Wushan is well known for its twelve towering peaks, all formed by limestone above the surface of the river about 1,000 meters (3,281 feet). As they are the image of a flying phoenix, screen, cranes, and so on, people gave them vivid names and even composed verses to immortalize them. Among those mountains, the tallest and most graceful is Goddess Peak.
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Goddess Peak, looking like a fairy girl, has a legend: One day, a fairy named Yao Ji came to the Wushan Mountains and saw evil dragons fighting, annoying the people. Then she made great effort to defeat all of them. After that, she ordered the chief of people, Yu the Great, to control the water of the Three Gorges and to dredge the watercourse, while she herself turned into a peak, forever after navigating the boats.
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