Xiangxuehai in Dengwei is located in the Dengwei Mountain area of Guangfu Ancient Town. Since ancient times, this place has been a wonderful place for enjoying plum blossoms in the south of the Yangtze River. It is one of the four famous plum blossom viewing resorts along with Wuhan Dongyuan, Nanjing Plum Blossom Mountain, and Hangzhou Chaoshan. It is known as ‘Dengwei plum blossoms are the best in the world, and there is no place without plum blossoms in sight’.
Every February, when plum blossoms are in full bloom, it looks like a sea of snow. The mountains are filled with valleys and the fragrance is intoxicating. The three characters ‘Xiangxuehai’ are widely known. Tour guide: Whether it is in blossom season or not, Xiangxuehai is worth a visit. The Xiangxuehai scenic area has attractions such as the Plum Blossom Appreciation Pavilion, Plum Blossom Pavilion, and Emperor Qianlong’s imperial poem stele. Entering the scenic area from the main entrance and walking to the left, passing through a long stretch of plum forest, you can see a huge rock engraved with ‘Xiangxuehai’. You can take many beautiful pictures anywhere along the way. Remember to take more photos as souvenirs. There is also a clear spring behind the stone called ‘Meiquan’. Along the right side of the plum garden, you can come to the plum blossom viewing platform, where you can have a panoramic view of the beautiful scenery here. Next, you will see the imperial stele of Emperor Qianlong. This is where Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty made several southern tours and left many imperial poems. This stele is one of the best among the steles written by Emperor Qianlong. The middle is engraved with the two characters ‘imperial brush’. The Plum Blossom Pavilion has a crane standing on it. There are many calligraphy works of literati engraved on the stone cliff beside it. In ancient times, it had a very high status in the plum garden. During the annual ‘Plum Blossom Festival’, in addition to enjoying plum blossoms, there are also more than ten cliff carvings, the uniquely shaped Plum Blossom Pavilion, and the Wenmei Pavilion with white walls and black tiles. Catering: There are relatively few restaurants in the scenic area of Guangfu Town. It is recommended to eat before going or bring your own food for the visit. Opening hours: Open all year round from 08:30 to 17:00. Preferential policies: Children: Those under 6 years old (inclusive) or under 1.4 meters (inclusive), free with valid certificates; those between 6 years old (exclusive) and 18 years old (inclusive), half price with valid certificates. Seniors: Those over 70 years old (inclusive), free with valid certificates; those between 60 years old (inclusive) and 70 years old (exclusive), half price with valid certificates. Military personnel: Active-duty soldiers of the People’s Republic of China and retired military cadres, free with valid certificates; veterans and the relatives of martyrs of the People’s Republic of China, soldiers who died on duty, and soldiers who died of illness can enter for free with relevant valid certificates. Disabled people: Disabled people and one accompanying person of severely disabled people, free with valid certificates. Firefighters: Fire rescue personnel (including on-duty, retired, disabled fire rescue personnel, students of fire rescue colleges and full-time government firefighters), free with relevant valid certificates. Students: Full-time undergraduate and below students, half price with valid certificates. Service facilities: Parking lot: [Parking lot of Guangfu Xiangxuehai Scenic Area] Reference price: 6 yuan/hour; Address: At the entrance of Xiangxuehai scenic area; Number of spaces: 60. WIFI: Account: Taihu_Travel; Password: no password; Scope: Xiangxuehai, Situ Temple, and Bronze Guanyin Temple. Mobile phone charging: The tourist center of Xiangxuehai and the tourist center of Guangfu scenic area are equipped with charging power sockets. Luggage storage: Reference price: free. Scenic area interpretation: The tourist center of Xiangxuehai, the tourist center of Guangfu scenic area, and the tourist service point of Bronze Guanyin Temple provide manual interpretation services.Cost: 30 yuan per person per visit for each scenic spot. Restrooms: There are multiple restrooms in the scenic area, located near the Fragrant Snow Sea parking lot, near the plum forest of Fragrant Snow Sea, and near the viewing platform of Fragrant Snow Sea. They are marked with conspicuous signs. Convenience stores: There are multiple convenience stores in the scenic area. They are located on the south side of the Fragrant Snow Sea parking lot in the scenic area and near the tourist center of Guangfu Scenic Area. Alipay or WeChat payment is supported.
