Golden Week: Longhu Mountain welcomes record high tourists

( chinadaily.com.cn )

Updated: 2012-10-16

Mount Longhu is located in Yingtan city, Jinagxi province. It is a World Natural Heritage, World Geological Parks and 5A scenic spot.

Longhu Mountain has received 385,600 tourists, a year on year increase of 86 percent and tourism revenues that reached 26.53million yuan ($ 4.45 million), up 75 percent from last year during national holidays which hit a record high.

The self-driving tour market is popular in Longhu Mountain.

Also, the eighth Longhu Mountain International Tent Festival attracted about 5,000 visitors from 20 provinces including Hunan, Anhui and Fujian.

Longhu Mountain is a holy place for Taoism with 1,900 years of history. The hanging coffins along Luxi River remain a breathtaking mystery.

Edited by Li Yang and Tom McGregor