Jianpan Mountain Strange Stones Garden

　　Jianpan Mountain Strange Stones Garden is located on the north side of the middle section of Pingshan Avenue. It was completed in November 1994, covering an area of 4.25 hectares, and is currently the largest specialized strange stones garden in Guangxi and even across China.

　　Guangxi is home to many uniquely shaped mountains and beautiful waters, boasting abundant strange stone resources. The Liuzhou area, in particular, has the greatest variety, quantity, and most distinctive visual characteristics—including shape, color, texture, and pattern—offering endless variations. Collectors and merchants from across the country and abroad who are passionate about or make a living dealing in strange stones flock here in great numbers. The saying “Liuzhou’s strange stones are the best under heaven” has gradually become widely acknowledged among enthusiasts, collectors, connoisseurs, and scholars. Jianpan Mountain Strange Stones Garden, designed to reflect Guangxi’s unique stone culture, is the first scenic garden in the region dedicated to viewing stones. The garden primarily showcases stones while also providing functions for leisure and sightseeing.

　　The main entrance to the Strange Stones Garden is the West Gate, which covers an area of 400 square meters. Its architecture features exposed beams and columns, bamboo and wood imitation designs, a straight-sloped roof, and an open, airy layout. The space is beautifully shaped and rich in ethnic characteristics. The gate plaque is inscribed with “Jianpan Mountain Strange Stones Garden” and “Spring Stone Cloud Crane,” while the gate pillars bear couplets: “The mountain indeed has charm, awaiting discerning appreciation; the stone may not speak, yet invites endless speculation,” and “The sky is vast and the land open, the mountain unworldly; the location blessed and people harmonious, the stone spirited.” Upon entering the gate, the stone scene “Courageous Advance in Rapids” greets you, combining dynamic and static water features, as well as clustered and scattered stones, resembling a natural landscape, with over 800 tons of stones used. On the large lawn to the south, sparse plantings of osmanthus, orange jasmine, camellia,南洋杉 (tropical pines), and queen palms are interspersed with weathered Liuzhou scenic stones. To the east and west are the pebble scenic areas, with the largest stone weighing about 10 tons. These colorful, uniquely shaped, and variously sized pebbles add vibrancy to the babbling stream. To the north lies one of Liuzhou’s famous attractions—Jianpan Mountain—below which lies Jianpan Lake, featuring waterside pavilions and small bridges.

　　On the southern shore of the lake stands the “Baguqi Stone Museum.” The building occupies a land area of 700 square meters, with a construction area of 1,400 square meters. It features cantilevered beams and hanging columns, exterior walls textured to resemble bamboo and wood, and a greenish-gray glazed tile roof, embodying the architectural style of ethnic minority residences in central Guangxi. The museum has three floors: the first floor includes exhibition halls, the Yishi Studio, and the Shiyou Studio; the second floor houses more exhibition spaces; and the third floor is the “Treasure Collection Pavilion,” capable of displaying over 1,800 pieces of stones of various sizes at once. The entrance is adorned with plaques reading “Baguqi Stone Museum” and “Stone and I as One,” while the gate pillars hold a couplet: “Strange stones are valued for their natural forms, where voids, solids, fatness, and leanness are all priceless; masterpieces are crafted by man, whose shapes, colors, textures, and patterns are full of character.”

　　Jianpan Mountain is located within Liuzhou’s Jianpan Mountain Park. Currently, there are two established climbing routes, measuring 20 meters and 19 meters in length, with difficulties rated at 5.9 and 5.10A respectively.

　　

　　Admission

　　Free

　　Location

　　No. 343, Pingshan Avenue, Yufeng District, Liuzhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region