[2025 Pujiang Attraction] Travel Guide for Shenlixia (Updated Jul)

In the south of Shenli Gorge, the mountains are high and steep, with thick forest and marvelous water around. Birds, animals, and grassland are everywhere with exotic rocks and magnificent falls around. The natural environment is quiet and beautiful and well protected. In the northern part are ancestral halls and buildings of Ming and Qing Dynasty. There are several scenic spots here like the Censer Hidden in the Smog, Zhuyan Falls, Stalagmite and Cool Spring, the Sleeping Celestial, Zhutou Mountain, Grandpa Chen Carrying Stones, Valley of One-Hundred Steps, Meteor Cliff for Watching Eagles, etc. In this gorge, a three kilometer ancient post house named “Tenli Paviliion.” Since ancient times, ten beautiful legends have evolved and are still popular today. These include Huizhounese Gining Treasure, Grandpa Chen Carrying Stones, Shanniang Sleeps Eternally, Geshan Temple, and Zhutou Mountain Light. Shenli Gorge has always been a good place for writers to visit since the Song Dynasty. Lots of famous writers of Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasty have written travelling journals and poems about the gorge. #urbanexplorer #tigeryear2022 #campingglamping #camping #waterfalls #mountainview

Not far away from Yiwu. Costs about 40rmb to get there by Didi. It only takes an hour or two to walk through the scenic area, but it is still worth going. There is a tea house inside, but it was closed over the spring festival. The scenery is beautiful and relaxing. Tickets are inexpensive (40rmb per person).#tigeryear2022

Shenlixia Scenic Spot - a good place to relax and forget about our problems... #awesomepic #instagramworthydestinations #familytrip #couplestrip

**Shenli Gorge: Jinhua's Hidden "Little Jiuzhaigou", A Wuxia Film-like Landscape Paradise** **【Emerald Waters & Crimson Cliffs, Naturally Heroic】** Tucked within the mountain folds of Pujiang, Jinhua in Zhejiang lies **Shenli Gorge**—a canyon once praised by Xu Xiake. Its waters resemble spilled jade, pooling into crystal-clear ponds or cascading as milky-white waterfalls. The crimson Danxia cliffs on either side, sheer as if carved by blades, glow under sunlight, transforming the gorge into a qi-filled realm straight out of *The Smiling, Proud Wanderer*, where martial heroism meets ethereal beauty. **【Three Must-Experience Realms】** 🌊 **Aquatic Wonder**: - "Lishui Lake" is so transparent you can count the patterns on pebbles 5 meters below while bamboo rafting. - In summer, "Shenli Waterfall" plunges like a silver dragon, cooling the viewing platform by 10°C instantly. ⛰ **Cliff Marvels**: - Hike the "Eagle's Path" plank road clinging to cliffs, touching billion-year-old volcanic rock folds. - At dusk, "Danxia Sunset" paints the gorge in fiery orange, resembling an alien landscape. 🌲 **Forest Serenity**: - Cross the 7D glass bridge through treetops, overlooking primeval forests 100 meters below. - At dawn, mist shrouds ancient pines and wild monkeys, creating an ink-painting scene. **【Hidden Gems】** ▪️ Rush in 2 hours post-rain to spot dozens of temporary waterfalls cascading down cliffs. ▪️ In November, golden-red metasequoia forests reflect in water like a flaming maze. ▪️ Bring an empty bottle for "Longevity Spring" water—locals swear by its beauty-enhancing properties (pH 7.8, weakly alkaline). **【Practical Guide】** 📍 Address: Lishui Village, Pujiang County, Jinhua (15 mins from Pujiang exit on Hangzhou-Jinhua-Quzhou Expressway) 🎫 Ticket: Peak season ¥60 (includes glass bridge) / Half-price for children 🕒 Suggested duration: 3-4 hours (5km loop trail) 🚶 Route: Entrance → Lishui Lake → Shenli Waterfall → Glass Bridge → Danxia Plank Road → Longevity Spring 🍜 Bonus: Try villagers' ash-broth rice dumplings at the exit—steamed with gorge spring water, sticky with a hint of alkali. **"The ultimate Jiangnan gorge experience—where cameras and lungs get equally intoxicated by oxygen."**

Punching the main attractions of the Shenli Gorge Scenic Area The Shenli Gorge Scenic Area is located in Pujiang County, which is known as the 'Hometown of Chinese Calligraphy and Painting' and 'Capital of Crystal'. The area has been a gathering place for culture since ancient times, with a rich historical and cultural heritage. The southern part of the scenic area features steep mountains, deep forests, beautiful waters, abundant birds and animals, flat lands, peculiar rocks, beautiful waterfalls, and a tranquil natural environment with well-preserved ecology; to the north, ancestral halls and temples, as well as Ming and Qing architecture, are particularly exquisite. There are twenty mountain views such as the incense burner clouds, Zhu Yun Waterfall, stalactite cold spring, the eternal rest of immortals, Pig Head Mountain, Grandpa Chen carrying stones, Hundred Steps Secluded Valley, and Meteor Cliff Eagle Watching; there are also eight Qing dynasty structures such as the Dunmu Hall, Shangshu Mansion, Yu Family Ancestral Hall, Hong Family Ancestral Hall, Huang Family Ancestral Hall, and Tongqing Hall. Especially noteworthy is the 3-kilometer ancient post road within the scenic area, which still retains a historical post station 'Shili Pavilion' halfway along its length. Since ancient times, there have been nearly ten beautiful legends circulating among the people, such as 'Huizhou Old Treasure', 'Grandpa Chen Carrying Stones', 'Mountain Lady Eternal Rest', 'Ge Mountain Hall Treasure', 'Furnace Peak Hall Monk', 'Pig Head Mountain Lighting', etc. Since the Song Dynasty, Shenli Gorge has been a popular destination for literati and poets, with famous figures from the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties having written a large number of travel notes and poems, such as Wu Siqi, Fang Feng, and Xie Ao, who have traveled together and left many poems. Traffic Guide Take the Hangjinqu Expressway, exit at Pujiang, then drive to the right for 10 minutes to see the advertisement for the scenic spot, follow the road signs for another 3 kilometers to reach the scenic area. It is only a 15-minute drive from Yiwu to the scenic area, 5 kilometers from Pujiang County, 28 kilometers from Yiwu, 170 kilometers from Hangzhou, 4 kilometers from Provincial Highway 20, and 6 kilometers from the Pujiang exit of the Hangjinqu Expressway.

Water reservoir. Mountains. Rivers. Small Waterfalls. Camping. Nature. A good place to see nature and relax forget about our busy lives. Go back to nature. #besttrip#urbanexplorer

The biggest feature of Shenli Gorge is the water here. This is a naturally formed canyon where water flows from the mountains and forms waterfalls of different sizes. Come in from the gate of the scenic spot, facing a lake with clear water. Entering the scenic spot along a small road along the lake. The roadside is lush green bamboo, which is very quiet. There are not many tourists here. Be very careful when walking by the lake, otherwise it will be very wet. A waterfall that just entered the scenic spot attracted our attention. In fact, water flows from a lake above into a lake below, with a gap in the middle. The waterfall is so powerful that almost all tourists stop to take pictures. The stones that step on the water carefully walked to the other side, which is also a good experience. Along the way to the mountains, there are pedestrian walks along the water, all of which are fresh and natural. The suspension bridge is installed on the water surface to increase the fun of play. There is a big waterwheel on the river , and it is now an attraction. In fact, you don't have to worry about taking pictures in the first waterfall, because the more you go inside, the more beautiful the scenery, there are many similar waterfalls. The mountains and green trees in front are intertwined and beautiful. The rock between the mountains blocks the water flow, the water surface is no longer flat, and the waves are undulating to make the water surface more layered. The road up the mountain is very quiet, there are green grass on the road, there are not many traces of artificial carving.

Dinner is in the spring dining area, it is very convenient in the Shenlixia scenic area. Spring comes to the restaurant with a wide variety of dishes, the amount is sufficient, most of the ingredients are the surrounding organic products, tastes needless to say, each one eats a round stomach.

Shenli Gorge is a natural canyon-shaped scenic spot. I first met Shenli Gorge, this is a good place with good air and beautiful scenery! The canyons in the scenic area are deep and deep, the mountains are undulating, the birds are singing and green, and there is a lot of green oil everywhere. It is not wrong to go to the green, to escape the heat and climb up to this. Ancient Panshan, huge stone , waterfalls, falling water emerges endlessly.

Shenlixia Scenic Spot is located in Lishui Village, Pujiang County, with a total area of 6 square kilometers. It is worth mentioning that there is still a 3km long ancient road in the scenic area, and there is still a Geli Pavilion in the middle of the ancient road. Because the Shenlixia Scenic Area is on the edge of the Spring Festival Cabin, so you can go there if you have nothing to put down your luggage. There was no one in the evening, very quiet. One side is the bamboo forest on the other side of the reservoir. The wind blows, the water waves move, and the bamboo leaves flutter. The sunset slowly sprinkled, and the sky slowly turned yellow. In the distance, I didn't know if it was fog. The mountains were looming in it.