Ticket free time for Jurong Maoshan Scenic Area

The free admission period for Jurong Maoshan Scenic Area will end on February 5, 2023.

Maoshan is a famous Taoist mountain in China. It is the birthplace of the Shangqing sect of Taoism and is called the "Shangqing Zongtan" by Taoists. It has the reputation of "the first blessed place and the eighth cave heaven". It is also one of the six mountainous anti-Japanese base areas in China. There are many scenic spots on the mountain, including nine peaks, nineteen springs, twenty-six caves and twenty-eight pools.

Maoshan Scenic Area was listed as a provincial forest park by the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government in 1986. In the same year, Maoshan was approved by the Jiangsu Provincial Government as a provincial Class A scenic spot. In October 2013, Maoshan Scenic Area was promoted to a national 5A-level tourist attraction, becoming the 18th national 5A-level tourist attraction in Jiangsu Province.

Maoshan’s geographical location

Maoshan is located 26 kilometers southeast of Jurong City, Jiangsu Province, at the junction of Jurong and Jintan, about 10 kilometers long from south to south. , about 5 kilometers wide from east to west, covering an area of ??more than 50 square kilometers.

Maoshan is located in the Golden Corner area of ??the Yangtze River. It has a subtropical monsoon climate with a mild climate, high temperatures and rainy days in summer, and mild and dry winters. The annual average temperature is between 13℃ and 20℃. The average temperature in January is above 0℃. There is a lot of precipitation in spring and summer, and relatively little precipitation in autumn and winter. However, the rainfall in winter can also account for more than 10% of the annual precipitation. Among them, there are more than 40 large, medium and small reservoirs such as Maodong Reservoir and Undersea Reservoir.

The above content refers to Baidu Encyclopedia-Maoshan