China Travel Guide

Lushan and Jiujiang, China

A UNESCO-listed mountain with a strange, beautiful resort town on its ridge, paired with a Yangtze river port and the flat lake country of Poyang.

1 story April to June and September to November Updated
Mist drifting across forested ridges below a ridge town of stone villas, with a hazy lake horizon in the far distance.
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Best months April to June and September to November
Best for International travelers who want mountain walking, layered modern history and lake scenery in one compact route — and who don't mind stairs, fog and a little improvisation
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