Mount Mengding
蒙顶山
'Water from the Yangtze, tea from the summit of Mount Meng.' It is one of the birthplaces of world tea culture, home to the Imperial Tea Garden, Tiangai Temple and mist-wrapped tea plantations covering the hillsides.
Mount Mengding lies in Mingshan District. According to legend, Wu Lizhen of the Western Han dynasty planted seven tea trees here, and the mountain is regarded as one of the origins of human tea cultivation. Mengding tea was an imperial tribute tea from the Tang and Song dynasties onward. The scenic area includes the Imperial Tea Garden, Tiangai Temple, Qianfo Temple, the World Tea Culture Museum and a Red Army memorial hall. You can take a cable car to the top, and in spring you can try tea picking and tea roasting. Admission and cable car tickets follow the scenic area's announcements. It is about 30 minutes by car from downtown Ya'an, and the ruins of the Mingshan Tea-Horse Office at the foot of the mountain can be visited on the way.
Opening hours
08:00–17:30
Nearby sights
- Bifengxia Panda Base & Gorge
- Jinfeng Temple
- Shangli Ancient Town
- Yazhou Covered Bridge
- Ya'an Museum
- Zhougong Mountain Hot Spring
- Wangyu Ancient Town
- Dongla Mountain Grand Canyon