# Foguang Rock (佛光岩)

Northern Guizhou, Guizhou Province · Southwest, China · Guidebook rating: 3/5
Canonical: https://cnatrip.com/en/places/foguang-rock
Language: en

## Key facts

- **Admission:** ¥80
- **Opening hours:** 11.1-Feb 28 of the following year 08:30-17:00; 3.1-10.31 08:00-17:30
- **Time needed:** 4-6 hours
- **Address:** Wuzhufeng Village, Yuanhou Town, Chishui City, Zunyi City
- **Getting there:** Public transport is not very convenient. Hiring a car or driving yourself is recommended.
- **By car:** From downtown Zunyi, take the Lanhai Expressway (兰海高速) → Zunyi Ring Expressway (遵义绕城高速) → Renzun Expressway (仁遵高速) → Rongzun Expressway (蓉遵高速) →
- **Good for:** Gardens & Flowers, Wildlife, Nature

## About Foguang Rock

Foguang Rock Scenic Area is known as the 'Number One Danxia Park' and the 'Unique Wonder of Chishui Scenery', among other titles. The area contains more than 30 landscapes, including Danxia landforms, peculiar peaks and rocks, sheer cliffs and caves, the Five-Pillar Peak, the White Dragon Waterfall and camellia groves. It has more than 2,000 plant species, including over 20 rare species, and over 400 wild animal species, including more than 10 rare ones.
The strata exposed in Foguang Rock Scenic Area are all Jurassic and Cretaceous red sedimentary rocks of river and lake origin. It is considered one of the scenic areas in Chishui, and indeed in China, where Jurassic and Cretaceous Danxia landforms are best developed, most completely exposed and most distinctive.

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 513. Prices, hours and transport details are as printed in the August 2024 edition and may have changed. Always confirm with the venue before you travel.
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