This attraction introduction is compiled from historical materials in the "Zhangjiajie Tour Guide Network" (33519.com · Scenic Spots section). Ticket prices, opening hours, transportation, and contact information mentioned in the text may be outdated. Please refer to the latest official announcements from the scenic area before traveling; some content consists of historical background/cultural introductions and is for reference only.
Walking west from the Lianxin Bridge not far away, there is a distinctive rectangular eight-pillar pavilion with upturned eaves at the four corners, covering about 20 square meters, with a stone-slab floor, shaded by green trees. On overcast and rainy days, mist often drifts and clouds fly by, hence the name Qiankun Pavilion. The couplet reads: "A thousand peaks hold the sun and moon; one pillar stabilizes heaven and earth."
Leaning on the railing and looking down, the cliff more than 300 meters high looks as if split by an axe, overgrown with vegetation, with deep and mysterious caves. Only the sound of water can be heard, but no stream valley is visible. Fifty meters from the stream bank, a giant peak rises more than 300 meters high, with a girth of dozens of meters, perfectly round like a pillar, majestic and bizarre. Legend has it that after Gonggong failed in his struggle with Zhuanxu for the throne, he angrily struck Mount Buzhou, breaking the heavenly pillar, and half of it flew here, hence the name Qiankun Pillar. Afterwards, many immortals roamed this place, leaving behind many ancient traces. To the south of this pillar are several green gorges leading directly to the mountaintop, seemingly passageways for immortals coming and going. On the right is a peak pillar with something like a boot on top, called Divine Boot Rock, said to be an ill-fitting boot thrown down by Cao Guojiu. The ancient pine with a curved base on the right side of the viewing platform is named Iron Crutch Pine.
Enjoying the scenery here, one merges with heaven and earth, and the divine connects with past and present. All thoughts can be stilled, and one transcends the mundane world.
