#Mengding Mountain Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in May)
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Address:
Mengdingshanzhen, Mingshan, Ya'an, Sichuan, China
Opening times:
Opens at 08:30-18:30
Recommended sightseeing time:
2-3 hour
Phone:
0835-3232089,0835-3232118,028-86182166
Mengding Mountain is a scenic spot with a very high degree of experience. In addition to the Buddha worship and the fresh air, you can also walk in the canopy to go through the jungle.
However, since Mengding Mountain is a sacred mountain of tea culture, it is natural to have a tea-related experience. Here you can watch kung fu tea techniques and tea performances.
Baiwen is worse than seeing it. Its better to have a try. How can you enjoy it? Its interesting to learn how to make straw shoes and experience tea in the Song Dynasty. It is said that Japanese matcha is also learned from this time, so we have to know more about it.
Travel-Xavier.
Step into Bifengxia, a day of harmonious resonance with nature!
Must-visit attractions
• Wildlife Park: Divided into drive-through and walk-through areas, experience the thrill of being alongside ferocious beasts, or have close interactions with gentle animals in the walk-through area, feeling the harmonious coexistence with nature.
• Ecological Canyon: Divided into upper and lower parts, hike through the canyon filled with lush bamboo and babbling streams, breathe in the freshness of negative oxygen ions, and the waterfall cluster is a paradise for photography enthusiasts.
• Panda Base: As one of the world's largest giant panda conservation and research bases, observing these national treasure-level cute creatures up close is a rare parent-child experience.
Detailed Address
Bifengxia is located in the northern suburbs of Yucheng District, Ya'an City, Sichuan Province, China, only 18 kilometers away from Ya'an city center, with convenient transportation, and is a dazzling pearl on the Western Sichuan tourist route.
Transportation Strategy
• Self-driving: Drive along the Chengdu-Chongqing Ring Expressway, take the Ya'an North exit, then follow the signs to Bifengxia, the whole journey takes about 2 hours.
• Public transportation: There are direct tourist buses to Bifengxia from Chengdu Xinnanmen Bus Station, with daily departures, convenient and comfortable.
Food Recommendations
• Ya Fish: A Ya'an specialty, with tender meat and delicious taste, a must-try when visiting.
• Dada Noodles: Handmade noodles named for the 'dada' sound they make during production, served with various toppings, offering a unique flavor.
• Xingjing Bang Bang Chicken: Spicy and fragrant, with tender meat, a great choice to relieve fatigue and refresh oneself.
Nearby Attractions Recommendations
1. Mengding Mountain: Not far from Bifengxia, famous for its tea culture, climb high for a panoramic view, surrounded by clouds and mist, enjoy a pot of Mengding Mountain tea, and fully enjoy the tranquility of the mountains.
2. Shangli Ancient Town: Well-preserved ancient Ming and Qing architectural complex, stroll along the stone-paved roads, feel the simple local customs, an ideal place to experience the folk culture of Western Sichuan.
3. Laba River Nature Reserve: The natural scenery is charming, with autumn leaves as red as fire, another great destination for bird watching, autumn appreciation, and outdoor adventures.
In Bifengxia, every step is a pilgrimage to the beauty of nature, and every breath is a thorough baptism of body and mind.
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Super Healing Tea Mountain | Ya'an Mengding Mountain
| Ya'an Mengding Mountain.
Mengding Mountain is one of the birthplaces of China's tea planting industry and tea culture. More than two thousand years ago, during the Western Han Dynasty, the tea master Wu Lizhen began to domesticate and plant wild tea trees on Mengding Mountain, marking the beginning of the history of artificial tea planting. The Tang and Song dynasties were the heyday of Mengshan tea. Therefore, the historically significant Mengding tea is known as 'Immortal Tea,' and Mengshan is hailed as the 'Hometown of Immortal Tea.'
In 1998, the well-known 'Hometown of Immortal Tea,' Mingshan County, was established as a national-level tea standard demonstration area approved by the National Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau.
One of the innate conditions for tea is the soil.
The tea-producing area of Mengding Mountain has a rich and diverse topography, with a large distribution of low mountains and hills, and significant undulations. The natural vegetation in the tea area is very good, the soil has strong drainage, there is plenty of precipitation but little waterlogging, mist and clouds linger, rain and heat occur in the same season, and the frequency of drought is extremely low, providing the most excellent conditions for the formation of high-quality tea.
With the right climate and geographical advantages, nature has bestowed Mengding Mountain with the perfect environment, naturally producing excellent tea.
Transportation: Traveling from Chengdu towards Ya'an, after passing the Chengdu Plain, one enters the Mengding Mountain tea area composed of plains, plateaus, and hills. The endless, invisible tea gardens immediately immerse one in a sea of green waves.
BRODIE MONTGOMERY
What a heavenly place on earth!!!
Suitable for friends and family outings, exercising, lung cleansing and oxygen intake, flower appreciation and spring outings, and a great place for exploring ancient sites and photography -.
Mengding Mountain, located in Ya'an City, Sichuan Province, is named for the misty rain that envelops it. It is as famous as Qingcheng Mountain and Emei Mountain, and enjoys the reputation of 'Mengding, the elegance under heaven'. Distance from Chengdu to Ya'an·Mengding Mountain: about 140km, taking 2 hours. Ticket price: 60 (peak season April-October); 45 (off-season January-March). Hiking distance: 6 kilometers round trip. Road conditions: tea mountain path + cement road + stairway.
(The mountain is not very high, the scenery and air along the way are very good, you can leave Chengdu in the morning and return in the afternoon)
There are many attractions on the hike up the mountain, including the Imperial Tea Garden: with the stone couplet 'Yangtze River heart water, tea on the top of Meng Mountain', and the horizontal plaque reads 'Imperial Tea Garden'. Ganlu Stone Chamber: a single-room all-stone structure building from the Ming Dynasty with a double-sloped roof.
Mengquan Well: also known as 'Ganlu Well', with two steles named 'Ancient Mengquan' standing beside it.
The forest coverage on the mountain is high, and the air is rich in negative oxygen ions, so enjoy this natural oxygen bar.
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Chengdu Surrounding 1-Day Natural Forest Hiking Route, Head to the Mountains and Visit Mengding Mountain
Chengdu Surrounding | Natural Forest Hiking Route, Head to the Mountains and Forests
Spring is really the perfect time for a trip. Go into the mountains and forests, hike and enjoy the greenery, feel the beauty of nature, breathe in the fresh air freely, and let your body and mind be cleansed and healed by nature.
Escaped the city with friends over the weekend for a spontaneous forest-themed hiking trip.
We chose Mengding Mountain, which is a 2h drive from Chengdu. Not only does it have thousands of acres of tea fields, but it also has a super suitable forest plank walkway, the dreamy 'Up' adventure, and a jungle adventure that's perfect for kids to play in.
Travel TIPS:
√Forest Hiking: This season is really perfect for hiking up the mountain. Centuries-old trees have sprouted new buds, and the lush greenery is super healing. Every breath is filled with fresh air~
√Tea Garden Tea Picking: The hundreds of acres of tea gardens are really spectacular, and you can also experience the fun of picking tea.
√'Up' Adventure: A real-life fairy tale, that's what this place is. Super dreamy fairy tale houses and colorful balloons, great for taking photos and checking in~
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Spring Limited | Without picking spring tea, how can one appreciate the beauty of springtime!
Spring tea picking is truly a delightful activity. It not only allows a family to get close to nature but also enables children to better understand and experience traditional tea culture through the hands-on picking of tea leaves, feeling the simplicity and beauty of purity and nature.
📍Ya'an·Mengding Mountain
🚗Transportation: About 140km from Chengdu, taking around 2h
🚶🏻♀️Hiking distance: A round trip of 6km
⏰Playtime: Half a day
⛰️Hiking
The trail is short and easy to climb, suitable for families looking for a short weekend trip with children. Next to Tiangai Temple, there is a group of ancient ginkgo trees, which is also a good choice in autumn. Many people come here to drink tea and relax.
🍵Tea Picking
The tea garden area in the scenic spot is not large, and by mid-April, it is mostly picked clean, so you have to go deep to pick. It is recommended to go in March. When picking, they will give you a bamboo basket, but no sun hat, so remember to bring your own sun protection hat. Mengding Mountain's tea is very famous, and there are finished products for sale here, but I feel that the tea I pick myself and take home to brew is more fragrant and has a fresher taste. If you are looking for value for money in terms of experience, it is better to go to nearby tea gardens, which have larger fields and more tender buds.
🍚Accommodation
I recommend the 399 package at the entrance of the scenic area during holidays, which includes accommodation, tickets, and tea picking. For dining, it is suggested to choose nearby farmhouse restaurants, which are affordable and delicious, and you can also buy finished tea leaves, much cheaper than in the scenic area.
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The most beautiful hiking routes around Chengdu, the tea mountains are incredibly healing
The most beautiful hiking routes around Chengdu, the tea mountains are incredibly healing.
In the human world of March and April,
when all things grow, the sunshine is bright, and it's the perfect time for tea picking and spring outings.
I always wondered why ancient people favored praising the tea from Mengding Mountain: 'The heart of the Yangtze River holds its water, the top of Meng Mountain holds its tea.'
It wasn't until this trip to Mengding Mountain that I understood the beauty of Mengding Mountain and the freshness of Mengding tea~
We visited the Niu Nianping Ten Thousand Mu Sightseeing Tea Garden on Mengding Mountain, which was once the starting point of the ancient Tea Horse Road.
With the arrival of spring, tens of thousands of mu of tea trees grow wildly here, covering the entire mountaintop with greenery.
Looking around, the tea trees on the hills are like rows of green waves, undulating and overwhelmingly beautiful.
Wandering in this boundless greenery, hiking and picking tea, breathing in the fresh air, is truly healing.
It's very suitable for escaping the city with friends and family on the weekend, to relax in the surroundings.
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The Millennium Ginkgo, the Royal Temple
Mengding Mountain, also known as Meng Mountain, is a transitional area from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to the Western Sichuan Plain, located between Yucheng District and Mingshan District of Ya'an City, which is known as 'the place where the sky leaks'. The highest peak is Shangqing Peak, with an altitude of 1456 meters. Mengding Mountain is named for its 'misty and drizzly weather', and due to its annual rainfall of over 2000 millimeters, it was historically known as 'the leaking sky of Western Sichuan'. Speaking of Mengding Mountain, we all know a couplet: 'The water in the Yangtze River, the tea on the top of Meng Mountain'. This couplet refers to the 'immortal tea' of Mengding Mountain, which is also known as the 'World Tea Culture Holy Mountain' because it is the birthplace of tea. The Mengding Mountain scenic area consists of two main scenic spots: Meng Mountain and Baizhang Lake, and it is one of the first batch of provincial-level scenic spots in Sichuan.
The Tiangai Temple is located on the top of Mengding Mountain, founded during the Han Dynasty and rebuilt in the Song Dynasty. The temple covers an area of 8000 square meters, facing the mountains from afar, surrounded by 12 ancient ginkgo trees that are a thousand years old. In the center is the Ming Dynasty stone pillar hall, where the tea master Wu Lizhen built his hut and planted tea. Inside the hall, there is a full-body seated statue of Master Wu Lizhen, with displays of pictures, texts, and artifacts showing the history of Mengding tea. This place is the best spot for tasting Mengding tea. In front of the temple and behind the hall, there is an ancient stele forest with many inscriptions, among which the 'Great Mengding Mountain of the World' stele is the most famous.
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Ya'an Tea Mountain My House|The courtyard on the tea mountain terraces
|The courtyard on the tea mountain terraces. The courtyard on the ten thousand mu tea mountain terraces we call it 'Tea Mountain My House' where you can farm, plant flowers, drink tea, watch clouds rise and sunset.
The tea mountain in Ya'an is different from other tea mountains, with abundant rainfall all year round, the early morning here is the realm of Penglai with rising clouds; at noon, the fog disperses, and the scattered sunlight gives the tea garden the brightest side.
Walking along the path, heading deep into the tea mountain, at the end of the path is a two-story courtyard
With red sandstone walls, and earth bricks and old wooden beams to decorate each room, giving a sense of closeness to the ancient courtyard.
The courtyard also retains two old pear trees of several decades and more than a dozen straight ginkgo trees. When autumn comes, the golden leaves slowly fall, and the courtyard will be another scene!
Inside the courtyard is a rammed earth wall built in the ancient method, revealing the traces of time passing unique to the countryside under the green tiles and white walls.
The living room of Tea Mountain My House has a fireplace for playing music, laughing, eating sunflower seeds, a family gathering is a warm gathering
The living room is a carnival for a group of people. Fireplace, fruit snacks, board games, and projected movies
White Room
The small courtyard has a total of 6 rooms, 2 on the first floor and 4 on the second floor, each with a particularly warm and 'homey' name: Soft Candy Room, Totoro Nest, Balloon House, Leisure House, Idle House, Slow House.
Almost every room has a viewing balcony, and uses large viewing floor-to-ceiling windows, with the beautiful view of the tea garden in sight.
Every item in the room is carefully selected by the owner, beautiful and comfortable. Cloud sofa, soft candy sofa, lychee chandelier 9, jellyfish floor lamp, butterfly tea table... simply impeccable~
The pair of candy-colored ornaments on the tea table are just like the love of the homestay owner
Having stayed in so many beautiful accommodations, they want to pack all the good things in.
Each room is equipped with American standard bathroom + smart toilet + Xiaomi AI artificial intelligence, 'please take away' environmentally friendly toothbrush and other cleaning tools can be reused, as well as L'Oreal tea tree essence shampoo, Buruidesi perfume mud treasure, bringing warmth and enjoyment to guests.
Chengdu Hiking Sichuan Ya'an Mengding Mountain Light Hiking Route
Rain during the Qingming Festival, tea on Mengding Mountain
Light hiking route around Chengdu, come to Ya'an and have a cup of Mengding Mountain tea
🎫Tickets: Adults 52, Children 26, Cable car peak season one-way 30, off-season one-way 20
🚍Transportation
① Self-driving navigation to Mengding Mountain Scenic Area in Ya'an City
②High-speed rail to Ya'an Station, taxi to Mengding Mountain
💚Play
You can experience tea picking at the foot of Mengding Mountain
①Tea making: Traditional craftsmen teach personally, from picking tea, frying tea, making tea step by step, the experience is super strong
②Tea art: The tea art culture of Chinese tea tasting and tea tasting is also worth learning. The teacher will also teach some tea art etiquette Mengding Mountain hiking
💚Hiking route: Hike or take a cable car to Tiangai Temple - Huang Tea Garden - Tree Crown Walk - Baiyun Pavilion - Red Army Trench - Sifang Pavilion - Zen Hui's Cottage - Elephant Trunk Rock - Tiangai Temple
⌚️Hiking time: about 4 hours
Hiking distance: 6km
Hiking difficulty: Six Six (Mengding Mountain is not high, the difficulty is not big, the elderly and children can choose one-way cable car)
!If you need to buy Mengshan tea, don't buy it in the small shops at the foot of the mountain!
Easy to be deceived, to make up for the good, we chose a very large store, the boss will talk about the whole tea making process, will let you taste a lot of tea, and then you choose the one you are most satisfied with, you can vacuum and free shipping
The whole Mengding Mountain personally thinks that the scenery is average, there is no need to go specially
If it's on the way to this trip, it's okay~
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Loy Kerluke
As the birthplace of China's top ten green tea Mengding nectar, many cultures in Mengding Mountain are centered on tea, and there are also many anecdotes related to tea.
Fog after the rain, strolling over the Mengding Mountain, not only has a fresh air, but also can listen to various historical or mythological stories: the tea tree in the Imperial Tea Garden is said to be planted by Wu Lizhen himself, and is also the predecessor of Mengding Ganlu; Hh/The dragon totem on both sides of the ancient stone monument is actually only a few decades of history, because the mountains are damp, the moss is covered, and there is a certain charm of the monument;
The house of Figure 9 is said to be Han Shi Wu Lizhen The ground is quite sensible, but one of the two stone gates is also repaired after being damaged. Is it the one that looks out?
Travel-Xavier.
Mengding Mountain, located in Ya'an City, Sichuan Province, is not only a world-class tea culture sacred mountain, but also a good place for leisure and summer.
When you are away from leisure every year, you will go to the mountains and this year is no exception.
After entering the mountain gate, take the cableway up the mountain. The low and slow viewing cableway is suitable for watching the tea garden. After arriving, the door in front of the mountain, the blue smoke in front of the temple, the ginkgo covered with the ginkgo, and the fresh air blowing in the face, They are all so familiar.
Stop and go, not only can take pictures to Suoqiao, but also see the little squirrel eating fruit, the environment is really good, especially the ginkgo around, if it goes in the autumn, the ginkgo is yellow, the golden is full, and it is Another beauty
Travel-Xavier.
Huajian Mountain Residence under the Mengding Mountain
Newly opened a flower room, located at the foot of the Mengding Mountain in Ya'an, with the theme of the tea horse ancient urn, with sunshine and a small courtyard, very comfortable.
Huajiantang has a total of eight groups of courtyards, courtyard special rooms, sunshine family rooms and other five types of rooms, it is suitable for gathering with friends, drinking tea, playing cards, sun drying is very comfortable. It is like a beautiful home that blends the beauty of Ya'an, history and the beauty of the local ecology.
The hotel's antique design, where you can listen to the drama and drink Mengding Camellia, telling the world about the tea-horse impression life of the ancient Sichuan West Street town.
It takes about two hours to drive from Chengdu. You can also take the high-speed train to Ya'an and take a taxi to Huajiantang.
YIYI NOTES.
At the foot of Mengyao Mountain, a new flower house with the theme of tea horse ancient urn is officially opened! Starting from Huajiantang in the Ya'an project, I have been looking forward to the opening of the day!
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The hotel has 89 suites, eight courtyards, typical Chuanxi residential style, blue tile white wall. It includes five types of room types, including courtyard special rooms and sunshine parent-child rooms. One reason I particularly like this place is that each room is a small house with a single house. It is composed of small courtyard houses, sharing a tea room and a small yard. It is suitable for a family or a group of three friends. Check-in, it is very pleasant, you can cook tea chat here, you can sit still, follow the rare golden silk forest and wild flowers set up outside the window, open a beautiful afternoon.