With 22 waterfalls, 18 rapid torrents, 14 lakes and ponds, the Three Tier Spring is the most outstanding water attraction. A famous saying goes "if there is no Three Tier Spring, Mt. Lushan is not worth visiting". This waterfall plummets 155 meters (over 500 feet) from the pinnacle of Wulaofeng (Peak of Five Old Men), and comes to an abrupt end against the multi-tiered rocks at the cliffs base creating a spectacular screen of mist.

The Grand heavenly pool

Tianchi Temple stands here. It was originally known as" Huguo Temple". The Temple was built by an emperor who started Mimg Dynasty. In Song Dynasty people renamed it as "Tianchi". Here tourists can see "wenshu" platform, old nurse's shrine, Tianchi Tower, Traces, "yuanfu" temple, etc. And it is the best place to view a sea of clouds and "Buddhism light".

The yellow dragon pool

"It is the dragon make the water clever instead of the deepness of it." Going through roots and rocks, and rushing downward along dark green precipice, waters straightly fall into the pool. It is said there is a untamed dragon in the pool, which often cause calamity. Later it has been subduded and kept in the pool by a Buddhist monk.

                                                                         The black dragon pool

Dark dragon's pool is divided into five chinks by a huge stone. Hanging from the stone, the five parts of water rush down to the pool. As the story does, there is a dark dragon inhabiting in the pool, so people name it after the dark dragon. The wateris clear in the pool, which make people can not help drinking and playing it .

The three cascade waterfall

Originating in Dayue Mountain, the spring angles around the backside of Five-Old-Men Peak and pours into Nine Tier Gully, crashing twice upon rocks, and then converges into a torrent, and drops once again. Driven by the gully wind, the tiny drops dance in the misty air, sparkling in the sunlight and falling like countless dazzling pearls.

The lulin lake

The Lulin lake was build in 1955 by piling up the dyke and building the bridge. The area is 130,000 square meters, and water demand is 1,200,000 square meters. Surrounded by the mountains, the lake and the mountains set each other off. The rainbow-like bridge and mirror-like water make here a dreamlike place.

(Source: china-lushan.com)