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Explore the region
About Tiantangzhai
On the Anhui side, waterfalls and forested valleys provide a clear focus: Jiuying Waterfall is one named stop in the cascade area, while Baima Grand Canyon follows water through a lower gorge. Higher ridges belong to a more demanding mountain outing. Plan around one open valley route before adding elevation, and distinguish this entrance from the separate Hubei-side scenic approaches.
The protected area covers 20.3 square kilometres, with elevation across it ranging from 700 to 1,729.13 metres, and forms the core zone of the Dabie Mountain National Geopark (大别山国家地质公园). It comprises five zones: a waterfall cluster, Shengua Peak (圣卦峰), Baima Peak (白马峰), Zaoqian'ao (造钱坳) and the Baima Canyon.
More than 1,000 plant species grow in the area, including several oak species, the Huangshan pine (黄山松) and Hubei crabapple, along with nationally protected plants such as the Chinese plum yew (三尖杉) and the Chinese tulip tree (鹅掌楸). Eighteen nationally protected rare animal species live there, including the leopard, the small Indian civet and the Chinese giant salamander. Three national forest parks lie in the surrounding counties, in Luotian, Jinzhai and Yingshan.
The area became a provincial-level scenic area under the Anhui government in 1987; in 1992 the forestry authorities approved Tiantangzhai National Forest Park (天堂寨国家森林公园) there, and in 1998 the State Council approved Tiantangzhai National Nature Reserve (天堂寨国家级自然保护区). In 2005 the natural resources authorities approved the Dabie Mountain National Geopark (大别山国家地质公园), with Tiantangzhai as its main area. It was rated a national 4A tourist attraction (国家4A级旅游景区) in 2007 and a national 5A tourist attraction (国家5A级旅游景区) in 2012.
What to look for
- Jiuying Waterfall and the forested waterfall group.
- Baima Grand Canyon’s water-cut gorge and surrounding woodland.
Background & history
Tiāntángzhài (Chinese: 天堂寨) is the second highest peak of the Dabie Mountains located on the border between Hubei and Anhui provinces in the People's Republic of China. Straddling Hubei's Luotian County and Huanggang City along with Jinzhai County in Anhui, the mountain rises to a height of 1,729.13 metres (5,673.0 ft) above sea level. It forms the watershed between the Huai and Yangtze Rivers and is also known as the "Number one pass in the southeastern Yangtze River region" (吴楚东南第一关). During the Tang and Song dynasties Tiantangzhai was known as "Yun Shan" (云山, Cloud Mountain). In the Yuan and Ming dynasties it became "Duoyun Shan" (多云山, Mountain of Many Clouds). The present name dates from the Qing dynasty.
Excerpt from Wikipedia: Tiantangzhai · Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected introductory sentences; formatting simplified. Background information, not current visitor-service advice.
Location & getting there
Getting to Tiantangzhai
Choose the Anhui Tiantangzhai visitor centre in Tiantangzhai Town, Jinzhai County. Arrange the mountain-road transfer to this entrance specifically, then confirm the internal connection to the waterfall or Baima Canyon route.
Combine your visit
A suggested sequence linking the specific features of this visit.
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Jiuying Waterfall
Begin with a specific cascade in the waterfall area.
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Baima Grand Canyon
Use a separate connected visit, when available, to follow the water through the lower gorge.
This order is editorial. Confirm access and any transfers between stops; it does not establish a walking route, same-day connection or common admission ticket.
Find Tiantangzhai
天堂寨 · 六安市
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View guide →Sources & visit information
The sources below support the place-specific description and arrival information. Suggested combinations are editorial planning ideas; confirm current opening, entry arrangements and transport services for your date.
- en.wikipedia.org ↗
- www.ahjinzhai.gov.cn ↗
- wlj.luan.gov.cn ↗
- 天堂寨 ↗
- Chinese Wikipedia: 天堂寨 (revision 92279752, 2026-04-14) ↗
- English Wikipedia: Tiantangzhai (revision 1229437251, 2024-06-16) ↗
Visitor information adapted and edited from Wikipedia contributors, “天堂寨” · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 92279752.
Background paragraphs translated and condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "天堂寨", Chinese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 92279752.
Background paragraphs condensed from Wikipedia contributors, "Tiantangzhai", English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0. Source revision 1229437251.