Langya Mountain is named after the title conferred by Emperor Yuan of the Eastern Jin Dynasty,司马睿. It is located in the southwest of Chuzhou City. The city and the mountain are integrated. It is rich in historical and cultural resources and has beautiful natural landscapes. It is the location of Zuiguanting, known as the ‘Number One Pavilion in the World’. It is one of the first national AAAA-level tourist attractions, a national scenic area, and a national forest park. The Langya Mountain scenic area covers an area of 115 square kilometers, including three major areas: the Zuiguanting area, the Puxian area, and the Qingliuguan area. The Langya Mountain scenic area is located in the Zuiguanting area, covering an area of 4.98 square kilometers. It is a rich place of historical and cultural resources and ecological landscape resources of Langya Mountain, including five major tourist areas: the Zuiguanting cultural theme area, the Tongleyuan study tourism area, the Langya secret exploration area, the Nantianmen sightseeing area, and the Shenxiu Lake leisure and sports area. Langya Mountain is a famous cultural mountain. Since the Tang Dynasty, a large number of historical celebrities such as Li Youqing, Wei Yingwu, Ouyang Xiu, Su Shi, Zeng Gong, Wang Anshi, Xin Qiji, Song Lian, Wang Yangming, and Wen Zhengming have left a large number of masterpieces about Langya Mountain. The famous sentence in Ouyang Xiu’s ‘Record of Zuiguanting’ in the Song Dynasty, ‘The drunk old man’s intention is not in wine, but in the landscapes.’ has become a widely known eternal classic. And Zuiguanting is also known as the ‘Number One Pavilion in the World’. In the scenic area, there are two national key cultural relic protection units – Langya Mountain cliff carvings and steles (especially the seven Tang Dynasty cliff carvings and the stele of ‘Record of Zuiguanting’ handwritten by Su Shi are rare treasures), and Wuliangdian. There are four provincial key cultural relic protection units – the ancient architectural complex of Langya Temple built in the Tang Dynasty, Qingliuguan built in the Five Dynasties, the ancient architectural complex of Zuiguanting built in the Song Dynasty, and the ancient architectural complex of Fengle Pavilion. Langya Mountain is an ecological pure land. It is located in a humid monsoon climate zone. It has four distinct seasons and pleasant scenery. It is rich in animal and plant resources. The forest coverage rate is over 85%. Langya elm and Zuiguang elm are rare tree species unique to Langya Mountain. The plum tree planted by Ouyang Xiu, ‘Ou Mei’, is one of the four oldest plum trees in the country. Langya Stream, Glass Marsh, Quanquan Spring, Zhuoying Spring and other mountain springs, and Guiyun Cave, Xuehong Cave, Chongxi Cave and other caves are the beautiful sceneries of ‘Nine Caves and Eighteen Springs’ in Langya Mountain. ‘The drunk old man’s intention lies in the landscapes of Langya Mountain.’ The rich natural and cultural landscapes of Langya Mountain have earned it the reputation of having ‘Eight Famous Sceneries’ including famous people, famous pavilions, famous essays, famous steles, famous springs, famous caves, famous forests, and famous gardens. Ecological pure land, famous cultural mountain. Welcome to Langya Mountain.
Opening hours: Open all year round from 07:30 to 17:30. Service facilities: Parking lot: [Scenic area parking lot] Reference price: ¥5/2 hours; Address: No. 28, Langya Ancient Road, 5 kilometers southwest of Chuzhou urban area; Number of parking spaces: 1000. Luggage storage: Reference price: free; Address: Tourist center at the north gate of Langya Mountain scenic area. Transportation within the park: Reference price: 20 yuan/person for one way, 30 yuan/person for round trip; Address: Boarding points at the north gate and Nantianmen. 1.Children under 2 meters tall enter for free, and visitors can choose to purchase one-way or round-trip tickets. 2. Children under 1.2 meters tall, as well as the elderly, pregnant women, and individuals with high blood pressure, heart disease, epilepsy, and mental illness (those prone to sudden illness) must be accompanied by a guardian when riding. 3. The vehicles run every 20 minutes, and the ticket is only valid for a single ride along the designated route; it becomes invalid the next day. Restrooms: There are multiple restrooms available, all clearly indicated with signs. Designated Smoking Areas: There are several designated smoking areas throughout the scenic area; visitors are only allowed to smoke in these specified areas.
