Huaiyu Mountain
怀玉山
A high mountain plateau on the western side of Mount Sanqing, home to the Huaiyu Academy where Zhu Xi once lectured, along with highland farmland often considered part of 'Greater Mount Sanqing.'
Huaiyu Mountain lies in Huaiyu Township, Yushan County, and connects with Mount Sanqing at an elevation of about 1,000 m. Its summit is a rare highland basin, where fields, villages and bamboo groves are scattered across the landscape, and summers are cool. The site includes the ruins of Huaiyu Academy, where Zhu Xi, the Song dynasty scholar, taught, and it is also where Fang Zhimin was captured; a memorial facility has been built here. It makes a cool summer retreat beyond Mount Sanqing, and the scenic area's visitor center operates sightseeing shuttles. It is about a 40-minute drive from Shuangxi, outside the Mount Sanqing scenic area.
Opening hours
About 08:00–17:00