Zhenyuan Shiping Mountain

Zhenyuan Shiping Mountain

• The highest point in Zhenyuan Ancient Town, the summit of Shiping Mountain offers a panoramic view of the entire ancient town, with its long, quiet alleys spread out before your eyes.

Introduction

Shiping Mountain is located on the east side of the Wuyang River in Wuyang Town, Zhenyuan County, Guizhou Province. Part of the Qilian Mountain range, it features overlapping rocky cliffs and is both majestic and precipitous. Stretching 2.2 kilometers from east to west, its main peak has an elevation of 668.1 meters, with a relative height difference of 204 meters from the surface of the Wuyang River. The mountain’s northern face, which overlooks the town, resembles a large screen standing amidst the hills. With cliffs thousands of feet high, “straight, vast, and screen-like,” it thus earned its name.

At the southern foot of Shiping Mountain, clusters of classic Ming and Qing-style siheyuan courtyard buildings rise like waves, interspersed with provincial-level cultural heritage sites such as the city wall extending from the mountaintop to the base, the Siguandian Hall, and the Tianhou Palace, as well as numerous county-level protected sites including the Huoshen Temple, Confucius Temple, Zou Ancestral Hall, Su Mansion, Beiji Palace, Zihuang Pavilion, Qingshi Cave, and dozens of ancient alleys, wells, and docks—all forming a vast complex of historic architecture.

Address: Zhenyuan County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture

Tel: 0855-5726277

Opening Hours:

8:00-17:30

Suggested Duration

1-2 hours

Transportation

Shiping Mountain is within walking distance from Zhenyuan Ancient Town

Admission

30 RMB per person, half price for students, free if entering before 8:00 AM or climbing at night