If you go

Spring and summer are the best seasons to visit the bamboo forests in Liyang county, Changzhou, Jiangsu province. Summer is a rainy season in the region. Visiting the bamboo forest in a drizzle gives the travelers a special feeling of the quiet and robust vitality of the plants.

Getting there

? There are mini tour buses, rail tour train and ropeway. It is highly recommended that you climb to the mountain top on foot, as the path is well built and the peak is not high.

? Liyang county is accessible by high-speed train and long-distance buses from all the major cities in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The entry ticket, without the bus, train and ropeway, is 90 yuan ($15) per adult.

? It takes about one-and-half hours to go from the downtown of the county to the bamboo forest.

The food in the restaurants is of local flavors and not expensive. Bamboo food, goose, fish and shrimp from a local lake are local specialties.