10 Days in Jiujiang
Ten days: five on 1996-listed Lushan, the 1934 garden and 940 academy, the 386 west temples, a Hukou day for the 1084 essay, then neighbouring Nanchang for the 653 tower before departure.
Quick Answer
Is 10 days enough for Jiujiang?
10 days lets you go beyond Jiujiang's core into neighborhoods, food markets, and one or two day trips at a relaxed pace.
Source: NihaoVisit Jiujiang guide
10-day Jiujiang itinerary at a glance
Use our full Jiujiang travel guide as the base and adapt it to 10 days. Keep the city's three signature attractions as the backbone; fill the rest with neighborhood walks, food markets, and an easy day trip.
Riverfront arrival
Ease in along the old port: the 1989-rebuilt Xunyang Tower, the 1580s pagoda on the Yangtze dike, and the pavilion for Bai Juyi's 816 poem.
- jiujiang xunyang tower
- jiujiang suojiang tower
- jiujiang pipa pavilion
Up to Guling
Climb to Guling at 1,164 metres; Flower Path, the Jinxiu Valley boardwalk and Immortal Cave fill an easy first mountain day.
- jiujiang lushan
- jiujiang flower path
- jiujiang jinxiu valley
Meilu & the museum quarter
The 1903 Meilu Villa and the 1937 auditorium that later hosted the 1959 plenum, now a history museum, tell the town's 20th-century chapter; afternoon free among Guling's lanes.
- jiujiang meilu villa
- jiujiang lushan conference site
Hanpokou sunrise & the peaks
Sunrise over the Poyang plain at Hanpokou, then the ridge walk under Hanyang's 1,474-metre summit; a lighter day before the falls.
- jiujiang hanpokou
- jiujiang five old men peaks
Sandiequan & Botanical Garden
Descend for the 155-metre three-flight falls, then the 1934 botanical garden at the mountain foot; overnight below to lighten the bags.
- jiujiang sandiequan waterfall
- jiujiang lushan botanical garden
White Deer Academy & Guanyin Bridge
The academy of 940, rebuilt by Zhu Xi in 1179, then the single-arch stone bridge of 1014 across the valley; bus onward to the south slope.
- jiujiang white deer academy
- jiujiang guanyin bridge
South slope: Xiufeng
Cliffs, waterfall pool and the scene of Li Bai's quatrain of about 725; an unhurried half-day leaves room for the Xilin road back.
- jiujiang xiufeng
West-flank temples
Donglin of 386, Xilin where Su Shi's 1084 wall poem was written, and the 48-metre bronze Buddha finished in 2013; keep to visiting hours.
- jiujiang donglin temple
- jiujiang xilin temple
- jiujiang donglin great buddha
Hukou & Poyang
Morning bus to Hukou for Shizhong Mountain, subject of Su Shi's 1084 essay, and the mouth of China's largest freshwater lake; return to Jiujiang by dusk.
- jiujiang shizhongshan
- jiujiang poyang lake
Nanchang day (neighbouring city) & departure
A neighbouring-city day by HSR: the Tengwang Pavilion, first raised in 653 and rebuilt in 1989 at 57.5 metres; depart from Nanchang or ride back to Jiujiang.
- jiujiang nanchang tengwang pavilion
Budget for 10 days in Jiujiang
| Tier | Per day | 10 days total |
|---|---|---|
| Backpacker | USD $50–$80 | USD $500–$800 |
| Mid-range | USD $100–$200 | USD $1,000–$2,000 |
| Luxury | USD $300+ | USD $3,000+ |
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