Chengjiang (澄江, Chéngjiāng) is a county-level city in Southeastern Yunnan. It is administratively part of the prefecture-level city of Yuxi.
Understand
Chengjiang is best known for two things; Fuxian Lake and Maotianshan Shales (also known as the Chengjiang Fossil Site).
Get in
Chengjiang can only be reached by bus. The nearest railway station is the Kunming South Railway Station in Kunming. There is a bus station opposite Kunming South Railway Station, which has bus services to Chengjiang. Buses to Chengjiang also depart from Kunming's East Bus Station.
Get around
Taxis and public buses are available.
See
- Chengjiang Fossil Site World Natural Heritage Museum (澄江化石地世界自然遗产博物馆), 14 Hanwuji Avenue, Huanhu North Road, Yousuo Town (右所镇环湖北路寒武纪大道14号) (take the Chengjiang-Maotianshan Bus (澄江帽天山线) from outside the Chengjiang Bus Terminal and get off at the final stop), 24.634260552182912°, 102.96769938641103°, +86 877 8894888. 09:00-17:00, closed on Mondays. Displays fossils from the Chengjiang Fossil Site. Free 2022-03-26
- Maotianshan Shales (帽天山页岩, 澄江化石地 Chengjiang Fossil Site, 澄江动物化石群古生物国家地质公园 Chengjiang Fauna National Geopark, 帽天山国家地质公园 Maotianshan National Geopark), 24.659910°, 102.966566°, +86 877 6717139. 09:00-16:30, no entry after 16:00. A UNESCO World Heritage Site rich in fossils from the Cambrian Period. Some of the fossils are displayed at a small on-site museum, but the majority of them are now kept at the Chengjiang Fossil Site World Natural Heritage Museum. Free 2021-07-30
Do
- Fuxian Lake (抚仙湖). The 3rd largest lake in Yunnan. There are many parks and tourist resorts surrounding the lake. 2022-03-26
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