Wangxian Valley
A Gan-style cliffside town rebuilt on an abandoned quarry, a culture-tourism complex that has gone viral in recent years
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- 09:00-22:00 (night session charged separately)
- Ticket
- approx. CNY 100
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
A Gan-style cliffside town rebuilt on an abandoned quarry — a culture-tourism complex that has blown up in popularity in recent years. Highlights = cliff-face walkways, cliff-hanging guesthouse clusters, and a complex of antique-style buildings that light up tier by tier under the night lighting; evenings feature molten-iron fireworks (datiehua) and folk performances. Completed and opened in the early 2020s, it is a model project combining quarry ecological restoration with tourism. A representative viral scenic area of the Douyin (TikTok) era, its night scenery is called by visitors a real-life xianxia (immortals-and-swords fantasy) world, and the evening session often draws bigger crowds than daytime.
Getting there: Downtown Shangrao, then shuttle bus approx. 50 minutes / self-drive
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