Yancheng Milu National Nature Reserve Travel Guide

The Yancheng Milu National Nature Reserve is located in Dafeng District, Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province. It is the largest milu deer nature reserve and gene bank in the world, and home to the largest wild milu deer population. It is not only a national 5A tourist attraction, but also one of the "15 Selected Ecotourism Projects in China"🎖️. Tickets and Opening Hours🎫 • Ticket Price: Adult ticket CNY 50; Electric car CNY 15/person; Carrot feeding CNY 15/pack; Boat CNY 200/4 people (reference price). • Discount Policy: • Free Admission: Children under 1.4 meters, seniors over 70 years old, and people in certain professions can enter the park for free with valid ID🎟️. • Half-price Discount: Seniors aged 60 to 69, students, etc. can enjoy a half-price discount with valid ID🎟️. • Opening Hours: 08:30–17:00 all year round⏰. Main Attractions🌳 • Fengshen Platform: A 39-meter-high pagoda commemorating the first 39 milu deer to return. The fifth floor was once used as a water storage space🏯. • Deer Watching Platform: The best viewing point to observe the living habits of milu deer up close🦌. • Listening to the Howling Slope: A gathering place for wild animals, named after the howling sound of the returning milu deer🦘. • Hundred Milu Deer Picture: Carved with 100 behaviors of milu deer, known as the "Encyclopedia of Milu Deer Behavior"📖. • Golden Beach Deer Call: A semi-wild free-range area that requires an electric car or boat to visit🚤. Travel Tips🚶 • One-day Itinerary: • Morning: Visit Fengshen Platform and Deer Watching Platform to learn about the history of the park and observe milu deer up close📚. • Noon: Have lunch at the park restaurant and taste local delicacies🍱. • Afternoon: Visit cultural attractions such as Listening to the Howling Slope and the Milu Deer Chronicle Calligraphy Stone Carving, and learn more about the living habits of animals📿. • Notes: • The park is large, so it is recommended to take an electric car to visit🚗. • Milu deer may be aggressive during the mating season, so please do not approach them⚠️. Transportation🚙 • Self-driving: Navigate to "Yancheng Milu National Nature Reserve". It takes about 20 minutes from Dafeng City🚘. • Public Transportation: • Take a bus from Yancheng Bus Station to Dafeng District, and then transfer to a bus directly to the park🚌. • There is a direct bus from Dafeng Bus Terminal to Yancheng Milu National Nature Reserve. The first bus departs at 07:00, and the last bus departs at 15:30🚌. Yancheng Milu National Nature Reserve is not only a great place to see rare animals, but also a great opportunity to get close to nature and feel the significance of ecological protection🌿.