Guling Town

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A “mountain city in the clouds” at 1,164 m, the hub of Lushan tourism, with Guling Street, a street-corner park and scattered old villas, where evenings are cool and breezy.

Guling Town is a small town on the summit of Lushan, at about 1,164 m above sea level. Its name is a transliteration of the English word “Cooling.” British missionary Li Deli began developing the town in 1895 after obtaining land leases. Today it is the only town within the Lushan scenic area and the starting point for all sightseeing shuttle routes. At the town center, Guling Street (often called the “Street Park” area) has restaurants, supermarkets, the Lushan Love cinema (which has shown the film “Romance on Lushan” every day since 1980), a post office and bus stops. Around the town, in the East and West Valleys, are more than 600 modern villas in English, American, German and Russian styles, which you can see just by walking around. On the edge of town, the Moonlit Pine Forest and the area near the Sky Bridge are good spots for watching the cloud sea and the night lights of Jiujiang. Entry to the town is free, and accommodation ranges from youth hostels to hotels converted from old villas. Getting there: buses from the transfer center at the foot of the mountain and the Lushan cable car both reach Guling Town. Within the town, walking is the main way to get around, and you take the sightseeing shuttle to reach the attractions. A good plan is to stay in Guling for two days, and to have dinner at Street Park in the evening and watch the sunset. Notes: rooms cost more in peak summer and should be booked in advance. Prices on the mountain are higher than at the foot. Nights are cold, so bring long sleeves.

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