An Underrated Scenic Spot! 2-Day Tour of Mount Mingyue and Yangshimu

Niche Attractions Around Guangdong: Jiangxi Mount Mingyue, Yangshimu|||Niche Attractions Around Guangdong—Two-Day Tour of Mount Mingyue and Yangshimu Departing from Guangzhou to Yichun, Jiangxi, this trip's accommodation is in Wentang Town, Yichun City. In addition to hiking and enjoying the scenery, it's also to enjoy the local natural selenium hot springs. First, let's be clear: Mount Mingyue and Yangshimu are *not* in the same place; they are quite far apart. Mount Mingyue is in Yichun, and Yangshimu is in Ji'an. I chose to visit them on two separate days to better and more fully enjoy the scenery of Mount Mingyue and Yangshimu. Day 1: Mount Mingyue Transportation: Take bus No. 118 from Wentang Town to the terminal. (Remember to set up your transportation code in advance.) Tickets: Cable car: Uphill cable car ¥80, downhill ¥70 The distance from the main entrance of Mount Mingyue Scenic Area to the cable car entrance is not far, so you can skip the sightseeing bus and save some money. You can get off the cable car midway at the middle station to visit the waterfall scenic spot. After seeing the waterfall, you can use the ticket stub from the previous cable car ride to board the cable car again at the middle station and go to the upper station. (You cannot go in reverse. For example, if you bought an uphill cable car ticket and got off at the middle station, you can only continue to the upper station from the middle station and cannot go down). After arriving at the upper cable car station, there is a grassland for camping nearby. To go to the Lingyun Suspension Bridge and Moon Lake scenic spots, you need to walk down a bit. If you want to save your energy, you can take the sightseeing bus. If you are sightseeing with elderly people, it is recommended to bring trekking poles or buy a walking stick at the entrance of the scenic area (it's not expensive, it seems to be only a few yuan). The Qingyun Suspension Bridge is about 3 km long. If you take photos while walking, it will take about 1 hour to complete. The mountain road is not difficult to walk, and you need to climb some stairs, which is very easy for young people. The scenery of Mount Mingyue is quite good. I was lucky to see the spectacular sea of clouds that day, but other than that, it wasn't particularly amazing. Relatively speaking, I prefer the scenery of Yangshimu. Day 2: Yangshimu Yangshimu is in Ji'an City. I found a travel agency in Wentang Town one day in advance and booked an independent tour for ¥258/person, including Yangshimu Scenic Area entrance tickets, cable car, and round-trip transfer fees. Yangshimu Scenic Area is a stretch of mountains, quite spectacular, with all kinds of strange rocks. There are also popular science texts about the strange mountains and rocks in the scenic area from time to time. You can feast your eyes and learn a lot of geographical knowledge. It's worth a visit! In addition, Yangshimu has a strong culture of praying for blessings, and it is also very suitable for bringing elders to climb mountains and pray for blessings! There are many stairs to climb in the Yangshimu Scenic Area. Elderly people and those with knee problems must bring trekking poles.