China Pictures - The Jinggang Mountain is located in the west of Jiangxi Province

The Jinggang Mountain is located in the west of Jiangxi Province,China Pictures, with basins surrounded by precipitous mountains. This lush mountain area is known as "the cradle of the Chinese Revolution" because it is the first rural revolutionary base set up by Mao Zedong during the second Civil Revolutionary War. There are one after another waterfalls and pools in Jinggang Mountain, and among them, five pools and five waterfalls lie in the Jade Valley less than two kilometers long. Walking from the Longtankou by the site of the Xiaojing Red Army Hospital, one can see the first waterfall 800 steps down the down the granite path. Known as the Jade Pool Waterfall, it rushes down from cliffs above, with a fall of 67 meters and a width of 6 meters at the top and 17 meters at the bottom. It sends out a thunderous sound and gives off thick mist. The water has the color of green jade,Shanghai Travel, hence the name Jade Pool. The Jade Pool is located at the outset of the canyon, with precipitous mountains on three sides covered with green moss. The sightseeing path is built on the comparatively less steep side. Thick mist and clouds rise on this side, with trees and bamboos swaying to one side in the strong wind. Folds on the cliffs look like a Kwan-yin sitting on a lotus throne. The Jade Pool Waterfall is one of the grand ones in Jinggang Mountain.