10 Days in Xinyu
Ten days round out the small prefecture with Luofang's river town and two honest side days — Mingyue Mountain's springs in Yichun and the 1989 Shang bronzes of Xingan.
Quick Answer
Is 10 days enough for Xinyu?
10 days lets you go beyond Xinyu's core into neighborhoods, food markets, and one or two day trips at a relaxed pace.
Source: NihaoVisit Xinyu guide
10-day Xinyu itinerary at a glance
Use our full Xinyu 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.
Arrival, Baoshi Park & Yuan River
Settle in, then the park honoring Fu Baoshi (1904-1965), whose family roots are Xinyu's — his 1959 'Land So Rich in Beauty' hangs in the Great Hall of the People. Evening on the Yuan riverfront.
- xinyu baoshi park
- xinyu yuan riverfront
Xiannv Lake
16 km southwest, about 50 sq km of water and nearly 100 islands — the setting Gan Bao wrote down in his 4th-century collection as six or seven feathered maidens over Xinyu. Full island-hopping day.
- xinyu xiannv lake
Changfang Village & Yangtian Hill
A farmhouse morning 20 km northwest, then the forested hill on the city's north edge for skyline views before dinner.
- xinyu changfang resort
- xinyu yangtian forest park
Dongdu Caves, Fenyi
About 35 km north in Fenyi county, karst caves fitted out around the same cowherd-and-fairy legend the lake claims — lit passages, a local guide, back by dinner.
- xinyu dongdu caves
Jieqiao Village & Shuanglin Cloth
In Fenyi, the Yan clan home village of Ming grand secretary Yan Song (1480-1567) — ancestral halls and Ming-Qing courtyards; a short way on, Shuanglin town still hand-weaves ramie grass cloth.
- xinyu jieqiao village
- xinyu shuanglin grass cloth
Baizhang Peak
About 35 km south in Nan'an township, a forest park topping out at 424 m — stone steps through bamboo to a lookout over the plain.
- xinyu baizhang peak
Luofang River Town
30 km east, a memorial hall documents the Red Army conference held in this Yuan River market town in October 1930; a river-farm lunch, back by evening.
- xinyu luofang conference memorial
- xinyu yuan riverfront
Mingyue Mountain — Yichun Side Day
An honest side day into neighboring Yichun — 20 minutes by HSR, then about 15 km to Wentang town, whose selenium-rich spring water runs near 68°C year-round; boardwalks climb the Mingyue peaks above.
- yichun mingyue mountain
Dayangzhou Bronzes — Xingan Side Day
Another honest crossing — Xingan belongs to Ji'an, a road run of about 90 km east to the site museum of the Shang tomb found in 1989 with hundreds of bronzes, among the richest finds south of the Yangtze.
- xingan dayangzhou tombs
Wetland Morning & Departure
A last boardwalk loop and market breakfast, then the HSR from Xinyu North.
- xinyu kongmu wetland
- xinyu city markets
Budget for 10 days in Xinyu
| 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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