Chuxiong Zixi Mountain Scenic Area Travel Guide

Chuxiong City

Scenic spot introduction:

Chuxiong Zixi Mountain Scenic Area is famous for its camellias and ancient temples. Forests and exotic flowers and trees cover every inch of the land. It is the largest forest park in Yunnan. Zixi Mountain, the "Holy Land in Central Yunnan" and the "Camellia Kingdom", integrates natural landscape, cultural relics and ethnic folk customs. The Buddhist holy land is famous all over the world, and it has been famous since before the Song Dynasty. Thousands of species of plants turn this place into a natural oxygen bar and large garden. It is worthy of being called "Yunnan's camellias are the best in the world, and Zixi's camellias are the best in Yunnan."

Attractions distribution:

Zixi Mountain is located west of Chuxiong City, only 28 kilometers away from the city. The scenic area is divided into plantations, Zidian Temple, virgin forest, waterfalls and other areas, including Shanmen, Zidian Temple, Fairy Valley, Wansong Forest, Tea Garden, Cherry Orchard, Deyun Monument, Baotou King Sculpture, Peony Garden, Rhododendron It has scenic spots such as the Garden and Bird Garden, built holiday villas, Yi villages and other facilities, and provides services such as horse riding and dining, making it a resort.

Scenic spot qualifications:

National 3A scenic spots, provincial scenic spots

Scenic spot features:

Mountain climbing, worship, flower viewing, picking, religion, mountains, forests, flowers

Scenic spot map:

Scenic spot map

Transportation

Scenic spot location:

China>Yunnan Province>Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture>Chuxiong City

How to get there:

Bus route: Take a minibus from Chuxiong Passenger Terminal to the scenic spot; or take the "Chuxiong-Bento Mountain" shuttle bus from Sanjiatang Passenger Terminal and get off halfway.

Self-driving route: Anchu Expressway, take the Chuxiong exit; drive along G320 → X024.

Scenic area map:

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Tickets

Zixi Mountain ticket price:

10 yuan/person

Scenic area opening hours:

07:30-18:00

Travel Tips

travelling guideline:

1. Winter peaches are ripe around the beginning of November every year. The "Zixi Mountain Winter Peach Festival" will be held at that time, and you can go into the peach orchard to pick; from the end of April to the beginning of May, the annual Cherry Festival is held, and you can pick.

2. The camellias in Zixi Mountain have long been famous. The flowering period is from the end of December to March of the following year, which is the most worthwhile time to go.

3. Every year on the eighth day of the second lunar month, the Yi Horse Cherry Blossom Festival is held.

4. Chuxiong Classic Tour: Zixi Mountain → Guanglu Ancient Town → Yuanmou Exhibition Hall → Jinsha River

Tour route:

Beishan Gate → Ma Jing Lake → Rhododendron Garden → Inkstone → Deyun Monument → Baotou King Sculpture → Wansong Forest → Tuzhu Temple → Primitive Forest (Dalongqing, Immortal Valley) → Ziding Temple → Cherry Orchard → Tea Garden → Lotus Light Lake → Xiangshuiqing Waterfall → Hanfeng Cherry Orchard → South Gate

Best time to visit:

All seasons

Shopping recommendations:

(Shopping) Yunquan oil bean curd, Yizhou delicacies, Yao'an pigeon, Wuding Zhuang chicken, Tuodian soy sauce, matsutake mushrooms, tree flowers, Mouding oil fermented bean curd, Lufeng balsamic vinegar, chicken fir, tiger palm fungus, Dayao preserved fruit , Chuxiong fans, Changhe honey.

(Gourmet food) Nanhua cold pine mushrooms, stone sheep snacks, whole sheep soup pot, tartary buckwheat cake, roasted suckling pig, and farm rice in scenic spots.