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Located in the northwest of Baiyun Mountain, it covers a land area of about 8square kilometre. Main scenic spots in this scenic area include White Cloud & Pine, Pine Courtyard, Peach Ravine, Plum Blossom Valley, Pearl Building, Shuiyue Pavilion, Huangpodong Leisure Teahouse, Returning Forest, etc.
Peach Ravine It is a newly-built scenic spot for peach appreciation in the Pearl Building travel area. Covering a land area more than 40,000 square meters, it is a Chinese style landscape garden designed according to Tao Yuanming's Peach Blossom Shangri-la. In the garden, there are such scenic spots as Good Luck Spring, Children Puppet City, Gravel Shoal, Lianli Pavilion, Peach Island, etc.
Pearl Girl It is said that Pearl Girl was a disciple of Huang Daopo, a textile expert in Yuan Dynasty. Her name was Ming Zhu (means pearl). She is waiting for her master Huang Daopo here.
Pearl Building It was built in 1925 by local residents. Warlord Chen Jitang once used it as his villa.
Pine Courtyard Built in 1963, it is located in a valley in the north of Plum Blossom Ridge. It is named so because it was built on the Kangning Bride near a pine forest. It is a Lingnan style landscaped villa with bridges, water, green greens and fragrant flowers.
Peach Blossom Brooklet is located at the southern part of the Huangpodong Reservoir in Mingzhulou Tourist Area of Baiyun Mountain. The garden occupies an area of more than 100,000 square meters. It was built on a concept from the eassay of The Arcadia Story by the famous writer Tao Yuanming in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The garden is mainly dotted with colorful peaches and primitively plain pavilions and corridors. Peaches are plentiful on Peach Blossom Island. Carvings on steep rocks show superb craftsmanship; zigzag paths go along the streams with bamboo at both sides and go through the deep and secluded valley. Children's Playgrounds and pebble beaches embellish the garden and contrast smoothly with each other. Touring in the garden, one surely enjoys the beautiful scenes. It is an attractive place for both old and young to enjoy.
Plum Blossom Valley is located at the north side of the Huangpodong Reservoir in the Mingzhulou Tourist Area of Baiyun Mountain. It covers an area of 50,000 square meters. It is an ideal scenic spot of integrated forest ecology, tourist landscapes and cultural leisure.
The valley uses plums as its theme, it has a natural primitive style. In the valley, colorful plant communities combined ingeniously with mountain streams, small bridges and plain buildings off set each other quite nicely. If you admire the plums, drink tea or take a walk along the mountain springs in the secluded valley, you will feel very relaxed and happy.