Things to do in Kaihua

No. 1 of Fall Viewing Attractions in Quzhou

Root Palace Buddhist Culture Tourism Area

The Root Palace Buddhist Culture Tourist Area, also known as Genbo Garden, is in Kaihua County, the source of the Qianjiang River. In the scenic area, there are attractions such as the Drunken Scenic Garden, Root Palace and Drunken Tiangong Museum. It is an expo park with the theme of root carving art. Here, you see rock gardens, bonsai and exquisite root carvings everywhere. Valuable masterpieces are available. If you like root carving art, don't miss it.

No. 9 of Fall Viewing Attractions in Quzhou

Qianjiangyuan National Forest Park

Qianjiangyuan National Forest Park is situated in Kaihua County at the borders with Anhui, Zhejiang and Jiangxi. It is the source of Qiantang River, the mother river of Zhejiang Province. Plants within the park are well preserved. The park has a beautiful landscape formed by verdant and quiet valleys, clear mountain streams and waterfalls. Shui Hu Villa has a complete set of reception facilities. Qianjiangyuan National Forest Park is an ideal place for tourism, scientific investigation, leisure and vacations, particularly as a summer resort.

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Wuyuan Huangling Scenic Area

Wuyuan Huangling Scenic Area sits among the Shi'er Mountains of Wuyuan, with the ancient village of Huangling at its core—a Huizhou ancient village nearly six hundred years old. The village is built along steep mountain slopes, where "there is no flat ground three chi wide"; residences are arranged in a fan-shaped, terraced layout around the water outlet, with white walls and dark tiles layered one upon another on the cliffside, earning it the name "Tiyun Renjia" (Households in the Terraced Clouds). Surrounded by ancient trees and terraced fields, it is itself a three-dimensional painting of a mountain village. Huangling is the birthplace of the "shaiqiu" (autumn sun-drying) culture. Constrained by the terrain, villagers have since ancient times set up drying racks on rooftops to dry crops; every fall, red chili peppers, yellow chrysanthemums, pumpkins, and more fill the rooftop drying trays, with colors shifting as the seasons change. In spring, rapeseed flowers bloom in layers across ten thousand mu of terraced fields, dotted with pink peach blossoms and snow-white pear blossoms; the lower-elevation first-phase flower sea and the higher-elevation second-phase Gaoling flower sea bloom in succession, with the flowering period lasting into April. Riding the cable car up the mountain, visitors can overlook the entire golden flower field, and the view is especially open when passing the Leixin Bridge glass walkway, with layered terraced fields and distant mountains below. Tianjie in the village is the main sightseeing axis paved with bluestone slabs, linking classic Huizhou-style ancient buildings; shops line the street with workshops behind storefronts, and along the way visitors can taste authentic Wuyuan snacks such as steamed cakes, Qingming guo, and huizhi guo, and also take part in making folk snacks and handicrafts. Visiting in fall, besides the spectacular shaiqiu scene, the village's red maples are also a highlight, with maple forests fully tinted and echoing the harvest colors drying on the rooftops. Throughout the year, Huangling has something to offer in every season, and its core charm always lies in the unique Huizhou everyday vitality of this mountain village.

No. 4 of Night Attractions in Quzhou

Gaotiankeng Village

Gaotiankeng Village in Taihui Mountain, Changhong Township, Kaihua County, Zhejiang Province, is known as a gallery. It is called the "Little Potala Palace" because the houses there are stacked one after another, and the rapeseed fields are also stacked one after another. Every year from March to April, the terraces are full of golden rapeseed flowers, and tourists call it the "Little Potala Palace in Jiangnan". Standing at the bridgehead of the stream and looking up, the rapeseed flowers are stacked on the terraces, staggered. The houses in the village on the top of the mountain are also scattered, giving it a feeling of the Potala Palace.

Huaqian Valley

Huaqian Valley is in Qixin Natural Village in Huadong Village, Huayu Town, Kaihua County, adjacent to the upper reaches of the Qiantang River. It is a popular destination for eco-tourists looking for a good mix of sightseeing, recreation and other vacation activities. There are eight major parks in the area, each with its own special charm. They include Rose Garden, Berry Garden, Bamboo Garden, Sakura Garden and Dufu Garden. Activities awaiting tourists include go-karts, playgrounds and other outdoor adventures. Along with the beautiful environment, full of a veritable sea of colorful flowers, it is the perfect destination for the whole family.

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No. 10 of Fall Viewing Attractions in Quzhou

Sanqu Stone Forest

Sanqu Stone Forest is in Huibu Town, Changshan County. The scenic area is characterized by karst limestone landforms. The karst landscape of Sanqu Stone Forest is in its infancy, mainly composed of peak clusters with the clint and karst caves as the microtopography. At the same time, it is a huge ancient reef dating from the late Ordovician period, which is an important area in the South of China for studying the history of the Paleozoic Period. The karst landforms have produced a unique maze of the stone forest. Owing to geological evolution, the stone forests in the shapes of castles and patios appeared. Small karst depressions in ancient mountains and other landscapes were also formed.

Taihui Mountain

Taihui Mountain is located in Kaihua, Quzhou, at the junction of Wuyuan Jiangwan. The patchwork of villages sits on steep hillsides and is surrounded by layers of terraced fields. In the misty and rainy season or when a slanting sun shines, one can see the taste of the Potala Palace, so Taihui Mountain is called the "Potala Palace" in the south of the Yangtze River.

No. 5 of Best Things to Do in Jiangxi

Sanqingshan Mount Scenic Area

Located in the northeastern part of Shangrao City, Sanqingshan Scenic Area is a national-level geological park and a world natural heritage. Sanqingshan Scenic Area is a famous Taoist mountain. It is known as the “Little Huangshan Mountain” and includes three peaks: Yujing, Yuxu and Yuhua. Their shapes resemble three Taoist gods, Yuqing, Shangqing and Taiqing, sitting on top of the mountain. In Sanqingshan, you can watch the beautiful sunrise amid the sea of ​​clouds, admire the peculiar stones in the mountains, and walk the high-altitude plank path. The scenery is even more beautiful when the azaleas are in bloom during May and June.

Fanjie Xingxiu Gaotian Scenic Area

On the mother river of Zhejiang,Qiantang RiverAt the source location lies Kaihua County, home to a thousand-year-old ancient village where you can view the Milky Way with the naked eye. This hidden gem is nestled at the junction of Zhejiang, Anhui, and Jiangxi provinces, perched on high-altitude terraced fields 612 meters above sea level. In spring, pear blossoms glisten with rain; in summer, the starry sky stretches endlessly; in fall, golden harvests paint the terraces; and in winter, boundless snow blankets the landscape. After four years of revitalization, this ancient village has transformed into a vacation complex featuring starry skies as its super IP, cultural heritage carried by the millennia-old village, and warm local hospitality painting life's scenes. It's called "Fanjie Xingxiu Gaotian Scenic Area"—where stars dwell above the high fields. This remote area boasts thin clouds, surrounding mountains, and nearly zero light pollution, making it a natural dark zone for astronomy and China's Dark Sky Reserve. As a premier stargazing destination in East China, its Dark Sky Park rivals New Zealand's Lake Tekapo, Japan's Achi Village, and Xizang's Ngari. In summer, the Milky Way is visible to the naked eye, while August's Perseid meteor shower creates spectacular displays. Orion shines clearly in winter, with excellent year-round stargazing conditions attracting countless astronomy enthusiasts from afar. This area is also home to the Qianjiangyuan National Park, a window into the subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests along the 30th parallel north. It boasts rich ecological diversity, pristine air, super-saturated negative oxygen ions, and endless greenery. The mountains, forests, water systems, and villages together create the unique landscape of the Qianjiang River's source. Fanjie Xingxiu Gaotian Scenic Area consists of five main zones: the ancient village center experience area, ancient village sightseeing area, dining area, mountaintop dark sky planetarium, and homestay cluster area.