Shangrao

Shangrao Wangxian Valley, a UNESCO-listed cultural landscape, is a mystical mountain retreat in Jiangxi Province renowned for its cliffside villages, ancient bridges, and Taoist heritage. Carved into the Huaiyu Mountains over centuries, it blends natural grandeur with human ingenuity, featuring terraced villages, stone-paved paths, and a 1,300-year-old Taoist temple. Dubbed the "Fairy Valley of the East," it attracts visitors with its suspended glass bridges, traditional paper-making workshops, and ethereal morning mists.

Wunvzhou Resort, a cultural tourism destination in Shangrao, Jiangxi, immerses visitors in the legend of Wu’ao, a local heroine from the Han Dynasty. Inspired by her tale of bravery, the resort blends traditional architecture, folk performances, and lush landscapes along the Wuyuan River. Opened in 2022, it has quickly become a hub for experiencing Jiangxi’s Huizhou culture, with nightly light shows, ancient tea ceremonies, and craft workshops.

Huangling Village, perched on the slopes of Mount Daqing in Jiangxi’s Wuyuan County, is a UNESCO-recognized “hilltop wonder” renowned for its terraced fields, Ming-Dynasty architecture, and the age-old tradition of shai qiu (drying autumn harvests on bamboo racks). Dating back to the 14th century, this “hanging village” clings to contours like a living tapestry, offering a journey through China’s rural heritage with cobblestone lanes, ancestral halls, and panoramic views of mist-clad valleys.

Gexian Village, nestled at the foot of Mount Yunling in Jiangxi Province, is a Taoist cultural sanctuary renowned for its hot springs, ancient rituals, and ethereal mountain scenery. Revered as the "Hometown of Ge Xuan"—a legendary Taoist immortal from the Eastern Jin Dynasty—it blends spiritual retreats with Tang-Dynasty architecture, earning recognition as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage Site in 2018. Visitors immerse themselves in alchemy workshops, incense-making rituals, and nightly lantern parades along the village’s mist-shrouded lanes.

Sanqing Mountain, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is China’s premier Taoist sacred mountain renowned for its otherworldly granite pillars, mist-shrouded peaks, and biodiversity. Named after the Three Pure Ones of Taoism (Yuanshi, Lingbao, and Daode), it boasts 1,800-meter-tall spires shaped by 1.4 billion years of erosion, earning it the moniker "Eastern Emerald Peak.” Designated a UNESCO site in 2008, it harmonizes natural grandeur with millennia-old Taoist temples, offering hiking trails, cable cars, and alpine vistas.