Mount Wuyi Rated World Top 10 Happiest Place

12/04/2009 16:00:31

Mount Wuyi rated World Top 10 Happiest Place according to a report released by Daily Mail, the third largest English daily newspaper in the world. The other nine Happiest Places are Vanuatu, Montreal (Canada), Texas (US), Bhutan, Colombia, Malawi, Andorra, Hidakagawa (Japan) and Denmark.

Mount Wuyi locates in northwest of Fujian Province, Southeastern China. Famous for its natural beauties and exotic local cultures, Mount Wuyi is ranked as a top China tourist destination, attracting thousands of tourists from home and abroad every year.

As regards to natural beauties, enchanting river, majestic mountains, ancient plant spices, and wild animals are the gems of Mount Wuyi. Its tranquil beauty and intact environment offer a refuge to the primitive forest, so it is called "Natural Arboretum". The place is an ideal place for city citizens to enjoy the charms of countrysides.

Beside its amazing natural beauties, Mount Wuyi has a long cultural history. Wuyi Palace, built in the 7th century A.D., is just one master piece of local architectures. It had been an important center of China's Taoism and was listed as one of the top nine Taoist Temples. A large numbers of ancient folk buildings scatter in the green world, backed by hills or perched by rivers. The mountain also boasts many other cultural relics including numerous stone inscriptions.

In 1999, Mount Wuyi was enrolled as a World Heritage site for its unique natural and cultural values.

(Take a Mt. Wuyi Tour to discover the natural & cultural hightlights immersed in majestic mounts and limpid waters. )

Panoramic View of Mount Wuyi

Enchanting River Scenery of Mount Wuyi