Sky-Reflecting Mirror

The Sky-Reflecting Mirror () is a natural landmark within Xiangling City and is a large bay, and is home to the Canguang Temple, which is dedicated to the Immortal of Radiantly Shining Waters. It is the most culturally significant landmark within the city, and is notable for being not only the place where Wei Xiang founded the School of Power and Virtue, but is also notable for being the place where Zhen and Xin Miao held their final confrontation.
==History==
=== Background ===
According to legend, when Feng Lin's ancestors arrived at the area where Xiangling City from the Valley of Peace was to be founded, they were nearly out of food and water. So, they settled at the edge of the bay for several weeks while recuperating so they could begin to continue their journey elsewhere, but just when they were about to leave after, the spirit of the bay appeared to them one rainy night and introduced itself as the Immortal of Radiantly Shining Waters. It told them that as payment for the food and water they had received from the bay, they were to found a city by the bay, and provide the spirit with an equal amount of faith in its existence. Feng Lin's ancestors initially refused, stating that they had neither the strength nor materials to do so, and so the spirit dived back into the water and came back up several strange jade devices that the people could use to begin the foundations of the city; the spirit then brought denizens from the deep to assist them in the manual labor, and promised them that for a long as they worked, the bay would never run dry nor would the fish die; and then, the spirit offered its own assistance in the construction of the city. With this, Xiangling City was founded, and a temple called Canguang Temple () was built to honor the spirit. This temple is a large temple on the bay's shore and aligned with the center of the Sky-Reflecting Mirror, and is made from both jade and wood. Several centuries later, the Wei Xiang's School of Power and Virtue would be founded along the bay's shore, and bring kung fu to Xiangling City.
Due to the legend, Canguang Temple, and the natural beauty of the bay, many tourists and locals alike visit the Sky-Reflecting Mirror daily, and this bay generates most of the money brought in by tourists. In the bay, while one can also visit the shrine, there are also other activities. These include boat tours, fishing, and most notably, a large bridge called the Sky-Reflecting Mirror's Handle () which leads to the center of the bay, which is where the spirit of the bay is said to have risen from. This bridge is a long, wooden bridge adorned jade and lanterns, and features a large circular area at the end for people to look out into the bay from the center. It is at this circular opening where Xin Miao and Zhen later fought.
== Trivia ==
* Both the Sky-Reflecting Mirror and Xiangling Harbor were inspired by Gongmen Harbor, while Canguang Temple was inspired by the Yeti shrine at Animal Kingdom, as well as similar temples dedicated to the Long.
** The name of the Canguang Temple translates to "brightly shining water."
* According to fishermen, it is customary to pray to this spirit before fishing in the Sky-Reflecting Mirror, as many who don't or anyone else who disturbs the lake's peace without permission has been spirited away without fail.
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