Mount Tiantai (Qionglai)
A celebrated mountain of the Qionglai Mountains, hailed as "the first mountain of the Chengdu Plain": known for water play in the high mountains, its "Thirty-Li Long Shoals" summer all-comers water fights on the shallows are a pastime unique to Sichuan, and its firefly-viewing spots (multiple emergence bursts April-October) are the top summer-night draw
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- 08:00-17:00
- Ticket
- CNY 58
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
A celebrated mountain of the Qionglai Mountains, hailed as "the first mountain of the Chengdu Plain": known for water play in the high mountains, its "Thirty-Li Long Shoals" summer all-comers water fights on the shallows are a pastime unique to Sichuan, and its firefly-viewing spots (multiple emergence bursts April-October) are the top summer-night draw. Admission CNY 58, with direct shuttle buses from Xinnanmen / Chadianzi bus stations; staying one night to see the fireflies is recommended — water play by day and firefly watching by night makes the best two-part visit.
Getting there: shuttle bus from Xinnanmen / Chadianzi bus stations
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