CHINA 5A TRAVEL
The park splits cleanly south and north; the raft anchors everything. These notes blend official guidance with Mafengwo travelers' experience.
Suggested Itinerary
- Two Days — The Classic Pair
Day 1: south gate → Tianyou Peak morning → afternoon raft slot → Wuyi Palace → Impression Dahongpao. Day 2: north gate → Dahongpao trail → Bone-and-Bloom walkway → Water Curtain Cave. - Three Days — The Full Web
Add Jade Maiden Peak, Tiger Roar Rock and the Thread of Sky via the forest walkway, plus a tea-farm morning outside the gates. - One Day — The Essence
Tianyou at opening → midday raft → Wuyi Palace and out — the postcard triptych at speed.
What to See
The Raft from Nine to One
Board at the ninth bend, drift to the first — boatmen's patter, cliff coffens and the peak gallery.
Tianyou's Summit Platform
The stone terrace hanging over the river's horseshoe — climb before ten or share it with everyone.
Right Thread of Sky
The 30-cm slot — one-way, dark, side-on; take the left fork if cramped spaces object to you.
Dahongpao Mother Trees
Six 350-year-old bushes on a cliff ledge — no picking, all legend, the origin of every red-robe oolong.
Wuyi Palace & Zhu Xi's Wuyi Academy
The river-mouth temple complex and the academy of Neo-Confucianism's great teacher.
Tea Gardens Everywhere
Rows climbing every feasible slope — the working landscape behind every cup of rock tea.
Photo Gallery
Tips from Real Travelers
Food & Drink
Wuyi Rock Tea Tastings
Dahongpao, Lapsang Souchong and Jin Jun Mei — the mountain's own tasting menu, mostly free at farm shops.
Wenyu Banquet Dishes
River fish, bamboo shoots and farmhouse smoked pork in the Sangu resort restaurants.
Tea-Flavoured Everything
Tea noodles, tea eggs and tea-smoked duck — the local snack canon, all mildly caffeinated.
Langu Smoked Goose
Wuyishan's fiery signature from Langu township — goose rubbed with chilli and rice wine, then smoked until the skin bites back; served hot in Sangu restaurants and sold vacuum-packed to carry home.
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