# Shimenjian Scenic Area (石门涧风景区)

Lushan Mountain (Mount Lu), Jiangxi Province · East China, China · Guidebook rating: 4/5
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## Key facts

- **Admission:** ¥52
- **Opening hours:** 7：00—18：00
- **Time needed:** 2–3 hours
- **Good for:** Photography, Nature

## About Shimenjian Scenic Area

The earliest waterfall recorded in Lushan's historical annals is the Shimenjian Waterfall. As early as over 2,000 years ago, Ban Gu's *Treatise on Geography* in the *Book of the Later Han* recorded: “To the southwest of Lushan stand twin gate-towers, sheer cliffs rising more than a thousand *ren* high, and a waterfall flows there.”
Shimenjian faces the cliffs across the ravine, forming towering gates and walls. At its narrowest point, the “Little Stone Gate,” only a crack separates the two cliffs, so visitors must turn sideways to pass through the “gate.”
In the glen, high cliffs pour out waterfalls, and deep valleys collect water into pools. Submerged jagged rocks and towering boulders standing in the stream are arranged along the gorge to form “stone platforms.” The largest smooth boulder can seat dozens of people, and the characters “Shimenjian” are carved on it. Beyond the big boulder, the gorge grows steeper and narrower, like swords thrust into the sky, each peak vying for beauty. In this great fault, Mast Peak and Tongzi Cliff rise straight from the ravine floor, standing just a short distance apart, surrounded by a cluster of peaks.

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 1452. 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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