Duyun Travel Guide

Splendid Yao Customs

Libo Zhangjiang River, a national level scenic resort covers an area of 426 sq km. Its main beauty spots include Xiaoqikong Mandarin duck Lake, Daqikong, Maolan Karst Virgin Forest conservation Zone, etc. A Yao village had developed here for you to get a glimpse of the splendid sights of Yao ethnic customs and practice.

Eat

Wuyuan city does not have good restaurants. It's best to eat inside the villages. Bridge Hotel, Guangming Chalou, in Small Likeng, has nice food and an English menu.

Drink

There is a bar/cafe in Small Likeng. There are many teahouses.

Get in

Wuyuan does not have a train station. The nearest city is Jingdezhen, where there are regular buses from the Licun Bus Station to Wuyuan North Bus Station (2 hours). There are also buses from Nanchang, Huangshan, Hangzhou, Quanzhou, Shanghai, and various large cities in the general region.

If you come from Shangrao (Jiangxi) there are three buses that will take you to San Qing Shan. You can also reach Wu Yuan from San Qing Shan using local transportation and guides. These methods of travel might be more expensive but the thrifty traveler can also hitch a ride on buses that pass through places like Gin Shan (a small resort town just below San Qing Shan). A good understanding of the Chinese language is necessary or knowledge of Jiangxi culture if you don't want to get ripped off.

Get around

There is very little in the way of public transportation around Wuyuan region. The only regular bus service goes between Wuyuan North Station and Qinghua Village (¥6, 30 minutes). There are swarms of motorcycle taxis throughout the area, it is also possible to rent them for the day. They should typically charge ¥1 per 2 minutes of travel, make sure of the price before the ride. A trip from Wuyuan to Small Likeng should cost about ¥10. There are also a few taxis that cost four or five times as much as a motorcycle.

If you would like you can also travel from the San Qing Shan area to Wu Yuan. It takes about an hour or so. For example: you can have a driver drive you from Gin Shan (a small town located at one of the main cable car entrances to San Qing Shan) to Wu Yuan and back for 150 yuan a person, if 3 or more people. They will take you from Gin Shan, drive you around the Wu Yuan tourists sites and drive you back to Gin Shan the same day. A hotel in Gin Shan can run you somewhere between 50-80 yuan. (You still have to pay for the entrance ticket into the tourists sites...but the price is not bad if you like the freedom to stop anywhere and escape from tour buses).