Nanchang >> Wuyuan

Attraction Typ: City Introduction

Location: more than 200 km from city

Recommend: 5 Star

Wuyuan

Wuyuan is well known as the "most beautiful countryside in China" with magnificent landscape dotted with strange caves, deep secluded rocks and numerous historic sites.

Wuyuan (Chinese: 婺源; pinyin: Wù Yuán) is renowned as the "most beautiful countryside in China" with magnificent landscape dotted with strange caves, deep secluded rocks and numerous historic sites.

Wuyuan is on the boundary of three provinces in Jiangxi’s northeastern corner. It is home to some of the best-preserved ancient architecture in China. Each of the numerous ancient buildings has a distinctive shape and structure. They emerge from among the emerald green mountains, clear rivers, green trees and the crisscrossing paths between the fields. Because it is remote to the urban city, the idyllic scene remained unsullied.

Wuyuan has at least 50 old villages that have remained almost unchanged over the last century. However, it is known not only for its natural scenery, but also for its glorious past. It is home to some of China’s top scholars, including Zhu Xi, a Confucian master in the Southern Song Dynasty, and Zhan Tianyou, China’s first railway engineer.

Wuyuan Green Tea, the Longwei Inkstone, Stewed Pouch Red Carp and the Jiangwan Snow Pear are well known as the four feature local specialties in Wuyuan. Among them, the Green Tea was a tribute to the imperial court in the Ming and Qing dynasties while the Longwei Inkstone is regarded as one of the best in China. In addition, the Jiangwan Snow Pear ranks as the “King of Pears” in southern China.

In spring, walking through the old villages in Wuyuan, one can receive refreshing views of hills covered in yellow rape, of green farmland and luxuriant camphor trees, and of creeks and small rapids.