Wuyuan, a famous rural scenic area of China, is located at the junction of Anhui, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang provinces, and it is known as the "Beautiful Countryside of China".
What to see
Located in the northeast corner of Jiangxi Province in east China, Wuyuan County neighbors Jingdezhen to the west, Quzhou to the east, Yellow Mountain to the north, and Sanqing Mountain to the south. Undulating hills descend from the higher northeast part to the lower southwest. It is no exaggeration to say that Wuyuan is the most beautiful place in Jiangxi.
The ancient buildings of the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368 - 1912) are all over the countryside, and the rural scenery is picturesque, especially the rapeseed flowers sea.
Here, there are different scenery throughout the four seasons. In spring, you can enjoy the sea of rapeseed flowers and taste spring tea. In autumn, you can admire the red leaves, watch the sun drying in autumn, and take photos of the morning mist; In the low season when there are few people, you can also come and stay for a few days, visit ancient villages, and appreciate Huizhou style residential buildings.
1. Ancient Huizhou Architectures and Rich Cultural Heritage
Having stood for more than 1,000 years, Wuyuan County was first set up in 740 during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). It is an essential part of the ancient Huizhou Culture, with a series of ancient villages retaining the typical Huizhou residences, mansions of historical celebrities, ancestral halls, and antique gallery bridges. Many scholars and talented people in history leave the country with a deep cultural legacy.
2. Natural Wonder - Paradise of Rape Flowers
The breathtaking scenery of an immense sea of golden rape flowers in spring gains Wuyuan a reputation of ‘the most beautiful countryside in China’. Every March numerous tourists swarm to the small town, just for a look of the harmonious beauty like a traditional Chinese painting, with green hills and valleys, karst caves, limpid streams, canola terraces, and exquisite houses. Other spring blossom and the autumn foliage also add natural charm to the town.
How to travel
Travel to Wuyuan in Spring
The beautiful scenery of Wuyuan is distributed among various towns and villages. It usually takes three days to visit major attractions such as Wangkou, Shangxia Xiaoqi, Jiangling, Sixiyan Village, and Rainbow Bridge, which is a regular route of the East and North Line. If you come specifically to see rapeseed flowers, you can take the eastern route of Moon Bay - Likeng - Xiaoqi - Jiangling; If you only come for the autumn leaves and morning mist, then go to Chengcun in Shicheng.
Wuyuan is renowned as a popular destination for admiring rapeseed flowers, with mid to late March being the season when rapeseed flowers bloom. Standing on the high terrace of Jiangling Village, or by the banks of Moon Bay, one can see the endless golden scenery. Villages such as Qingyuan, Shangxia Xiaoqi, Wangcha, and Guankeng are also great places to admire the sea of rapeseed flowers.
In March, vast rapeseed flower fields in Hungling Village spread over the mountains. A 300-meter (984 feet) high-altitude plank or ropeway brings tourists a different experience of flower viewing. The Hui-style buildings in the Ming and Qing Dynasties were built in line with terrains and distributed in a stepped fan shape, quaint and elegant. While in autumn, the colorful crops exposed on the roofs inject the buildings with white walls and black tiles into vitality.
Travel to Wuyuan in Autumn
Wuyuan in late autumn is also beautiful, and mid to late November is the ideal season to enjoy the red and yellow leaves and the morning mist. The villages deep in the mountains are shrouded in thin mist, with large patches of red maple and ginkgo trees reflecting the white walls and black tiles of the countryside, appearing and disappearing in the mist, extremely charming. Shicheng, Huangling, Xiaogui, Sixiyan Village and other villages are all good places to enjoy the autumn scenery. In the ancient village of Huangling, one can also see the folk landscape of "sun drying autumn". Every household's roof is drying crops such as red chili peppers and rice, and from a high altitude, one can see a magnificent red and yellow color.
Wuyuan is one of the birthplaces of Huizhou culture. When you come here, you must visit the villages and experience the quaint and peaceful atmosphere of life. There are memorial archway, steles, stone bridges, ancient stages, horse head walls, bonsai and other buildings with distinctive Hui style everywhere in the villages and alleys, and there are also many ancient shrines of celebrities, mansions and other historic sites. There are many historical sites in Likeng, Xiaoqi, and Wangkou villages, and Sixiyan village, where the 1987 version of "Liaozhai" was filmed, as well as the corridor bridge "Rainbow Bridge" in Wuyuan, are also not to be missed attractions.
Travel Tips
Address: Wuyuan Scenic Area, Wuyuan County, Shangrao City
Telephone: 0793-7410999
Opening Hours: 07:00-19:00
Admission ticket ： CNY 210