Scenic spot introduction:
Jiujiang Lushan West Sea Scenic Area (Yunju Mountain-Zhelin Lake Scenic Area) integrates Asia's largest earth dam reservoir, national Buddhist model jungle, and national forest park. It is "China's most beautiful lakes and mountains" and "domestic first-class, world-famous" tourism vacation spot. The lake has thousands of islands with falling beads, a blend of mountains and rivers, and a high level of negative oxygen ions in the atmosphere. It belongs to the national first-class water quality and first-class air. Whether it is a waterfall or a spring, a tree in the sea, or the "water panda" peach blossom jellyfish, a health-preserving spring, a mineral-rich hot spring that is the source of longevity, or the birthplace of the Caodong Sect of Chinese Buddhism, the cliff carvings of historical celebrities, etc., they are all gathered in this beautiful place. In the scenic area, it has become an eternal star in Jiangxi, with an endless stream of tourists.Attractions distribution:
Lushan Xihai is located in the north of Jiangxi Province, spanning Yongxiu and Wuning counties, with a total planned area of 495 square kilometers. The scenic area consists of two provincial-level scenic spots, Yunju Mountain and Zhelin Lake. It is mainly divided into six parts: Lotus City Scenic Area, Qingshi Lake Scenic Area, Taohua Stream Scenic Area, Lujiaojian Scenic Area, Baiwan Maze Scenic Area and Hongyantan Scenic Area. Fish Island, Lake View Island, Hundred Bay Maze, Zhenru Zen Temple, Animal Paradise, Beach Bathing Beach, Xiuhe Cultural Area, Farming Cultural Area and other attractions. Subsequently, supporting services and entertainment facilities such as a hot spring resort center, a cruise ship terminal, a leisure and joy world, a leisure dining area, and Taohua Creek rafting have been built to allow tourists to immerse themselves in the joy of the holiday.Scenic spot qualifications:
National 4A scenic spot, national forest park, national water conservancy scenic spotScenic spot features:
Leisure, vacation, health care, worship, water-related activities, picking, cultural tourism, religion, folk villages, hot springs, lakes, islands, forestsScenic spot map:
travelling guideline:
Starting from June 3, 2014, from Monday to Thursday (excluding statutory holidays), Lushan Xihai Scenic Area will implement a 50% discount policy (excluding boat tickets) for the following groups:
1. Hold a personal ID Residents of Wuning and Yongxiu counties with valid ID cards;
2. Holding application letters for collective travel stamped with the official seal of Jiujiang Municipal Industry and Information Technology Commission or Jiujiang county (city, district) Industrial Park Management Committee Enterprise personnel;
3. Those who hold the official seal of Jiujiang Civil Affairs Bureau or the Civil Affairs Bureau of Jiujiang counties (cities, districts, mountains) and enjoy national pensions and living allowances and urban and rural needy people (urban and rural low-income people) Guarantee recipients, rural five-guarantee recipients);
4. Elderly people aged 60-69 who hold a valid Jiujiang City ID card.
Tour route:
One-day tour itinerary:
1. One-day tour to the cloud-dwelling in the sky and the dreamy West Sea: Climb to a thousand-year-old temple to meditate and worship the Buddha → See the lakes and mountains of the West Sea
2. One-day tour to the dreamy West Sea and the West Sea hot springs: Lakes and mountains → Original ecological rich mineral health trip
3. Dreamy West Sea, Peach Blossom Stream Rafting, Fairy Gorge one-day trip: View lakes and mountains → Experience passionate drifting, river tracing adventure
4. Dreamy West Sea , One-day trip to West Bay: Appreciate the lakes and mountains → Wander the Gold Coast
5. One-day rafting trip to West Bay and Peach Blossom Stream: Wander the Gold Coast → Experience the passionate rafting
6. Huayuan Valley One-day trip: Admire the romantic sea of flowers on the lake → Enjoy the poetic life of fishermen and woodcutter
7. One-day trip to the Fantasy West Sea and Longshan Field: Appreciate the scenery of the lake and mountains → Experience the rain of bullets in the peaceful era
Two-day tour route:
1. "Heart Zen, Pilgrimage" → Two-day tour to the Cloud Dwelling in the Sky and the Dreamy West Sea: D1 Visit the thousand-year-old ancient temple to meditate and worship Buddha → Taste the vegetarian meal of Zen Temple → Explore the strange empty valley; D2 View the scenery of lakes and mountains → Enjoy farm food → Visit Changshou Village
2. "Health and Romantic Journey" → Two-day tour of West Sea Hot Spring and Dream West Sea: D1 Climbing Longshan Range Rover → Original Ecological Rich Mine Health Trip; D2 Viewing Lakes and Mountains → Enjoy farm food → Visit Changshou Village
3. "Quality, Poetry and Painting Journey" → Two-day tour of Huayuan Valley, Xihai Hot Spring, and Fantasy West Sea: D1: View the lakes and mountains → Enjoy farm food → Original ecological rich minerals Health trip; D2 boating on the lake, listening to traditional fairy music → walking in the sea of flowers, admiring the colorful flowers → Q&A with fishermen and woodcutter, enjoying poetic life
4. "Food and enjoyment journey" → Dreamy West Sea, Yijia River Orange Two-day tour of the garden and Huayuan Valley: D1 to enjoy the scenery of the lake and mountains → a fish feast in the West Sea → visit Changshou Village → experience the farm orchard; D2 enjoy the romantic sea of flowers on the lake → a boat lady’s feast, flowers and delicious food → enjoy the poetic life of fishing and woodworking
5. "Water-friendly, Happy Journey" → Two-day trip to the Fantasy West Sea, West Sea Hot Spring, Peach Blossom Stream Rafting, and Fairy Gorge: D1 to enjoy the lakes and mountains → visit to Changshou Village → original ecological rich mineral health trip → water park; D2 river tracing adventure → Enjoy farm food → Passionate
6. "Leisure and Expansion Trip" → Two-day tour of Tianshangyunju, Xihaiwan, and Yijiahe Orange Garden: D1 Thousand-year-old temple, meditation and worship of Buddha → Pinchanyuan Suzhai → Explore the secluded empty valley → Camp and have a bonfire barbecue on the Gold Coast; D2 roam the Gold Coast → Visit the longevity village → Experience the farm orchard → Experience the "rain of bullets" in peacetime
Best time to visit:
April-October
Shopping recommendations:
(Shopping) Citrus, Xihai Yunwu tea, local eggs, longevity cakes, Xihai fish, camellia oil, bamboo shoots, Luohan vegetables, Yunjushan Zanlin tea, Lushan Xihai wine, etc.
(Food) Flying duck handshake, tripod pot of delicacies, Phoenix Jade Pills, West Sea fern, health-preserving cup, West Sea flavor fish, West Sea boneless fish head, West Sea whitebait soup, steamed large white water fish, Bamboo Rat View Garden.
Scenic spot map:
Scenic spot location:
China>Jiangxi Province>Jiujiang City>Yongxiu County>Zhelin Town
How to get there:
Bus route:
1. You can take the scenic spot shuttle bus to Nanchang and Jiujiang airports and Nanchang, Jiujiang and Yongxiu railway stations.
2. You can take a bus from Nanchang Hongcheng West Passenger Station and Jiujiang South Bus Station to Zhelin Town (one bus every hour), and take a bus from Yongxiu Bus Station to Zhelin Town (one bus every half hour)
3. Individual Passenger Through Train: Tourists in Nanchang and Jiujiang can take the Individual Passenger Through Train to the scenic spots after successfully registering with local travel agencies. The bus stop in Nanchang is in front of the Provincial Stadium on Fuzhou Road in Nanchang City, and the bus stop in Jiujiang is near the No. 4 Agricultural, Industrial and Commercial Supermarket in Pier 4, Xunyang District.
Self-driving route:
1. Take Changjiu Expressway in the direction of Nanchang and Jiujiang → Yongwu Expressway, exit from Zhelin/Lushan Xihaidong/Xihai Hot Spring/S306 Exit, Drive towards S306/Jiuzuiwan/Xihai North and South Pier/Xihai Management Committee, and then go through S306 → Y992 → Zhelin Lake Tunnel.
2. Take Daguang Expressway/Yongwu Expressway in the direction of Wuning County, Hubei, and Hunan, and then transfer from Jinkou Interchange to Hubin Avenue.
Scenic area map:
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Yunju Mountain-Zhelin Lake ticket price:
Lake Viewing Island: 120 yuan/ticket
Lake Viewing Island (Sima Tourist Pier—Xihai Fishing Village—Farming Cultural Zone—Sima Tourist Pier): Cruise ship 165 yuan/ticket, speedboat 200 yuan/ticket; tickets included. Round trip ticket.
Cruise ship: 65 yuan/ticket
Speedboat: 100 yuan/ticket, chartered boat: 1,300 yuan/boat.
Preferential policies:
1. Children under 1.2 meters tall (inclusive) are free of charge;
2. Elderly people over 70 years old (inclusive) and those with military IDs, Military disability certificates and journalist certificates are free of charge, but only boat (boat) tickets are required;
3. Full-time undergraduate students or below and persons with disabilities have half-price tickets, but must purchase boat (boat) tickets. Relevant valid documents must be presented before purchasing tickets.
Scenic area opening hours:
Zhelin Lake: 8:00-18:00
Yunju Mountain: 8:00-19:00
The last cruise ship departs at around 16:30 in summer and the latest in winter The first departure is around 15:30.
