The Tourist Area of Houshi Cove, which is also called the Profound Area of Taishan Mountain, is a tourist area which has the Houshi Cove, located at the north of Taishan Mountain, as the center. The Houshi Cove has been called the fist cave paradise on the north of Taishan Mountain since the ancient time. Here, with towering peaks, jagged rocks of grotesque shape and deep valleys, is vast and quiet. Duzupan Path, the foot way of the northern Taishan Mountain, curling up through the area, was built in the years under the regime of Emperor Wanli of Ming Dynasty. Climbing along the Duzupan Path, tourists will feel that, the farther they walk, the more dangerous the path is, the more mysterious the mountain is, and the more beautiful the landscape is. The main scenic spots of Houshi Cove Area in clued Luanshigou, Bichen Bridge, Baxian Cave, Huanghua Zhon, Tiankong Mountain, Yuanjun Temple, Lingyi Spring, Lianhua Cave, Self-Cultivation Place of the Jade Goddess, Nine-Dragon Hill, etc. there are numerous ancient pines all over the area, some on the cliffs, some in the valley, some rising toward the sky, and some looking like to fly in the air, which make it strange and interesting. The ancient people had written poems like "the stone cove is shielded by the surrounding pines, the bending path is long and deep. The valley is full of sea moist in the morning, and the river waves in the evening. The flowers dropped on the cliffs can be collected as medicine, and the sound from the deep cave is heard like the sound of musical instruments. How can my ears be so lucky to wash off the worldly worries to hear so wonderful ancient music".
Yuquan Temple
Yuquan Temple, also called Gushan Temple, is located at the northern foot of Gushan Mountain to the north of Taishan Mountain. It was built by Yishi an eminent monk in the Northern Wei of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, but now it only remains its relic passing through the years. The temple was rebuilt on the old site in 1993. In the temple exist the towering ancient stele and high ginkgo tree, which presents a style of the ancient temple. There is an ancient spring with sweet and clear water to the east of the temple, and beside the spring is a stele with the writings of "Yuquan" that was written in Official Style by Dang Huaiying in Jin Dynasty.
Sister Pines
On the Nine-dragon Hill of the scenic spot of Houshi Cove grow two ancient pines side by side. They have tall and straight trunks and snuggle up to each other like two fairy maidens with ethereal lightness roaming in the mountains, so they are called "Sister Pines". The pines have luxuriant foliage standing gracefully erect, making the tourists lost in wild and fanciful thoughts.