14 Days in Yingtan
Two weeks make Yingtan a Danxia-and-Taoism base — Longhu at leisure, Sanqingshan overnight, Guifeng, Guixi's academy and a Fuzhou day for Tang Xianzu's city.
Quick Answer
Is 14 days enough for Yingtan?
14 days lets you go beyond Yingtan's core into neighborhoods, food markets, and one or two day trips at a relaxed pace.
Source: NihaoVisit Yingtan guide
14-day Yingtan itinerary at a glance
Use our full Yingtan travel guide as the base and adapt it to 14 days. Keep the city's three signature attractions as the backbone; fill the rest with neighborhood walks, food markets, and an easy day trip.
Rafting the Luxi & cliff tombs
The bamboo raft slides past Danxia cliffs (UNESCO-listed with the mountain in 2010) where Guyue burials were hoisted some 2,600 years ago; the "mosquito-free" Xu village waits at the bend.
- yingtan xianshuiyan cliffs
- yingtan wuwen village
Shangqing town & the Celestial Masters
The Tianshi Mansion has housed 63 generations of Zhang masters across nearly 1,900 years of Zhengyi Daoism; the old town's lanes and the Zhengyi temple fill the afternoon.
- yingtan shangqing ancient town
- yingtan tianshi mansion
- yingtan zhengyi temple
Elephant Trunk & high walkways
A second Longhu pass on foot — the high plank road loops the elephant-trunk pillar and looks down on the river bend the rafts traced yesterday.
- yingtan xiangbi hill
Yujiang's journalist
Zou Taofen (1895-1944), the trailblazing editor with family roots in Yujiang district; the restored home and the city museum take an unhurried morning.
- yingtan taofen former residence
- yingtan museum
Yingtan rest day
Riverside benches and teahouses, and an early night before the excursion run.
- yingtan xinjiang riverside
Guifeng day (Yiyang)
An honest cross-city day — twenty minutes by rail into Shangrao's Yiyang county, where camel-humped Danxia blocks share the same 2010 UNESCO listing as Longhu.
- guifeng
Guixi academy
East to Guixi for the academy rebuilt in honour of the 12th-century philosopher Lu Jiuyuan, with old-town teahouses around.
- yingtan xiangshan academy
Yingtan rest day
Markets and dumplings — the mountain overnight needs a rested start.
- yingtan city markets
To Sanqingshan first pass (Shangrao)
An honest overnight into Shangrao's mountains — the cableway lifts you into a forest of granite pillars above the clouds.
- sanqingshan
Sanqingshan second pass
The high walkways wind the eastern loops past Taoist shrines and sea-of-cloud viewpoints before the return to Yingtan.
- sanqingshan
Yingtan rest day
A slow riverside day to let mountain legs recover before the southern run.
- yingtan xinjiang riverside
Fuzhou day (Jiangxi)
An honest cross-city day, about 90 minutes south — the Wenchangli riverside quarter and the memory of playwright Tang Xianzu (1550-1616).
- fuzhou
Luxi farewell
One last raft at first light when the cliffs glow orange, a market lunch, and packing at leisure.
- yingtan xianshuiyan cliffs
- yingtan city markets
Departure
Market breakfast, then the HSR from Yingtan North.
- yingtan city markets
Budget for 14 days in Yingtan
| Tier | Per day | 14 days total |
|---|---|---|
| Backpacker | USD $50–$80 | USD $700–$1,120 |
| Mid-range | USD $100–$200 | USD $1,400–$2,800 |
| Luxury | USD $300+ | USD $4,200+ |
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