors since that time.
There are more than 120 pieces of inscriptions from the Tang dynasty (618-907) and Song dynasty (960—1279). The rock is 1,000 meters long, 50 meters wide and the highest part is 20 meters. There are three storeys inside the rock. The middle one divided into 6 parts is for visitors to tour. It is 800 meters long, with the widest part being 43 meters and the highest part being 27 meters. The constant temperature is 20℃. Stones inside the rock are unusual but fantastic. Some of them look like people, monsters and some of them seem to tell stories of fairy tales. Seven Stars Rock is nowadays one of the most well-known tourist attractions.
Seven Stars Park (Qixin Gongyuan)
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