Wuyishan National Tourist Holiday Resort

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Plan your Wuyishan tour? You are advised to stay in Wuyishan National Tourist Holiday Resort, which was one of the 12 national level tourist holiday resorts built in 1992 under the authorization of China National Tourism Administration. The national resort has a total planning area of 12,000 km², only a stream away from the famous Wuyishan Scenic Area.

Wuyishan Holiday Resort is only 7km south of Wuyishan Airport, 11km south of Wuyishan Railway Station and 16km south of Wuyishan City with convenient transportation.

Aimed at developing international leisure travel, Wuyishan National Holiday Resort is sectioned into several parts including Tourism Reception Area, Leisure Travel Area, Golf Area, comprehensive Entertainment Area.

The national resort has a good investment in infrastructure with reasonable network of water, electricity, CATV, information and roads. There are over 130 inns and hotels with over 10 4-star hotels and a capacity of 13,700 beds.

The Wuyishan National Holiday Resort has been developed from the natural village known as "San Gu Village". Much of the land in San Gu Village has been used by the local government for developing the national holiday resort. For used land, the villagers get some compensation fees according to the compensation for land policies concerned.

Many San Gu villagers set up stores or restaurants in the old streets to cater for the increasing number of tourists staying in the holiday resort. Some lend their houses to the newcomers who come here for new development and new life in Wuyishan.

Accommodations in Wuyishan Holiday Resort

The resort has a wide spectrum of inns, hostels and hotels to suit every mood, style and budget. Highly recommend the two hotels below:

1. Wuyi Mountain Yeohwa Resort

Tel: 0599-5238999

2. Wuyi Mountain Villa

Tel: 0599-5251888

Dining and Shopping at the old streets of San Gu Village

Beside eating and shopping in your lodging hotels or in the main streets in Wuyishan Holiday Resort, you may walk to the San Gu Village, a reserved old area in the resort where you will still find the traditional way of food cooking which is dying out in big cities.

A vegetable and food market in the San Gu Village in the resort.

Old Streets teemed with various kinds of restaurant.

A place for local food.

Two bowls of rice noodle

Transportation at Wuyishan Holiday Resort

The holiday resort is not very big. You are advised not to use those pesky trishaw drivers if possible. An honest trishaw driver would charge RMB 5 for anywhere within the resort. Taxis are available at the hotels and in the main streets in the resort.he Bus No.06 runs between the resort and Wuyishan City as well as Wuiyishan Train Stationa and Wuyishan Airport.

Shuttle buses running in Wuyishan Holiday Resort.

Taking a trishaw ride

Walk from the resort to Wuyishan Scenic Area

Once in the resort, if you going to visit Wuyishan Scenic Area, you don't have to bother going to either North Gate or South Gate for buying entrance tickets.

You just walking cross the Lan Tang Bridge over Chongyang Stream, then continue to walk another 20 or 30 minutes and get to Wuyi Palace where many shuttle buses waiting for people on board for the attractions in Wuyishan Scenic Area. You are supposed to buy the entrance and bus tickets at the service house near Wuyi Palace.

The Nightlife in Wuyishan Holiday Resort

"Impression Dahongpao" is a must to see outdoor musical show co-directed by Zhang Yimou, Wang Chaoge and Fan Yue.

The evening show is based on natural landscape as both the stage and background. The interesting breakthrough is that the audience seats can move offering a view of 360 degrees. The entrance around RMB 230.

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