Mountainous getaway offers array of attractions

Shenxianju Mountain.[Photo provided to China Daily]

The mountains, which form various silhouettes, are named after their shapes, such as the Marshal rock and Sleeping Beauty peak.

A 10-minute cable-car ride will get you halfway up the mountain, and the climbing starts from there.

The pathways, which were painstakingly constructed over years, stretch for more than 2,000 meters along the cliffs.

For thrill seekers, there are glass platforms that hang off the stone-paved roads, allowing you to see the deep valleys below.

After the two-hour hike on the mountain, nothing could be more comforting than a table full of local delicacies: The Eight Bowls banquet includes chicken soup, braised fish, homemade tofu and lotus nut soup, accompanied by fresh yangmei berry juice.

After the fulfilling meal, you can take a stroll in the ancient town of Popan.

A trade center from the Tang Dynasty, the buildings in Popan are built in authentic Hui style Chinese architecture.

You can learn how local craftsmen used needles and paper to make a festival lantern or appreciate local opera staged at the site of an ancient brothel.

Nearby, you can take a bamboo raft and drift down the Yongan River, the mother river of Taizhou, or rent a bike and go cycling along the water.