# Guifeng Scenic Area (龟峰风景区)

Mount Sanqing, Jiangxi Province · East China, China · Guidebook rating: 4/5
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## Key facts

- **Admission:** ¥160 (includes sightseeing bus and boat ride)
- **Opening hours:** 07:30-17:00 (last entry 16:00)
- **Time needed:** 3–5 hours
- **Address:** National Highway 320, Yiyang County, Shangrao
- **Getting there:** Take the high-speed train to Yiyang Station, then a taxi to the scenic area takes about 20 minutes; or drive via the Shanghai–Kunming Expressway to the Yiyang exit
- **Phone:** 在弋阳高铁站乘2路旅游大巴直达龟峰景区
- **Good for:** History & Culture, Photography, Nature

## About Guifeng Scenic Area

Anyone who has watched the TV series Journey to the West will find this place strangely familiar. Legend has it that this was once the Dragon Palace of the East Sea. When the waters receded, the turtles turned into stone. Also worth exploring are the city wall ruins from the Taiping Rebellion and the villas built during the Republican era.
If you look closely, you will notice that the heads of the stone turtles here all face east, so if you get lost in the mountains, the turtle heads can help you find your bearings. The most remarkable feature is that a small stone turtle on Jinzhong Mountain can forecast the weather. Locals have a saying: 'When Jinzhong wears a hat, rain brings flooding.'

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 1478. 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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