UNESCO World Heritage SiteNational 5A Scenic AreaEast China
Mount Wuyi (Wuyishan)
武夷山 · Fujian, Nanping
A misty landscape of twisting river, red cliffs and oolong tea culture, sacred to Taoism and neo-Confucianism.
Mount Wuyi combines dramatic red-sandstone gorges, the clear Nine Bend River and terraced tea hills famous for Da Hong Pao rock tea. Visitors raft gently down the river beneath towering cliffs, hike peaks with names like 'Roaring Tiger Rock', visit 600-year-old tea bushes and explore Taoist and Confucian ruins in a land of persistent mist.
A centre of Taoism since the Han and a key site for neo-Confucianism (Zhu Xi taught here in the 12th century), Wuyi has been the home of tribute tea for centuries. Mount Wuyi was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1999 as both a cultural and natural site of outstanding value.
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