Nine-Bend Stream Bamboo Rafting
The highlight of Mount Wuyi: board a bamboo raft at Xingcun Wharf and drift 9.5 km downstream, taking about 90 minutes through the nine bends
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- 06:30-16:00 (in batches)
- Ticket
- CNY 140
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
The highlight of Mount Wuyi: board a bamboo raft at Xingcun Wharf and drift 9.5 km downstream, taking about 90 minutes through the nine bends; "every bend winds around the mountains, every peak is embraced by the flowing water" — Shaibu Rock looks like a giant hanging cloth, the cliff of Xianzhang (Immortal Palm) Peak resembles a palm, Wolong (Crouching Dragon) Pool is deep jade-green, and cliff inscriptions line both banks to read as you pass. Zhu Xi's "Nine-Bend Boat Songs" sings of each bend in turn; reading his verses on the raft is the proper way to take in Wuyi's landscape. In peak season, rafts must be booked several days in advance; each raft carries 6 people with a boatman-guide.
Getting there: Xingcun Wharf
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