San Qing Mountain, Jiangxi

Located in the northeast of Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province, at the junction of Yushan County and Dexing City, San Qing Mountain is a mountainous tourist attraction integrating history, natural scenery, and folk customs. Below is a detailed introduction to San Qing Mountain: Natural Landscape - Unique Peaks and Rocks: San Qing Mountain boasts a wide variety of granite landforms, including peaks, ridges, stone forests, stone pillars, canyons, cliffs, and pictographic rocks. Iconic spots like the "Oriental Goddess" and "Giant Python Coming Out of the Mountain" are uniquely shaped and breathtaking. - Sea of Clouds and Mist: The dense forests and humid climate of San Qing Mountain create a magnificent sea of clouds and ever-changing mist. Combined with the peak forest landscape, it resembles a "natural copy of a traditional Chinese landscape painting." - Springs and Waterfalls: The mountain is home to numerous streams and waterfalls. Yulian Waterfall, a national 4A-level scenic spot, is known as a mini "Jiuzhaigou" and is one of the seven most beautiful waterfall groups in Jiangxi Province. It offers sightseeing, swimming, and leisure activities. - Ancient Trees and Flowers: With a forest coverage rate of 95%, the area boasts 2,373 species of higher plants. The mountain also features hundreds of acres of thousand-year-old azalea valleys and thousand-acre ancient Huangshan pine communities. Cultural Heritage - Taoist Culture: San Qing Mountain is a renowned Taoist mountain, historically considered a blessed land. 1,600 years ago, Ge Hong, a Taoist hermit of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, came here to build a hut and practice alchemy. During the peak of Taoism, over 260 ancient buildings were constructed on the mountain. These buildings, aligned with the mountains and rivers and following the Bagua directions, perfectly integrate natural landscapes with Taoist philosophy, earning the mountain the title of "Open-Air Museum of Ancient Chinese Taoist Architecture." - Historical Relics: Over 230 ancient architectural remains, including palaces, temples, halls, mansions, workshops, springs, pools, bridges, tombs, platforms, and pagodas, as well as stone carvings and inscriptions, are still preserved, providing a complete record of the historical changes and cultural heritage of San Qing Mountain. Tourist Facilities - Cable Car: The scenic area has cable cars in the east (Jinsha) and south (Waishuangxi), with a northern cable car (Fenshui) currently under construction, facilitating access to the mountain. - Plank Road: The plank roads of San Qing Mountain are among the earliest high-altitude plank roads built in the world. With a total length of over 20 kilometers, the West Coast Plank Road is located on a cliff at an altitude of 1,600 meters, offering breathtaking views of San Qing Mountain.