China has many roads to explore, but none is as spectacular as the Water Highway. Mount Lushan west sea water highway scenery is more beautiful like a fairyland than the Hubei Guzhao water highway is also long, and is China’s longest water highway, to Jiangxi driving tour can not miss the place, driving this road, mountain beauty, water beauty, intoxicated between the landscape. In this article, we’ll take a look at the history of the Water Highway, and discuss its many attractions. Ready to explore? Let’s go!
Lushan West Sea Highway
September 16, 2011, the east from the Fuyin Expressway Changjiu section, west of the Dagang Expressway Wuji section, via Yongxiu, Wuning, a total length of 104 kilometers of Yongwu Expressway, was opened to traffic, number S30.
This expressway is the first tourism expressway in Jiangxi Province, a connection between Fuyin Expressway and Dagang Expressway, and a poetic and elegant water highway.
It has about 60 kilometers of road, winding through the north shore of Mount Lushan West Sea, driving all the way, Mount Lushan West Sea is always accompanied by some sections of the bridge, looking from afar, as if a long bridge lying wave, driving on it, just like a flat boat.
It can be with the south coast of the Jiao Wu highway S305 composed of Lushan West Sea around the lake line, become one of the traveler’s eyes of Gan and E leisure self-driving line.
Attractions along the way
Along the way, you will pass through such attractions as Lotus City, Qingshi Lake, Peach Blossom Creek, Deer Point, Baiwan Maze, and Red Rock Pool. However, the Wuning section of Yongwu Expressway is the most beautiful section in China on the whole Lushan Sea Scenic Area.
Best time to visit
The best time to visit the sea highway in the west of Mount Lushan by car is in the spring, summer, and autumn of each year.
During these seasons, the temperature is moderate and the air quality is good. The scenery here is beautiful and you can see the mountains’ peaks reflected in the water.
The west sea of Mount Lushan
Mount Lushan West Sea, although there are two words Lushan, with Mount Lushan no half-money relationship, even if it is not much far from Mount Lushan.
It is just a set of 100,000 laborers, picking the dam for more than ten years, stopping the repair of the river and the construction of the reservoir, that is, the largest artificial earth dam reservoir in Asia – Topwood Reservoir.
Like Hangzhou Qiandao Lake, the lake today those small and large islands are once mound peaks, someone had a rough count of more than 8,000, but the number of widely known islands or 1667 islands with an area of 3 acres.
These islands are like a ship to form a huge fleet, and like a thousand sails, in the clear water of the lake staged a hundred boats fighting for the spectacular, if you go on the Yongwu high-speed, the high-speed observation deck can enjoy this scene
Lushan West Sea is blessed with natural conditions, let it breed a national class of water quality, and get a group of pixies loves. As the country’s largest peach jellyfish breeding ground, excellent luck can also meet this group of “water pandas”.
Although the west sea of Mount Lu belongs to the artificial lake, the above islands also exist artificial scenery, but they are born tacitly, creating a rich romance and a stunning place of great beauty.
The West Sea service area
In the impression of travelers, the role of high-speed service areas is for emergencies, parking, refueling, charging, and eating, but the West Sea service area is an exception.
Among the more than 4,000 service areas in China, there are many with beautiful scenery and excellent facilities, but there is perhaps only one with a high-end hotel and yacht marina.
After taking the Yongwu Expressway into the service area, you can see the Wuning Xihai Jingtai Hotel right next to the lake. If you like to enjoy the lake view from a high place, you can book the hotel in advance.
Walk along the path of the service area all the way towards the lake, you can reach the dock where the ships are docked, buy the boat tickets at the visitor center, you can board the yacht, and have a cool trip on the water.
Yunju Mountain
Yunju Mountain and Lushan West Sea can be said to be connected to the mountains and the sea, although located in the south of the Yongwu Expressway, that is, the south coast of Lushan West Sea, but for travel, this is a place that must be mentioned.
Yunju Mountain because of the mountain and river terrain is peculiar, in the Tang Dynasty the Taoist Zen master phase, began to build a Zen temple and since then, Yunju Mountain will be widely favored, the monks gathered, become one of the birthplaces of the Zen Cao Dong Sect, is regarded as the ancestral temple of Cao Dong Sect.
When walking along the flat pan mountain road, you can feel the meaning of Buddha and Zen of Yunju Mountain and the immortal spirit that comes to you.
From Nanyang ancient temple to hundred flower valley, from hundred flower valley to five dragon pond, from five dragon pond to the true Zen temple, the way is full of scenery, showing the harmony between man and nature.
Final Thoughts
So, there you have it! It is no wonder why Lushan Xihai Highway is so popular for travelers. The scenery along the highway will literally take your breath away and make your heart melt. This year, plan a trip to this stunning destination, and don’t forget to save some space on your camera’s memory card because you’ll need a lot of photos to relive the breathtaking moments again and again!
Lushan West Sea Highway is a seemingly not long, but everywhere scenery of China’s most beautiful water highway. Visit Lushan Highway and witness the beauty for yourself!