武夷山风景区 — Attraction in Nanping City

The Wuyi Mountain range is one of the World Heritage sites of China. It is made famous by Danxia formation of steep sandstone cliffs and jagged mountains. It is also the site where the famous Dahongpao (a kind of Wulong tea) is grown. A small part of the preserve is open to tourists. It is easily accessible by high speed train from most major cities in China.

A two day visit is an ideal itinerary. We did the Tianyou peak, the Tiger Roaring rock and Yixiantian on the first day and on the second day we floated down the Nine Bend river on bamboo raft in the morning and then visited the Xiamei old village. The latter is one old town in China which had been kept as is and not made over.

The park is well set up. Park buses go to all the attractions free of charge (included in the price of the ticket). Markers on the path are in both Chinese and English. There are lots of bathrooms.

You have to be in relatively good shape to go up some of the places. For instance to go up the Tianyou peak, you have 1000 steps and some sections...

Wuyishan 武夷山 is another famous mountainous spot for tourists from local and abroad. I stayed at Lavande Hotel in the city which is well maintained and in good order. The streets are clean and a dedicated path for cyclists and pedestrians. There are many eateries nearby. In the evening, there are also street food put up stores to sell local delicacies. I tried the wanton and chicken steak 正新鸡排 @¥13，very good and cheap. Took free public transport to the scenic area entrance. Have a good hike the whole day and...

If you are in rush, go for bamboo raft and Tianyoufeng. But if you have the time, slowly spending 3 days here will be great. Transport from one attraction to the next is quite convenient, just make sure you get on...