Rain Flower Terrace Overview
Rain Flower Terrace Overview:
Legend has it that in the 6th century AD, the monk Yun Guang delivered such a powerful sermon that God himself was moved to let flowers rain down upon this area. This story explains how the stones at this site received their unique color and their name, “yu hua shi,” which means rain flower stone.
In the 1930s, Yuhua Tai was put to use as an execution ground by the Chinese Nationalist Party. Thousands of their left-wing opponents were detained and put to death here. After the revolution the park was converted into a memorial ground. The park includes a museum, statues, tombs, and a great obelisk which can be viewed from afar stretching skyward above the trees.
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