City: Jiangxi
Top Things to do in Jiangxi
Top Hotels in Jiangxi
- 1. Holiday Inn Nanchang Riverside, an IHG hotel
- 2. Crowne Plaza Nanchang Riverside, an IHG hotel
- 3. Sheraton Nanchang Hotel
- 4. Crowne Plaza Nanchang Wanli
- 5. Lvdi Boli Hotel
- 6. Novotel Nanchang Sunac
- 7. Wanda Realm Nanchang
- 8. HUALUXE Hotels and Resorts Nanchang High-tech Zone, an IHG hotel
- 9. Fairfield by Marriott Jingdezhen
- 10. Bestay Hotel Express(Nanchang Chuanshan Road)
Top 10 Things to do in Jiangxi, China
Jiangxi ( Jiāngxī), formerly spelled as Kiangsi Gan: Kongsi) is a province in the People's Republic of China, located in the southeast of the country. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze river in the north into hillier areas in the south and east, it shares a border with Anhui to the north, Zhejiang to the northeast, Fujian to the east, Guangdong to the south, Hunan to the west, and Hubei to the northwest.
Restaurants in Jiangxi
1. San Qing Shan
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 391 reviews
Reviewed By claraykyam - Hong Kong, China
Need physical ability. People love hiking must go here to have a good experience. Many different kind of shape big stone here. Beautiful and amazing.
2. Lushan Waterfalls
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 151 reviews
Reviewed By Yew Hong N - Singapore, Singapore
There are many Waterfalls in Lushan, and my review is about the Three-tier Waterfall, San (rhymes with "done") Die (pronounced Dee-Air) Quan (Q is pronounced like Ch in "cheek", and "uan" is pronounced like "when") . Basically San means Three, Die means Tier, and Quan means Fountain or Spring.
As the name implies, the waterfall goes through three tiers before falling onto a small lake after which the river continues its path downwards. To get here, most people would descend from the main Lushan Scenic Area, where the Scenic Area bus will bring tourists to the Sandiequan bus stop. From the bus stop, you can either walk all the way down to the waterfall, or use a cable car for part of the way. The cable car is 80 CNY for a two-ways ticket. If you use it only on the way up, it is 55 CNY if I remember correctly. The cable car covers a distance of the path that is gently downslope from Lushan, but it does help to make the whole journey shorter. I reached the Sandiequan bus stop at 9am and came back to the bus stop at 1pm, using the cable car both ways.
From the Sandiequan bus stop, walk into the nearest building connected to the bus stop and there is a counter to buy the cable car tickets. You can also stock up on water here. Note that you can also buy the tickets at the cable car station itself, which is about 5 minutes walk away. From this first building near the bus stop, walk out to find a small stream with a small wooden bridge. Cross the bridge, walk down further past a few shops, and there's another bridge that brings you back to the other side of the stream. From here, there is an obvious cobblestone path that leads one to the cable car station. If you don't take the cable car, keep left near the entrance of the cable car station and the walking path continues after a semicircle bridge. The path basically follows the river that will eventually end up as the waterfall (I think). After getting off the cable car, you will pass by a Dicos restaurant - take the stairs up from Dicos to the left. To the right of Dicos there is a flight of stairs going downward - this is where you will come from if you walked. After climbing up from Dicos there's a toilet and past this you will descend a short flight of stairs to a ticket booth. You need to pay 2 CNY to buy a get-back ticket. So no need to pay if you are not coming back - you can get off Lushan through this route. From here on you have a few thousand steps to descend (and ascend if you are coming back). There is a sign warning that old folks, pregnant ladies and those with High Blood Pressure should take care and not push themselves. There are some shops along the way and one toilet, before reaching the waterfall itself. Note that there are sedans here that you can take if you really cannot make it.
At the end of the steps, the grand waterfall beckons. It is obvious when you reach. It is possible to go to the bottom of the waterfall and touch the lake - the gate is past the photo booth. Don't stand on the bench in front of the photo booth, you may be charged for it.
Near this location, you should notice what looks like a cable-car station. I have no idea what to call this contraption, think of it as a chair-lift combined with flying-fox. They put you on a ski-chair attached to a cable, and throw you down the valley like flying-fox. I suppose it saves you about 10-15 minutes of walking. Further down there are more attractions and you can eventually descend Lushan this way. I have no idea what transport options are available down this way - I did not go past the waterfall.
On the way up, just rest frequently if you are tired - there are many places to sit and catch your breath. If you are really tired, don't forget there's the sedans that you can take for a fee.
3. Tengwang Pavilion
Overall Ratings
4 based on 330 reviews
Reviewed By SmileDoc7 - Decatur, Alabama
We really enjoyed visiting the Tengwang Pavilion with our almost 13 year old daughter who's birthplace is Nanchang. Our last visit was 10 years ago when we adopted her. I couldn't believe how much Nanchang had changed in 10 years - a much cleaner, nicer city. The pavilion was just as a remembered it - several stories of beautiful paintings and art work. The views from each balcony are amazing. We also enjoyed walking in the Gardens.
4. Shigu Ridge of Sanqing Mountain
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 84 reviews
Reviewed By SpiritualRomanticist - Singapore, Singapore
The remaining walk up the hill after a 10 minute cable car ride was still quite a bit of a challenge but it was well worth the effort. The view was picturesque and the walk was just as fun but unfortunately too challenging for a friend who had to give up part of the walk and missed some of the best views. To cover all the scenic spots, you will need at least 1 to one and a half days. Due to time constrain, we covered less than a third.
5. Longhu Mountain
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 98 reviews
Reviewed By 60726Nicky_11 - McLean, Virginia
Highly recommended by three Chinese, Longhushan was a big disappointment.
Directed first to the Guzhen (Old Town) and its Daoist temples, I wasted half a day, discovering only post-Cultural Revolution concrete rebuilt structures. For a more rewarding, prettier and more physically challenfing look at a Daoist mountain, visit Kongtongshan near Pingliang in Gansu. The Longhushan Mountains are OK but are no match for the more picturesque Wuyi Shan in Fujian, and the similar raft trip down the river at Wuyi Shan is consequently more memorable than the raft trip at Longhushan, a fact noted by another Chinese raft co-traveler. I was ambivalent at best about the giant concrete walkway affixed to Elephant Nose Mountain here. I learned some new Chinese words at the excellent geological museum. Yingtan is one of the worst Chinese cities of the couple score I've visited. Can't uncheck the button, but this is an all-day attraction,
6. Wugong Mountain (Wu-kung)
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 59 reviews
Reviewed By Chinagriff
TripAdvisor needs to realize that nobody on the Mainland uses the outdated British transliteration "Wu-kung" just as they don't use Peking or Mao Tse-Tung. Put the Chinese name on here please (武功山)!!! It took me two weeks to realize that this was called Wu-kung mountain because nobody uses that name anywhere else.
This place was amazing! I was totally blown away by the beauty of this mountain. I've been to Longhu shan, Lu shan, and Jinggang shan in Jiangxi and nothing has come close. I've been teaching in Nanchang, Jiangxi and nobody around here has ever heard of this little gem because it carries no political importance and no famous poet wrote any poems here. I seriously felt like I should have been singing "The hills are alive..." because of the terrain. It was such a pleasant surprise. Every corner I walked around seemed to have a better view than the last bend and the top is certainly the best. I loved looking down at the clouds. It was a nasty climb but I almost didn't even care that my legs were screaming at me because of what I was seeing.
The entire trip I heard was 6 hours to walk up for a mid-20's male in good shape. It is a serious steep hike even with paved steps all the way. My co-ed college-age group went up the first leg by cable car and then walked the rest of the way up. The guys were carrying everyone's tents so it was pretty heavy luggage (55-65 lbs). Our pace was pretty slow so it took us about 4.5-5 hours to get to the summit from the end of the first cable car (there is a second cable car that will take you most of the way to the top and they are about 50元 each way, for each leg). The next day the way down took about 2.5 hours all the way without any cable cars but I was literally jogging down because my legs were so sore from the ascent that it just felt better. For others in our group it took around 4 hours to come down (on very sore legs also).
There are places on top of the mountain to rent tents if you don't want to carry them yourself. There were also some venders with water and other drinks along the way but not very often. One restaurant was located at the summit but it was pretty pricey. Many of us bought instant noodles and paid 2元 for boiled water in our bowls. Our group did this trip in two days: one up, one down, but I think everybody wished that we would have stayed another day just to wander around some other trails once we were on the top. There were trails in both directions with some amazing looking views and no paved steps but we just didn't have time to enjoy them.
I highly recommend this destination!!!
7. Yueliang Bay of Wuyuan
Overall Ratings
4 based on 86 reviews
Reviewed By Reg S - Benton, Arkansas
The Chinese people were very excited by this. They called it 'Moon Bay" for its half moon shape. I am from the part of the U.S. where we have lots of oxbow rivers so it was not too exciting. If you are not it might be. If you are going by, stop, if not, there is plenty more to see. Note a few days ago it was in the 90's and 87 percent humidity. If its hot out, standing along the road to check this out may not be worth it.
8. Moon Mountain
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 37 reviews
Reviewed By 797Wendy1968 - Saint Cloud, Minnesota
I was happy to have the "fan lady" follow me up the hill with cold water. It was a hot humid June day. I would do it again, but perhaps work out a little more before my next trip. This is one of the most beautiful places on earth.
9. Jinggangshan Revolution Museum
10. Jingdezhen Ceramic Exposition
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 31 reviews
Reviewed By AnotherSwede - Sweden
If you are into chinese ceramics, this is a must see! The museum houses a number of buildings, displaying everything from how the clay is processed, to throwing, finishing, decoration and glazing. All the classical oven-types used in the production of chinese ceramics are presented in full size, and apparently at times also fired. I´m pretty sure you will get a much deeper understanding of chinese ceramics, a real aha-moment!
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