Ten-thousand-Rock in Lion Mountain in the east suburb of Xiamen is well-known for its countless grotesque rocks, some lying on cliffs, some standing on slopes, some looking like jade screens, some resembling an old man. Viewed from different angles, they present different features,like a man or an animal, but all vivid and alive. Hidden among the stone wall, are quite, attractive caves running through the hills, gurgling streams and precipitate waterfall giving off pearly sprays. Standing on the Kuangyi Platform by the Changxiao Cave, one can have a bird's-eye-view of his 'Island of Egret' and experience its kaleidoscopic views.

Half way on the mountain is the Shichan Temple, built in the Tang Dynasty. The building of the Temple are exquisitely designed and well arranged, bearing an extinctive feature. Around the Temple are numerous inscriptions, most of which were written by celebrities.

The Ten-Thousand-rock Botanical Garden, known as 'Green Museum', boasts more than four thousand species tropical and sugtropical plants, flourishing all the year round with their dazzling brillianc. The gigantic Golden Tigerfish Ferocactus is not only the king of the hundreds of cactus here but also one of the biggest in the country.