Overview: Located in Liancheng County, Longyan City, it is named because it resembles the ancient Xiezhi crown. The mountains are steep and the rocks are strange. It is a national key scenic area.
Main Attractions: There are main peaks such as Lingzhi Peak and Wulao Peak, and Shimen Lake, etc. The water of Shimen Lake is clear, and you can take a boat tour to enjoy the Danxia landform scenery on both sides of the lake.
Travel Tips: It is recommended to climb the mountain first to enjoy the Danxia landscape and the full view of the mountain scenery from different angles, and then take a boat tour of Shimen Lake to experience the tranquility and beauty of the combination of mountains and waters. The whole tour takes about 4 6 hours.
Meihuashan Nature Reserve
Overview: Located in Shanghang County, Longyan City, it is a national forest and wildlife nature reserve and is known as the “green emerald in the desert zone of the North Tropic of Cancer”.
Main Features: It has rich animal and plant resources and is the hometown of South China tigers. Here, you can observe rare animals and plants, and also walk on the plank roads in the virgin forest, breathe fresh air and enjoy the tranquility of nature.
Travel Tips: You can tour on foot or by taking the scenic area sightseeing car, with a focus on visiting the South China Tiger Breeding Base, Taxus chinensis forest, etc. The tour time is about 3 5 hours.
Cultural and Historical Sites
Yongding Tulou
Overview: Located in Yongding District, Longyan City, it is a unique and magical mountain residential building in the world and has been listed in the “World Heritage List”.
Main Attractions: Including Gaobei Tulou Cluster (such as Chengqi Lou), Hongkeng Tulou Cluster (such as Zhencheng Lou), etc. The tulou has various shapes, such as round and square, with an exquisite internal structure and contains profound Hakka culture.
Travel Tips: You can visit the Gaobei Tulou Cluster first and then go to the Hongkeng Tulou Cluster. Each visit takes about 2 3 hours, and you can go deep into the interior of the tulou to understand the living customs and architectural art of the Hakka people.
Gutian Conference Site
Overview: Located in Gutian Town, Shanghang County, Longyan City, it is an important revolutionary site. The Gutian Conference was held here in 1929.
Main Highlights: The conference site is an ancient Hakka ancestral hall. There are also Gutian Conference Memorial Halls and other surrounding facilities, which display the historical background and great significance of the Gutian Conference through a large number of cultural relics and materials.
Travel Tips: First visit the Gutian Conference Site and then go to the Gutian Conference Memorial Hall to fully understand that magnificent period of history. The tour time is about 2 3 hours.
Longyan Food Guide
Special Dishes
Yongding Dried Vegetable Braised Pork
Dish Features: Made with Yongding dried vegetables and pork belly, the dried vegetables are fragrant, and the pork belly is fat but not greasy, and melts in the mouth. It is one of the classic representatives of Hakka cuisine.
Recommended Restaurants: Some local restaurants in Yongding District, such as “Yongding Renjia”, can serve authentic Yongding dried vegetable braised pork.
Shanghang Dried Radish with Scrambled Eggs
Dish Features: Shanghang dried radish is salty, crispy and refreshing. When scrambled with eggs, it has a rich taste and delicious flavor with strong local characteristics.
Recommended Restaurants: Many small restaurants in Shanghang County Town make this dish very well, such as “Tingzhou Flavor Restaurant”.
Special Snacks
Longyan Taro Dumplings
Snack Features: Using taro and tapioca flour as the skin, and the filling usually consists of lean meat, mushrooms, dried bamboo shoots, etc. The aroma of taro and the filling blend with each other, and the taste is soft and glutinous.
Recommended Shops: The “A Bing Taro Dumpling” shop in the urban area of Longyan City, and its taro dumplings are deeply loved by locals and tourists.
Changting Dried Tofu
Snack Features: Brown, translucent, tough, with a suitable salty and sweet taste and rich in nutrition. It is a traditional delicacy in Changting.
Purchase Locations: There are many small shops selling Changting dried tofu in the streets and alleys of Changting County Town, and it can also be purchased in local supermarkets as a souvenir.
Practical Travel Information
Transportation Guide
External Transportation
Airplane: Longyan Guanzhai Mountain Airport has flights to some domestic cities, such as Xiamen, Shanghai, etc.
Train: Longyan Station is an important railway hub, and you can arrive by bullet train or ordinary train, with convenient transportation.
Internal Transportation
Bus: There are bus routes in Longyan City and each county town leading to the main scenic spots, but some scenic spots may require transfer or a short walk.
Tourist Charter: If there are many people traveling together or you want to travel more freely, you can choose to travel by charter. The price can be negotiated with the driver.
Accommodation Suggestions
Longyan Urban Area: There are all kinds of hotels and guesthouses with good accommodation conditions, suitable as a transit resting place and convenient for traveling to the surrounding scenic spots.
Yongding District: There are some characteristic homestays near Yongding Tulou, where you can deeply experience Hakka culture and rural life.
Gutian Town, Shanghang County: There are many farmhouses and inns to choose from, which is convenient for visiting attractions such as the Gutian Conference Site.
