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

Located in northwest of Fujian Province, Southeastern China, Mt. Wuyi is one of the hottest attractions in China. Famous for its natural beauties and exotic local cultures, it attracts 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”. Wuyi Mountain is rumored to have the beauty combining Mounts of Hangshan and waters of Guilin together. Whatever, 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. Anyone who take a tour will surely enquire more about mysterious Chinese cultures.

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

By: Richard Meteor