5 Days in Pingxiang

Half an hour from Changsha by high-speed rail; the Anyuan memorial records the September 1922 strike of some 17,000 miners and railwaymen, and the city museum rounds out the region's story with bronzes and fireworks-making heritage.

1. pingxiang anyuan memorial
2. pingxiang city museum

The two-stage cableway climbs toward Jin Peak at 1,918.3 metres; walk out onto the hundred-thousand-mu meadows, watch the sea of clouds, and sleep at a summit guesthouse for the early light.

1. pingxiang wugong mountain

Dawn over a hundred thousand mu of treeless grass, then the cliff-hung skywalk between viewpoints and a slow ridge walk down; descend by late afternoon for a hot noodle bowl in town.

1. pingxiang wugong mountain

The Ordinary Temple on Yangqi mountain founded the Yangqi line of Linji Zen in the early Northern Song, nine centuries back; the forest climb and the incense-quiet halls pair with the county's rural lanes.

1. pingxiang yangqi mountain

The Nielong cave's lit galleries and cool underground river make an easy final half-day; pack Wugong meadow honey and Pingxiang chili products for the train home.

1. pingxiang nielong cave