Baijiayan (Seven Sages Scenic Area)
百家岩
The hermitage of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove on the southeastern foot of Yuntai Mountain, with a Song-dynasty pagoda, Liu Ling’s Sober-Up Terrace and a tall cliff waterfall.
Baijiayan lies on the southeastern foot of Yuntai Mountain. It takes its name from the flat ground beneath the cliff, which could accommodate a hundred families. During the Wei and Jin dynasties, it was a place where the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, including Ji Kang and Ruan Ji, lived in seclusion and held gatherings. Relics remain, including Ji Kang’s Sword-Quenching Pool, Liu Ling’s Sober-Up Terrace and Sun Deng’s Whistling Terrace. A waterfall on the cliff face is as high as 100 meters. The Baijiayan Temple Pagoda within the scenic area is a brick pagoda from the Song dynasty and is well preserved. It is part of Yuntai Mountain Scenic Area. Admission and transport follow official information, and it draws fewer visitors than the main scenic area.
Opening hours
About 07:30–17:30