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Gold Helmet and Silver Armour Gorge

Golden Helmet and Silver Armor is a vivid description of a unique cliff that lies in the Wu Gorge near the Hengshi Stream, 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) from Mt. Wushan. Viewed from afar, the pleated rocks spread over the precipice appear to be golden on top and silver on the bottom, resembling a warrior wearing a golden helmet and silver armor. These pleated rocks are typical of aqueous rocks that are compressed in the process of diastrophism, or deformation of the earth's crust.

In the south bank of the gorge, you can see a rock that very much resembles a mouse, resting in a cave known as the Mouse Cave. Near the Mouse Cave, there is a spot known as the Jianchuan Hole. Legend has it that this name originated when a hole was penetrated in the cave wall using an arrow by Xiang Yu, a well-known general in the Qin Dynasty (475 BC-221 BC). A stele erected behind the hole was said to be that arrow.