Wugongshan (Mount Wugong) Scenic Area

Located in Pingxiang City of Jiangxi, province, the Wugongsahn Scenic Area covers an area of 360 square kilometers, and is about 150 km. long. The Wugong Mountain is one of the three famous mountains in South China. The Wugongshan Scenic Area was promoted to national geopark status in 2005. Sub-alpine meadows, waterfalls and rare plants make the mountain the most famous attraction in Jiangxi province.

Most of the mountain is in western and central Jiangxi Province, extending from Yichun in Jiangxi Province to Chaling in Hunan Province. It mainly consists of granite and gneiss, and its elevation varies between 1,000 and 1,500 meters, with its main peak, Crane Peak (Golden Summit), at 1,918.3 meters above sea level. Wugong Mountain has dozens of peaks with a height of over 1,000 meters, all of which show different patterns and different shapes.

The mountain has distinctive natural beauty, with steep hills, dense forests and many streams, as well as religious monuments. It is known for three fantastic sights, namely Wanda waterfalls, the alpine meadow and the ancient altars on the Golden Summit. Wugong Mountain is also a natural zoological and botanical garden. An enormous number of exquisite flowers, trees and rare animals can be found here, including tragopan, South China tigers, macaques, sambars, silver pheasants and giant salamanders. A forest of ginkgo trees is also on the mountain, with the largest one reaching 24.5 meters, with a diameter of 3.63 meters and as a history of about 1000 years.

Main Attractions

The Seven-Color Waterfall

Seven-color waterfall lies in Wanglong Mountain. It s a natural lesser waterfall of five to six meters high, seven to eight meters wide and about 25 cm deep, formed by water conservancy drops. One can have a touch of the water and have a relax. Several huge stones divide it into many small pools one after another.

The white-Crane Taoist Temple

The white-Crane Taoist Temple lies on the White-Crane Peak of Jinding Tourist Zone. It was built in the 60th year of Kangxi Period of Qing Dynasty. Until now, it still keeps the Taoist flavor of primitive simplicity.

Taoist Convent

Taoist Convent lies in Jinding Tourist Zone. According to the written history, it was once a hall whose roof was constructed with copper tiles. At the end of Ming Dynasty, it was moved here, its walls were made of stones and the roof was made of iron tiles, which covered a land of 5,400 sq km. Up till now, it has been under renovation several times.

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