Mufu Mountain is a sub-range of the Luoxiao Mountains stretching roughly southwest-northeast for about 200 km from Pingjiang County, in Hunan, to Jiujiang County in Jiangxi. It covers 6,468 hectares with it highest peak reaching 1,606 meters. 

 

Known as a "gene bank" for flora and fauna its forest coverage rate is nearly 94%, it has the largest Taiwan Red Pine [pinustaiwanensis] area, more than 1,100 hectares, south of the Yangtze. It is home to one class I national protected animal, the clouded leopard (Neofelisnebulosa), and 22 species of class II national protected animals including, among others, as the flat-chested tortoise, the tiger frog, the macaques, the pangolin, the jackals otter, and the big civet. 

 

In ancient times, Mufu Mountain was a strategically important battlefield. Well-preserved stone inscriptions along the mountain roads provide a chance to learn about the stories of ancient China. In addition to its profound culture, Mufu Mountain Forest Park is famous for its spectacular scenery, sparkling waterfall, ancient temples, rare flora, blooming flowers, and vast mountain meadows. With its perfect ecological tourism resources, it was approved as a national level park by the State Forestry Administration of PRC in 2005. Mufu Mountain National Forest Park reopened after two-month overhaul on July 4, 2019.  

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Address: Mufu Mountain National Forest Park, Nanjiang Town, Pingjiang County, Yueyang City

Admission Fee: CNY 85

Open hours: 9:00-17:00

How to get there:

1. Take a bus to Pingjiang at Yueyang Bus Station (the fare is around 35 CNY), then take a bus from Pingjiang to Nanjiang at the Old Pingjiang Bus Station.

2. Take a special bus line from Yueyang city proper to Nanjiang Town, then take a minibus to Mufu Mountain; or,

3. Take a chartered bus to Mufu Mountain.

4. It may take you 5 hours to Mufu Mountain. Take a high-speed train at the Changsha South Railway Station to Yueyang East Station; take a coach at the Yueyang Bus Station to Pingjiang; then take a bus at Pingjiang Bus Station to Nanjiang Town; and take a minibus to Mufu Mountain.

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