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Attraction · Shangrao (Sanqingshan) Guifeng (Turtle Peak), Yiyang

Guifeng (Turtle Peak), Yiyang

Part of the World Natural Heritage site China Danxia (inscribed in 2010 along with China Danxia), a national 5A scenic area

Visitor info

Opening hours
07:00-17:30
Ticket
approx. CNY 90 (sightseeing bus included)

Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.

Part of the World Natural Heritage site China Danxia (inscribed in 2010 together with China Danxia) and a national 5A scenic area. Its Danxia stone peaks look strikingly like divine turtles stacked one upon another — no mountain without a turtle, no rock without a turtle; Laoren Peak (Old Man Peak), Luotuo Peak (Camel Peak), and the reflections on Qingshui Lake are classic photo spots, and you can view the peaks from a boat. According to records, Xu Xiake visited and described this mountain, and cliff inscriptions from successive dynasties survive to this day. Its figural-rock aesthetics are unrivaled in Jiangnan; together with Longhu Mountain it belongs to the Xin River basin Danxia belt, making it Shangrao's second World Heritage experience.

Getting there: High-speed rail, Yiyang Station, then bus / shuttle approx. 20 minutes

Photos

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