Southern Jiangxi

Southern Jiangxi, which covers Ganzhou, is a distinctive Hakka cultural region, with a Song-dynasty old city, Hakka walled houses, the Red Capital Ruijin and Danxia landscapes.

The Southern Jiangxi region is the entire jurisdiction of Ganzhou in Jiangxi Province, Jiangxi's largest prefecture-level city and an important home of the Hakka people. Ganzhou's urban area has a well-preserved Song-dynasty city wall, the Fushougou drainage system, Yugu Terrace and Bajing Terrace; here the Zhang and Gong rivers merge to form the Gan River, and a night walk along the old city wall and the riverside is quite atmospheric. Ruijin was the seat of the provisional central government of the Chinese Soviet Republic, and the sites at Yeping, Shazhouba and elsewhere are the core of red tourism; nearby Yudu has the memorial park marking where the Central Red Army set out on the Long March. Longnan is the "capital of walled houses of the world", with Hakka walled houses such as Guanxi New Enclosure and Yanyi Enclosure well preserved; Sanbaishan, though listed under this name, actually lies in Anyuan County and is the source of the Dongjiang River, and can be combined with the walled houses of Longnan. Cuiwei Peak in Ningdu and Tongtianzhai in Shicheng are both Danxia landforms, each with its own character of strange peaks and grottoes, and Shicheng is also known for its autumn lotus blooms and as the source of the Gan River; Chongyi and Shangyou lie in the mountains of southwestern Jiangxi, with the Yangming Mountain forest, terraced fields and lakes, ideal for eco-leisure. A classic route is one to two days in Ganzhou's urban area, plus a day on the red-tourism route to Ruijin and Yudu, then two days south to Longnan and Anyuan, or two days northeast to Ningdu and Shicheng. For transport, Ganzhou Huangjin Airport and Ruijin Airport have domestic flights, the Nanchang–Ganzhou and Ganzhou–Shenzhen high-speed railways run north–south, and the Ganzhou–Ruijin–Longyan railway connects Ruijin; the walled houses and Danxia sights are scattered, so self-driving is recommended. Winter is also a good time to travel, while summer is hot and rainy, and take care against slipping on Danxia mountain paths after rain.

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