Atlas of China
Wuzhishan 五指山Wǔzhǐshān
Highland city of the Li, named for Hainan's highest mountain
About Wuzhishan
Wuzhishan, called Tongshi until 2001, is a county-level city governed directly by the province, in the mountainous middle of Hainan, where most people are Li. It is named after Wuzhi Mountain, the Five Finger Mountain and the island's highest, which rises beside it. At Nansheng, Wuzhishan Red Canyon is a rainforest gorge with a rafting run and boardwalk, and the city's hills produce Wuzhishan big-leaf black tea.
What to eat in Wuzhishan
- Wuzhishan big-leaf black tea (五指山大叶红茶)
Listed sites in Wuzhishan
2 sites in Wuzhishan are on the official lists. Those with a page of their own link to it; the rest open as cards on the map.
- Wuzhishan Red Canyon 五指山红峡谷 4A scenic area · on the map
A rainforest gorge in Nansheng town developed for visitors from 2015, with a 3.8 km rafting run through the canyon and a 3.8 km boardwalk along its banks. - Wuzhishan Revolutionary Base Memorial Park 五指山革命根据地纪念园 4A scenic area · on the map
A memorial park built from 2001 on the site of the Qiongya Column's headquarters in Maogui village, the last base of the Communist-led armed struggle on Hainan before 1950.
On the map
Open Wuzhishan on the illustrated map to see its outline, its places and listed sites together, and to add them to a trip.
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