Jiuhua Tianchi

Jiuhua Tianchi

Jiuhua Tianchi is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction and a national water conservancy scenic area.

Jiuhua Tianchi Scenic Area is located in Maya, Chizhou City, 25 kilometers east of the Buddhist holy site Jiuhuashan Mountain and 15 kilometers west of the Yangtze River Tourist Wharf in downtown Chizhou. It borders National Highway 318 and is within 15 kilometers of Chizhou Railway Station, Long-distance Bus Station, Shanghai-Chongqing Expressway, the soon-to-be-completed Ningyi High-Speed Railway, and Jiuhuashan Airport.

The scenic area spans 20 square kilometers, featuring pristine natural ecology and unique landscapes. These include canyons, streams, waterfalls, peculiar rocks, ancient trees, high-altitude lakes, and bamboo forests, as well as cultural elements such as revolutionary villages, power stations, and tea plantations. It has been praised as the “Alishan of the south.”

This region is an area of typical granite geological landforms. Due to multiple episodes of neotectonic uplift, the mountain range has formed multi-tiered canyon basins. In ancient times, Jiuhua Tianchi was a small natural lake, with the Tianhe River flowing from upstream — a place of stunning beauty. Between the 1950s and 1960s, a dam was built for agricultural irrigation, forming the lake (now known as Tianchi).

There is a stone valley about 2 kilometers long between Tianchi and Longchi, filled with numerous glacial erratics. It offers a world of its own, with interconnected caves and crystal-clear springs inside. The ecological vegetation in the valley remains well-preserved, and the rocks are adorned with unique ancient trees and vines. Lush woods line both sides of the valley, alive with birdsong. The serene forests, fresh air, static boulders, and dynamic rushing waterfalls cascading down form the spectacular sight of “a heavenly river hanging with emerald waters,” a true marvel of the south. It is an ideal destination for travel, vacation, leisure, and sightseeing.