# Jinyun Mountain (缙云山)

Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality · Southwest, China · Guidebook rating: 4/5
Canonical: https://cnatrip.com/en/places/jinyun-mountain
Language: en

## Key facts

- **Admission:** ¥30
- **Opening hours:** 9：00—16：00
- **Time needed:** 1 day
- **Address:** No. 27 Jinyun Road, Beibei District
- **Getting there:** Buses run to Beibei from Chaotianmen, Jiefangbei, Nanping and Yangjiaping. From there, transfer at the underground mall bus station to a dedicated sightseeing shuttle to Jinyun Mountain.
- **Good for:** Gardens & Flowers, Temples, Nature

## About Jinyun Mountain

A national nature reserve with over 1,300 hectares of forest and more than 1,700 subtropical plant species, Jinyun Mountain is a famous botanical treasure trove and forest park. Its dawn redwood (shuishan) is a living fossil tree whose species existed 160 million years ago and is extremely rare in the world. Jinyun Mountain is also a Buddhist sacred site with numerous temples, the most famous being Jinyun Temple.

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 421. 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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