Youyang Taohuayuan

Introducing Youyang Taohuayuan
With a magnificent natural landscape, Youyang Taohuayuan is the highest rank of scenery spots in china. Taohuayuan is a place like a paradise hidden from the outside world, at first described in the work by Tao Yuanming, a famous poet of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420). There are many Taohuayuan spots in china, and the one in Youyang is a nationwide recognized one.

Youyang Taohuayuan Fast Facts
• Chinese Name: Youyang Taohuayuan 酉阳桃花源
• Best Time to Visit: March to November
• Recommended Visiting Hours: About 3 – 4 hours
• Things to Do: Photography, Nature, Hiking
• Opening Hours: 07:30-18:00 from Apr to Oct; 08:00-17:30 from Nov to Mar
• Entrance Fee: ¥100
• Address: No. 232 Taohuayuan Road, Youyang County, Chongqing

What to expect at Youyang Taohuayuan

With an area of 50 km2, Youyang Taohuayuan Scenic Area is located at the convergent part between Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan and Guizhou–the Youyang Autonomous County of Tujia and Miao Nationalities, 340 km away from the Chongqing downtown and 430 km from Changsha of Hunan Province. It is connected with the outside through Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport, Chongqing-Huaihua Railway and Yuxiang Highway.

The area consists of seven parts: the ancient Peach Blossom Garden, Fu His Cavity, Taohuayuan National Forest Park, the ancient city of Youzhou, Taohuayuan Square, Taohuayuan Town and the culture theme park of Taohuayuan in Eryou Mountain. They reflect the perfect and the most complete original pastoral landscape of Wuling Mountain as well as the colorful culture of Tujia and Miao nationalities.

The style is consistent with that of the “paradise” described in The Travel of the Peach Blossom Garden by Tao Yuanming and is an ideal destination for modernists to keep far away from social life, experience the countryside of Qin-Jin style and return to a green world.

How to get to Youyang Taohuayuan

By Bus
• Take a bus from Chongqing Sigongli Transfer Hub to Youyang County. Then Take bus No. 101 or take a taxi to the scenic area.

By Train
• Take a train from Chongqing North Railway Station to Youyang Railway Station. Then take a bus to Youyang County. Then Take bus No. 101 or take a taxi to the scenic area.

Additional travel advice on Youyang Taohuayuan
• There are several hotels in the scenic area for visitors to stay overnight.