Dawei Mountain (Liuyang)
The highest peak in eastern Hunan (1607.9 m) and the source of the Liuyang River
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- 08:00-17:00
- Ticket
- approx. CNY 100
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
The highest peak in eastern Hunan (1607.9 m) and the source of the Liuyang River. In April-May a vast sea of wild azaleas turns the slopes red—one of Central China's famous floral spectacles; summer brings cool retreats and river rafting; in autumn thousand-year-old ginkgoes turn golden; in winter you may see rime ice. In the revolutionary-war era this was a revolutionary base area, and old traces remain in the mountains—climbing amid the flowers and the red-history sites can be enjoyed together.
Getting there: shuttle bus from Liuyang / self-drive
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