The history of Niubei Mountain can be traced back to its mountain shape, which resembles an ox’s back. It is said that on one side of the cliff at the mountaintop, there is a huge rock protruding, resembling an ox’s head. The mountain ridge is slender, just like an ox’s back, thus getting its name. It was once the watershed between the Qingyi River and the Dadu River. The mountain range generally runs from north to south and is the source of the Ying River.

Once you climb to the top of Niubei Mountain, you will be shocked by the 360 – degree breathtaking scenery. The sea of clouds surges like a tide, sometimes gently wrapping the mountains, and sometimes rolling forward turbulently. In the distance, famous mountains in Sichuan such as Gongga Mountain, Emei Mountain, and Wawu Mountain present a picturesque view and come into full view.

Under specific weather conditions and from certain angles, one can be fortunate enough to witness the mysterious Buddha’s light phenomenon on Niubei Mountain. When the sunlight shines through the clouds onto a person or an object, forming colorful halos one after another, the shock and emotion are beyond words. This is not only a display of the wonders of nature but also a profound baptism and purification of the soul.

Niubei Mountain is equally charming at night. When all is quiet and the starry sky is as clear as washed, looking up, you can see the stars all over the sky, twinkling like diamonds inlaid on the black sky. What’s more, if you have the chance to capture the tracks of star trails, it will be a profound dialogue and an infinite reverie about time and the universe.