Mount Fanjing

Mount Fanjing of southwest China is a famous cultural mountain with a history of more than two thousand years. Mount Fanjing is located in Guizhou province Tongren City, is China's fifth largest buddhist mountain. Mount Fanjing, as early as the the warring states period, has been the mountain, "Wulingman" worshiped as the sacred mountain. Now, the mountain formally known as "Mount Fanjing", but " Fanzeng mountain", "big foshan" still circulating in the name of the folk.

 

Mount Fanjing is the main peak of Wuling Mountains, located at the junction of northeast river mouth of Guizhou province, Yinjiang, Songtao County, with an elevation of 2572 meters, and it is the first mountain in Guizhou. Mount Fanjing is big and bold, close to the cloud, is considered as early as “the first mountain among famous mountains”, and is a famous Buddhist holy land. Mount Fanjing in 1986, was listed as national nature reserve, with a total area of 567 square kilometers, in the same year it was awarded as international biosphere reserve network, known as the "treasure of the earth and human", and it is one of the members of China 14 projects of "man and biosphere" of United Nations global nature reserve. Mount Fanjing was identified as the world's most well-preserved primeval forest with protection in the same latitude, under the ancient stratum of 10-1.4 billion years ago, with more than 2600 kinds of biological reproduction, there are ancient plant and animal species of 70 million to 2 million years ago, tertiary, quaternary,  which become a rare ecological human kingdom. There are beautiful Alpine rhododendrons; Dovetree bloom, tall and straight "Heaven" crape myrtle, and rare animals like Guizhou golden monkey.

 

Why Visit Fanjing Mountain

World’s Natural Heritage: Fanjing Mountain is World’s Natural Heritage and one of the most famous attractions in Guizhou Province. At the Fanjing Mountain, you can see the new and old Golden Summits and the unique Mushroom Stone, which are well-known in the world.

Enshrining the largest golden statue of Maitreya(Laughing Buddha): Fanjing Mountain enshrines the largest golden statue of Maitreya(Laughing Buddha), making the Fanjing Mountain one of the Most Famous Five Buddhist Mountains in the world. And Fanjing Mountain is a famous Buddhist mountain in southwestern China, with a history over a thousand years.

One of the most famous mountains for avoiding heat in China: The forest coverage rate of Fanjing Mountain is 97.6%. There is no heat in summer, no severe cold in winter, no dry air and no sandstorm in four seasons. In the hottest late July, the average temperature is 24℃, and a cool and isolated world is formed here every summer.
 

What to See at Fanjing Mountain

New Golden Summit

The new Golden Summit is 2,336 meters above sea level, with a vertical height difference of 100 meters, which is the most dangerous of the three Golden Summits. In the morning, it is often surrounded by red clouds. The upper part of the new Golden Summit is divided into two solitary peaks by the Golden Knife Gorge, and there is a Sakyamuni Hall in the south, dedicated to Sakyamuni Buddha and a Maitreya Hall in the north to worship Maitreya Buddha. The middle is connected by an overpass, which looks like a flying dragon. Seen from different angles, he Golden Summit is like a Buddha's Finger and a totem of life.

Old Golden Summit: Yuejing Mountain(Moon Mirror Mountain)

The Old Golden Summit is 2493 meters above sea level, which is the second highest peak of Fanjing Mountain, which is also known as Moon Mirror Mountain or Yuejing Mountain. Under the moonlight, there are often images of Maitreya Buddha on the cliff, and it is also called Moon Mirror Mountain. There is a burning lamp hall on the old Golden Summit, which is dedicated to the burning lamp ancient Buddha.

Buddhist Light

The Buddhist light in Fanjing Mountain is magical and beautiful, and it is a mysterious gift of nature. It is said that seeing Buddha's light will bring good luck to people, so many tourists come to Fanjing Mountain for this reason. The diameter of Buddhist light is generally about 2 meters, and the color gradient from the outside to the inside is red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue and purple. Sometimes when the sun is strong and the fog is thick and diffuse, a concentric semicircle Buddha's light will travel outside the small Buddha's light, with a diameter of 20-80 meters. Although the color is not obvious, the Buddhist light is clearly visible.

Mushroom Stone

Mushroom Stone is about ten meters high, looking like a mushroom, hence the name. It stands there for a long time. Many painters and photographers have taken it as their theme and created various artistic masterpieces. Now Mushroom Stone, as the symbolic representative image of Fanjing Mountain, is well known to the world.
 

Things to Do at Fanjing Mountain

Climbing the Fanjing Mountain
If you like mountain climbing or hiking, you can choose to climb the Fanjing Mountain from the West Gate of the Fanjing Mountain(in Yinjiang County). Entering Fanjing Mountain from West Gate and exiting Fanjing Mountain from Esat Gate is the complete route to cross the whole Fanjing Mountain.

Enjoy the Stunning Sunset and Sea of Clouds
At the top of Fanjing Mountain, you can enjoy the stunning view of the sunrise, sunset, sunset glows and sea of clouds. If you want to catch the sunrise at the Fanjing Mountain, you need to get up very early and get to the top of the Fanjing Mountain early to wait for the sunrise at the holy Fanjing Mountain.

 

Mount Fanjing in southwest of China is the famous Buddhist mountains for thousands years. In the Song dynasty, Buddhism has formally introduced to Mount Fanjing. Early years of the Northern Song dynasty, in the Qiong County in Guizhou province was constructed a temple, Xiyan temple (in Yinjiang county suburbs). Xiyan temple was built in the Northern Song dynasty by the first emperor Zhao Kuangyin in third year of Qiande period (in 965), rebuilt many times in the past dynasties, and destroyed by the "cultural revolution", which is only one thousand-year-old famous temple in Guizhou.
 

Mount Fanjing is the "first famous mountains" in Guizhou, "the highest mountain in Wuling", located in border of northeast of Guizhou province, Yinjiang county, Jiangkou county, and Songtao county. Its highest peak - phoenix mountain with an elevation of 2572 meters above sea level, the pilgrimage place--Old Jinding (Mount Fanjing old Mountain) with an elevation of 2494 meters, the New Jingding (new mountain) of 2336 meters. Mount Fanjing is the first peak in the transition slopes from Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau to the West hill (relative height of 2 kilometers), it is not only the watershed of Wujiang River and Ruanjiang, it is also the highest peak across four areas of Chongqing, Hunan, Hubei province.

 

At the foot of the mountain there are a lot of farms and hotel, you can choose according to needs, visitors can choose to live in Tongren or estuary if the time is enough, the accommodation there is relatively better, and from Tongren to the gate takes about 90 minutes. Yet Wanbaoyan is the only place to stay on the mountain, and it is not a regular hotels or hostels, accommodation is very poor and the price is more expensive. No toilet inside the room, only the outside of toilet you can pick up a little water, not a bath. Recommending living at the foot of mountain, or living near the location of the scenic spot.

 

How to Get to Fanjing Mountain

To get to Fanjing Mountain from Guiyang, you can first take high-speed train from Guiyang to Tongren Station, then take the bus or taxi to the Tongren Bus Station, and take the bus from Tongren Bus Station to the Fanjing Mountain.