Yangtiangang Forest Park

　　Yangtiangang Forest Park is situated in Yangtiangang, Chengbei Subdistrict, Yushui District, Xinyu City, with a total area of 6.7 square kilometers. The site was originally called Yanggang or Yangshan. It was later renamed Yangtiangang after Huang Xizhang, a Taoist boy from Xinyu during the Northern Song Dynasty, who was said to have appeared to help defend the nation and repel the Jin army. Emperor Huizong of Song posthumously honored him as the "True Man Huang Shi of Yangtiangang, the Enlightened Dao Protector Who Opened the Mountain and Brought Peace and Benefited the Nation." The area features undulating mountains, overlapping ridges, lush forests, picturesque bamboo, serene valleys, grotesque rocks, and other naturally marvelous landscapes such as Chicken Crown Ridge, Lion Spouting Water, One-Slab Gate, and Hat-Writing Stone. The main peak, Liangshan Brain, stands at an elevation of 450 meters and is said to have once hosted the “Liangshan Stronghold.” From the summit, visitors can gaze down at the city’s skyline of high-rises and crisscrossing streets, or look out toward the fragrant rice fields and river streams that resemble silk ribbons, evoking a sense of solitude atop a lone peak, quietly observing the vast changes of nature. At the mountaintop lies the site of Yanggang Temple, originally built during the Tang Dynasty and renovated in the Ming Dynasty. Today, to develop tourism resources, Yushui District has rebuilt the temple. The newly reconstructed Yanggang Temple appears mystical with drifting clouds and auspicious mist. Facing south and north, it spans three bays, with carved dragon heads and upturned eaves, and exudes a grand and majestic atmosphere. It has become a key tourist attraction within Yangtiangang Forest Park. To further enrich the cultural depth of Yangtiangang, in 1999, Yushui District successfully relocated and rebuilt Chongqing Temple at the mountain’s foot. Especially after the completion of the first phase of Chongqing Temple—the Lay Buddhists’ Forest—it attracted visitors and Buddhist devotees from Nanchang, Yichun, Pingxiang, and other areas, who came to sightsee and practice Buddhism, receiving thousands of visitors daily at its peak. In October 2000, Yushui District invested 460,000 yuan to construct a two-kilometer-long, six-meter-wide asphalt road. This road acts like a green ribbon, harmoniously connecting Yangtian Avenue and Yangtiangang Forest Park, providing strong momentum for the effective development of the area.

　　

　　Address: Yangtiangang, Chengbei Subdistrict, Yushui District, Xinyu City

　　Type: Forest

　　Opening Hours:

　　Open all day

　　Ticket Information:

　　Free admission.