Wuyuan, Jiangxi (江西婺源)

 

Wuyuan

Wuyuan County, Jiangxi Province, lies in the center of the "golden travel triangle," formed by Huangshan Mountain (Anhui Province), Lushan Mountain and Jingdezhen (Jiangxi Province). Having a long history of over 1,200 years, Wuyuan County is one of the most important cradles of China's centuries-old Huizhou culture. It has at least 50 old villages that have remained almost unchanged over the past few centuries, including many former residences of some of China's top scholars, such as Zhu Xi, a Confucian master in the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) and Zhan Tianyou, China's first railway engineer. Besides antique buildings, the most popular scenery in Wuyuan is rapeseed flowers. When the flowers blossom in March, the county becomes a sea of golden flowers. photo gallery>>

Travel tips:

Admission: 180 yuan (including 12 scenic spots)

Getting there: You can take travel bus from Jingdezhen City or Huangshan City.

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