The Yeheqiu Pools (Wild Crane Pools) Scenic Area-Ningbo's Xanadu is situated in a tributary gorge on the upper reaches of the Huangtan Reservoir and 15 kilometers west of Ninghai County Proper. The scenic area is a model national ecological and landscape area.

As legend goes, once upon a time in the Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC-256 BC), a prince named Wang Qiao, son of King Ling, went making pills of immortality and cultivating vital energy on Mount Songshan under an immortal's directions. Then he left from MountGoushi of Luoyang for MountTongbai of Ninghai (today's Lianghuang Mount) on a crane's back to continue his vital cultivation. Eventually he was blessed and was raised to the heaven and became an immortal. The northern side of Lianghuang Mount, charming and quiet, is said to be the very site where Wang Qiao cultivated vital energy. Hence this place is called the Wild Crane Pools. This scenic area, with its main scenic spot 3 kilometers long, is characterized by cliffs, gullies and valleys and 36 pools and 18 cascades. It is a rare place found in EasternZhejiangProvince that integrates natural landscapes and Taoist culture, and a wonderful resort for coolness, leisure and pleasure.

With zigzagging paths, pools, streamlets and cascades, the Yeheqiu Pools Scenic Area consists of six parts: Xianyun (Wondering Clouds) Streamlet, Yehe (Wild Crane) Streamlet, Yunhe (Cloud Crane) Ground, Yezhutou (Boar Head), and Dingshan Mount.
The Xianyun (Wondering Clouds) Streamlet Area is the entrance to the whole scenic area. There are restaurants, inns, shopping corridor, a parking lot and toilets. There is a pebble shoal developed into a swimming pool where people can ever do surfing. Amenity facilities include a tea house and a pavilion for cascade watching. On the Yunhe (Cloud Crane) Ground is built a Taoist Community, with a Taoist temple, Taiji diagram of the universe, body-building room, etc. The primal environment is maintained in the Yezhutou (Boar Head), and Dingshan Mount. There are a holiday inn, a zoo, a botanical garden, fruits garden and a tea plantation.