East China's No. 1 Rafting Route

Yixiantian (Thread of Sky)

A huge boulder leans over three adjoining caves. Inside them, you can look up through a crack and see a single thread of daylight. Besides its unique scenery, the site is home to some rare plants and animals and holds cultural relics.

1 hour

Huxiao Rock

Tiger Roar Rock rises steeply into the sky, with springs and boulders, and is one of the few truly outstanding scenic spots in Wuyi Mountain.

2–3 hours

Yangu Huaxiang Trail

The Yangu Huaxiang Trail (Rock Bones and Fragrant Flowers Trail) has several especially beautiful sights. Wuyi Mountain's finest tea-growing areas lie along this route and its surroundings, and locals also call it “the most expensive and most romantic road.”

Longchuan Grand Canyon

The Longchuan Grand Canyon is a delightful place, a world of miniature landscapes and waterfalls. After seeing the Chongquan Waterfall, you can walk among towering ancient trees, a scene of great beauty. Surrounded by green hills and clear waters, the canyon quietly expresses the poetry and painting of Wuyi Mountain. The air is fresh and rich in negative ions, making it a natural oxygen bar.

¥75 · 1–3 hours

Chengcun Village

Chengcun Village is simple and quiet, with a rich cultural charm. According to the Zhao Clan Genealogy kept in the village, the Zhao family descends from Zhao Yuanzuo, the eldest son of Song Emperor Taizong, Zhao Guangyi. Many ancestral halls survive in the village, the most striking architecturally being the magnificent Centenary Arch (Baisui Fang) and the ancestral halls of the three clans. At the southwest village entrance stands the Guyue Gatehouse, facing south, its brick walls weathered by centuries of wind and rain. The Jujing Tower (聚景楼) in the village center is a feng shui structure; climbing it gives sweeping views of the surroundings. Chengcun still preserves traditional folk weddings, whose joyful festive scenes leave a lasting impression.

Heping Ancient Town

Heping Ancient Town, located in Shaowu City, Nanping, was originally named Heping (禾坪, “rice threshing ground”) because the area produced abundant rice and was flat. Its establishment dates back to the Tang dynasty, and it is one of the oldest ancient towns in Fujian Province. Nearly 200 historic residences remain intact in the town, making it one of the largest and best-preserved ancient towns in China. Heping is hailed as the bridge through which Central Plains culture entered Fujian. Relics still in the town include the Jukui Pagoda, whose inscribed plaque was written by Yuan Chonghuan, and plaques inscribed by Republican-era presidents. Heping is also a representative example of the historical and cultural heritage of South Wuyi, renowned for its thriving education and flourishing literary culture. From the Song to the Qing dynasties, the town produced more than 100 jinshi (top-level imperial exam graduates), and countless xiucai and juren scholars. The most distinguished was Huang Qiao, Vice Minister of Works under the Later Tang, who founded Heping Academy. Heping Academy was the earliest academy in northern Fujian's history, and the Song Neo-Confucian scholar Zhu Xi once lectured here. Heping rice wine, Heping Guanxing tea, Heping tofu, Heping rice noodles and Heping baoci (glutinous rice cakes) are famed for their pure, natural flavours and remain traditional specialties of Shaowu today.

¥40 · 3–5 hours