Huimingsi Village & Chimu Mountain
惠明寺村·敕木山
The original home of Huiming tea and the earliest settlement of the She people in Jingning, a She village at about 630 meters surrounded by tea gardens, with access to Chimu Mountain, the sacred mountain of the She.
Huiming Temple Village lies at the foot of Chimu Mountain, southeast of the county town, at an elevation of about 630 meters. She people moved here during the Qing Shunzhi era, and the village takes its name from the Huiming Temple within it. Huiming tea produced here won a gold medal at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in 1915. The village is surrounded by tea gardens, and during the spring tea season visitors can take part in tea picking and pan-firing. The village also has a stylish Huiming tea workshop. Behind the village, Chimu Mountain rises to about 1,519 meters. It was the earliest She settlement in Jingning and is revered by the She people as a sacred mountain, and it can be climbed along an ancient path. It is about 15 km from the county town. Coordinates are taken from the Chimu Mountain peak (OSM).
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Caoyutang National Forest Park
- China She Ethnic Museum
- Jingning Confucian Temple
- Dongnong She Village
- Dajun Village (Window of She Ethnic Region)
- Yunzhong Daji Scenic Area
- Shisi Temple
- Luxi Gorge