Park of China
Overview
| Designation | Third-batch National Park of China (1994) |
| Province | Henan |
| Location | Jiyuan and Xiuwu County (Jiaozuo), Henan |
| Latitude, longitude | 35.30, 112.82 Google Maps |
| Highlights | A Taoist mountain; gorges and waterfalls |
| Top sights | Mount Wangwu, Mount Yuntai (Henan) |
| Nearby cities | Zhengzhou, Luoyang |
| Nearby sites | Mount Yuntai (Henan) 51km, Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang 89km, Shaolin Temple 89km, Mount Song 92km, Yin Xu, Anyang 153km Search nearby |
| Themes | Glen, Valley, Cliff, Mountain, Small Waterfall, Stream, Reservoir, Taoism, Waterfall |
About
The Mount Wangwu–Mount Yuntai scenic area is at the southern end of the Taihang Mountains in north-western Henan. It has two parts, Mount Wangwu in Jiyuan and Mount Yuntai (Henan) in Xiuwu County, Jiaozuo, and was in the third batch of national scenic areas in 1994. The two are about 100 km apart.
Mount Wangwu is a Taoist mountain; Tang Taoist texts ranked its cave first among the ten great grotto-heavens, and it is one of the two mountains in the fable of the Foolish Old Man who moved the mountains. Mount Yuntai is known for gorges and waterfalls; the walls of Red Stone Gorge are purple-red quartz sandstone, the signature landscape of the Yuntaishan Global Geopark.
Travel tips
Getting there: the two are not on one route. Go to Mount Yuntai from Jiaozuo and to Mount Wangwu from Jiyuan; Zhengzhou is the nearest big city, with an airport and high-speed trains.
Time: a day each, about two days for both.
Photo credits: Red Stone Gorge, Mount Yuntai: Nyx Ning (CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)
Nearby
| World Heritage | The Old City of Luoyang in Han and Wei Dynasties 67km, Hangu Pass 88km, Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang 89km, Shaolin Temple 89km |
| National parks | Mount Shennong 13km, Qingtian River 15km, Zhengzhou Yellow River 75km, Mount Linlü 119km |
| Detailed guides | Mount Wangwu 52km, Wangmang Ridge 80km |
| AAAAA attractions | Huangcheng Xiangfu Ecological and Cultural Tourist Area 32km, Mount Yuntai (Henan) 51km, Baoquan Tourist Area 60km, Baligou Scenic Area 73km |
| AAAA attractions | Wulongkou 22km, Situ Town Scenic Area 26km, Source of the Ji River Cultural Tourism Area 32km, Qinshui Xiangyu Ancient Fortress Scenic Area 36km |
| UNESCO Global Geoparks | Wangwushan-Daimeishan UNESCO Global Geopark 52km |
| Historic cities | Luoyang 79km, Zhengzhou 98km |
| Cities | Luoyang 77km, Zhengzhou 90km |
| Historical sites | Zhaijiangu Taiping Temple Grottoes 11km, Zezhou Dai Temple 16km, Yu State Ancient City 16km, Tomb of Zhu Zaiyu 19km |
| National geoparks | Guanshan National Geopark 73km, Songshan Stratigraphic Structure National Geopark 92km, Hongqiqu-Linlüshan National Geopark 145km |
| Nature reserves | Yangcheng Manghe Macaque National Nature Reserve 35km, Danjiang Wetland National Nature Reserve 71km, Lishan National Nature Reserve 85km |
| Historic towns | Zhoucun Town 27km, Runcheng Town 35km, Gaodu Town 35km, Dayang Town 41km |
| Historic villages | Yedi Village 15km, Zhijiao Village 19km, Guoyu Village 32km, Jiaquan Village 33km |