Jiayang National Mining Park

If you ask me where the rapeseed flowers are the most beautiful, my answer is: "They are all beautiful."

But if you ask me which rapeseed flowers are the most beautiful and the most lingering, I have only one answer: "It has to be the rapeseed flowers in Jiayang National Mining Park."

This is a field of rapeseed flowers growing deep in the mountains of Qianwei County, Leshan City, 200 kilometers from Chengdu. Every early spring in March, this narrow valley is dyed golden by the rapeseed flowers. However, this isn't the highlight of the event; the real attraction lies in the fact that, every early spring, amidst this golden rapeseed field, an old green train, imbued with the scent of spring, arrives as expected.

The little train seemed to come from outside of time, spewing white steam, emitting black smoke, floating coal dust, and blowing a whistle. It slowly and shakily crossed the fields, climbed up the hillside, passed through the tunnel, passed by the farmhouse, and slowly and carelessly broke into this field of golden rapeseed flowers.

What kind of feeling is it to sit in a narrow and low carriage, listening to the rhythmic "clang, clang..." sounds, and watching the slowly moving rape flowers outside the window?

What a familiar scene, what a kind voice, what a distant memory. It felt like the train wasn't taking us through fields of rapeseed flowers, but rather through time and space, carrying my aging body and a sudden surge of nostalgia, toward that dreamlike childhood.

I went there for the most beautiful shooting spot of National Geographic, it was really nice!

If it is just from the perspective of viewing, it is very good. The scenery along the way is very good, because its overall focus is on attracting the eyeballs. It is mainly for the out-of-print train, the only remaining steam train in the world, but the riding experience is not good. It is suitable for viewing, not for experience.

It's actually possible to get from Chengdu in a day. We went from Leshan, a little over an hour's drive. There are a lot of large vehicles on the road, so be careful. There's no entrance fee, but you must take the train, which costs 80 yuan one way and 140 yuan round trip. There are three options: 1. Take the round-trip train, which I personally don't think is necessary; 2. Take the train back; 3. Take the train and return by bus or bus. We chose the second option. The train leaves just a few minutes after the hour, and we saw it leave. If we took the train back, we'd have to wait another hour, so we opted for the bus, which costs 40 yuan per person and takes about an hour. The mountain roads are quite demanding, as they're narrow and have many steep inclines. But it's a unique experience, like riding a roller coaster, and you get to see the locals' lives in their truest sense. The driver was very friendly and stopped along the way for us to take photos and watch the steam train show. At the top, there's an ancient town, unlike most other towns, with some red brick houses built in the 1940s, perfect for photo ops. We had originally planned to see the rapeseed flowers, but there weren't many. The driver said that many people in the mountains had gone out to work, so there weren't as many as before. Two hours was enough time for the tour, so a day would have been enough.

It's so beautiful, romantic and fun, very suitable for outings and relaxation, a paradise on earth.

It is best to sit in and walk out, as the way in is uphill.

There are not many steam locomotives still in operation today. It is said that there is only one in Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia in China, so the Jiayang train is worth seeing and riding to experience it.

Jiayang National Mine Park showcases the remains of human mining, reflecting the history of mining development. It possesses both research and educational value, offering a unique opportunity for visitors to explore, conduct scientific research, and promote scientific knowledge. With a history spanning over 70 years, the Jiayang Coal Mine has, over the years, accumulated a rich legacy of industrial heritage and cultural history. These mining relics include the Jiayang Miniature Train, hailed as a "living fossil" of the Industrial Revolution; Huangcun Mine, China's only authentic mine designed for tourist experience; and Bajiaogou, a pristine town with a blend of Chinese and Western architecture. These mining relics are considered by experts to be "living milestones" and "physical museums" in the development of China's coal industry. They serve not only as a vital venue for the study of China's coal mining geology and industrial technology, but also as a vibrant platform for patriotic education. Donning work clothes and hard hats, carrying mining lamps and self-rescue devices, miners, guided by their guides, embarked on a mine exploration tour. With a focus on maximizing the social benefits of Huangcun Mine, efforts were made to ensure safety, service, hospitality, and explanations. Humbly collect tourists' opinions and suggestions, and immediately start to enrich the underground sightseeing experience.

You can drive in. During holidays, there are many trains and it is not safe to take the railway. You can walk to the driving road to enter.

It's a nice feeling to sit on the little train, but if you open the window, coal dust will fall.

Built in 1958, it's 60 years old this year. It's 19.8 kilometers long and has a narrow gauge of 762mm, compared to 1435mm for regular trains. It's said to be the only steam locomotive still in operation in the world. March is peak season, with rapeseed, peach, and plum blossoms in full bloom. There are two types of trains: tourist trains and non-tourist trains. The tourist trains are in excellent condition and depart hourly during peak season. Tickets cost 80 yuan one-way and 160 yuan for the full journey. On weekends, tickets are difficult to buy on-site due to crowds, so sometimes you have to buy a round-trip ticket plus a mine exploration tour. You can pre-purchase online, but group bookings require ten people, making them hard to come by. The non-tourist trains, used by locals, are in poor condition, with few seats and no glass in the windows, leaving you choked by coal dust. During peak season, to accommodate tourists, they only run once a morning at 7:00 AM and another at an unspecified time in the evening after the tourist trains have finished. The full journey costs 5 yuan for locals and 5 yuan per stop for tourists, with a total of 7 stops and 35 yuan for the entire journey. The advantage of hiking over taking the train is that you can take photos with the trains at any time. Just be careful and avoid them. Bee Rock Station is where Mr. Zhan Tianyou invented the "V" train turn. It's now an open-air train museum, with several old locomotives and a railway worker's house with old slogans. Seeing the staff directing the trains there is like stepping back in time, into the past...

Coming here in March is a different experience, with birds singing and flowers blooming.

The scenic spot is in Caiziba. It can only be reached by train, but it is said to take 2 hours to get there by foot.

Excuse me, does anyone know if the rape flowers have faded?

I took my parents to see the Jiayang train. We didn’t take the train because the ticket was too expensive, but we still took a lot of photos at the station.

Take a ride on the train, take some photos of the rapeseed flowers, go to Huangcun Well, and eat some local snacks. If you know how to have fun, it will definitely exceed your expectations!

After planning for a long time and researching travel guides over and over again, I finally made it today. I was so excited that I decided to go hiking.

I left Chengdu at 7:40 in the morning and arrived at Qianwei Bus Station around 10 o'clock, then took a bus to Sanjing.

When we arrived, there was already a long line waiting to buy tickets for the train. Due to our itinerary, we decided to hike. However, the scenic area staff informed us that hiking was prohibited and we had to take the train. I was immediately upset. They said it was for safety reasons, but the locals were still allowed to enter.

Finally, I had to follow the other groups to the right and get on the cement road, but it was just along the road, with no scenery. After walking more than two kilometers, I asked a friend to drive down the mountain to pick me up and then return to Chengdu.

The most speechless trip ever. I was supposed to relax but ended up making things worse.

Requiring everyone to take a train to enter, with both a specified number of trains and a specified number of people, isn't this forced consumption? Even if tourists are willing to take the train, are there enough trains?

This behavior is really infuriating. Moreover, there is no notice anywhere saying that people cannot enter on foot. They just put a few people guarding the entrance and saying that people cannot enter on foot.

This kind of behavior really makes me disgusted with this place and I will never come here again.

There are only two stops for the scenic area. Currently, there are only two local buses: one a little after 7:00 AM and one a little after 5:00 PM. The fare is 5 yuan; the sightseeing bus is 80 yuan one way. It's crowded, and the service is poor. Furthermore, transportation to the terminal is almost monopolized; the train doesn't stop on the return trip. Taking an illegal taxi is 40 yuan each, and it's always the same group, no need to ask. You can take a 25 yuan bus to Ma Temple, but you'll have to wait for a bus to the starting point or to the Qianwei Bus Station, which takes about an hour. We arrived at 3:00 AM, and they said the next bus would be after 5:00 PM. It seemed we'd miss the 4:40 PM bus to Emei. In a pinch, I stopped a car and asked a young local entrepreneur, who took us to the bus station and we boarded smoothly. Overall, if you don't have a car and are short on time, I recommend sharing a ride and meeting the driver there. There's no need to take the train both ways. The scenic spot is at Caiziba, which is only accessible by train, but you can hike, but it's said to take two hours from the starting point. I don't recommend it; masks aren't necessary, but wearing a hat is recommended. There are also illegal taxis at the starting point that cost 100 yuan per person to go back and forth to the terminal without stopping in between. They are also monopolized. If you go from Chengdu, you can buy a ticket to Jiayang at Chadianzi and get there directly in about 3 and a half hours.

The experience of going into the mine is very cool. You can ride on the monkey car used by miners and experience digging coal yourself.

The little train is very interesting, and there are a lot of rape flowers inside. Of course, the most unique thing is going down the mine.

March and April are undoubtedly the peak season, and only then can you see rapeseed flowers. It's a big gimmick, and there are a lot of people going during the peak season, and the supporting services can't keep up! The travel experience is very average!

My grandmother's house is right at the terminus of the Jiayang train. A 150-yuan ticket is ridiculously expensive for me. I should have taken the 5-yuan option, but now only ID cards are accepted, and I'm no longer the adorable kid with pigtails and a white apron. This whirring train is a childhood memory. It ran four times a day and was essential transportation for local residents going to market.

The main purpose is to experience the old train. When we went there, it was 5 yuan per person.

Jiayang is a new discovery for us in Sichuan. It was an accidental discovery, but it is better than many attractions I have seen. First, I like things with a sense of history. Moreover, this place is suitable for seclusion. The mountains and rivers are beautiful, the environment is closed, and the public facilities are also complete. I hope to come here again in the future, even if it is for living.

As a local feature, the Jiayang train is absolutely irreplaceable. After all, it is the only steam train that has been preserved intact today. However, those who have gone there must pay attention, as the environment is quite poor. The Jiayang train is divided into tourist buses and steam trains. I chose the steam train, and you must experience it when you go there. But don’t buy a pass like me. It was really a headache to sit on wooden benches back and forth for more than two hours. You can buy a ticket for one or two stops. There is no need for a tourist train. You go there just to see the steam train, so don’t waste money on a tourist train, although it has air conditioning. Also, the prices for tourists and local residents are different. Tourists pay 5 yuan per stop and residents pay 1 yuan per stop, but it is understandable. After all, this is other people’s means of transportation, so don’t mistakenly think that this is a tourist line!

This is definitely a place worth seeing. It has a museum, a train, rapeseed flowers, and delicious food. A must-see.

Such a rotten place is actually a 4A scenic spot. It's very messy. There is not even a clean place to eat. The train ticket is so hard to buy. Please stop posting literary and pretentious words to exaggerate this place.

It's over three hours' drive south from Chengdu. Located in Jianwei County, the Jiayang Train Station retains the unique industrial charm of the last century, creating a nostalgic atmosphere. If you're a train enthusiast, this is a must-see. The world's only operating narrow-gauge steam train, zipping through the mountains and forests, is a truly captivating experience.

The train tickets are a bit pricey, but otherwise, it's a good experience. The rapeseed flowers are beautiful in the spring. Definitely worth a visit.

A living fossil of historical relics, the world's only steam engine train is still in operation. Especially in March when the rape flowers bloom, you can take the train and shuttle through the rape flowers. It is beautiful.

I went there when it was raining and there was no one there, so I just left one carriage there. It was very pleasant.

The world's only operating narrow-gauge steam train! I came here in March, just in time for the rapeseed blossoms. Tourists flock here! The traffic on the way there was quite a while, and when I arrived at the visitor center, there was already a long line at the ticket window! Because the daily capacity is limited, I didn't get a ticket! I had read some travel guides before coming here, saying you can walk along the tracks and watch the trains go by. Later, I realized I was right not to take the train. Watching the trains, the tourists inside looked like refugees being taken to a concentration camp! Another benefit is that you can find the best photo spots! But the journey is quite long and difficult, and it's very tiring!

The Jiayang train is the only coal-fired train left in the world and is very beautiful in spring.

It's OK, a good place to learn, bring a hat and follow the guide to experience it

You can go and learn about life in a mine and experience it.

Jiayang National Mining Park, located in Jianwei County, Sichuan Province, features a mining museum and the Huangcun Mine, where visitors can experience life as miners. A unique feature is the steam locomotive on the Bashi Railway, the world's only operating narrow-gauge railway connecting the mining area. It's well worth a visit, especially for tourists with children.

You can go down to the mine for a visit and put on miners' clothes. It feels cute, like Super Mario.

You can mainly go to see rape flowers and the small train.

If you have no interest in mining, this is not fun.

Here you can personally experience how coal miners work

There are many games at the bottom of the cave, and you can also pick up coal!

A geological park built on the remains of a mine, closed and ancient

The unique little train is so special. You must go in spring.

I hope that in the future, tourists visiting the Jiayang mining area will not disrupt the original tranquility. We also need more people to participate in tourism protection activities.

You can take the Jiayang train to go underground to see the coal mining and feel the hardships of underground workers. However, you can't go down to experience it, but it is still worth a visit.

The ticket is 50 yuan. It is worth a visit during the off-season as you can experience the working content and environment of coal miners.

I went there on the weekend and it was okay. I just took a sightseeing bus and the journey was short. The rapeseed flowers were very beautiful when they bloomed.

The most distinctive feature of Jiayang is the small train. When I was a sophomore, several of my roommates rode bicycles from Leshan City to Jianwei and visited there. I think the ticket was RMB 40 per show. I can't remember clearly. There were a lot of people, but it was quite unique.

It was transformed from an old mining area and has a small train, which retains the style of the 1980s. It is beautiful to ride the small train among the cauliflowers in spring.

The dilapidated steam trains, amidst the crowds of people, made us feel like a group of refugees being taken to a concentration camp.

It turns out that there was coal in Huangcun Well in the past. After it was dug out, Jiayang Group took advantage of the situation and invested heavily to build it into a unique underground tourist attraction similar to a coal mine museum, allowing tourists to satisfy their curiosity and experience the hard work of coal workers.

The next day I went to Huangcun Well again and waited for two tourists going down the well. We went down together. One person did not take me down. It took at least three people. The ticket was 80 yuan. There was no student ticket.

It felt great to go down the well for the first time.

The only sightseeing coal mine in China, where various tools used in previous operations are preserved underground, and the coal seams are clearly visible, allowing people to understand the dangers and difficulties of miners. This is a good experience

This newly opened mine is currently under construction, with plans to launch a mine adventure tour. Visitors can descend into the 100-meter-long tunnel and experience firsthand the modern thin-seam mining in southern China, broadening their understanding of coal mining. This is another fascinating experience after the recent train tour.

Huangcun Mine, renovated and reopened from the abandoned No. 1 shaft of the Jiayang Coal Mine, 20 years after its demise, is the only authentic coal mine in China specifically designed for tourism. Embark on a journey like a miner, descending hundreds of meters into the mine's tunnels to trace the history of Sichuan's first Sino-British joint venture, experiencing the hardships of the miners, immersing yourself in their daily lives, and immersing yourself in their culture.

I think I have claustrophobia. Even though I had a guide and fellow travelers, and I kept telling myself that so many tourists had visited before, I'd be fine this time, I couldn't suppress the fear and anxiety. I just wanted to get up there as soon as possible. After the tour, I felt that the coal miners really work hard, and I paid tribute to them.

The Huangcunjing Coal Mine was a Sino-US joint venture in 1938. Operations closed in 1988, but it was reopened for maintenance in 2007 and opened to the public in 2008. Many of the miners' families still live in the Huangcunjing-Bagou area, where most of the houses are built in the Soviet style.

The Huangcun well is 50 meters deep. I personally don’t think it’s very interesting, but you can experience it. Those who are afraid of heights and the dark should be careful.

This is Sanjing Town, home to Jiayang National Mining Park. Detailed information on the history of the Jiayang coal mine can be found here. The area offers a comprehensive range of amenities, including restaurants, guesthouses, and a post office. If you arrive in Sanjing late, stay overnight and catch the earliest train into the mountains the next day.

We bought tickets to go down the mine, which cost 80 yuan per person. A guide took us into the mine, which was about 40 meters deep. After the tour, we took the elevator to the surface. This is the entrance to the mine.

It's very cool inside, at least 5 degrees Celsius lower than the outside temperature, or even more, making it a great escape from the summer heat. There's a small town inside, which is actually the former factory office area. It basically maintains the style of the 80s and 90s, with many nostalgic things inside. I think the food shouldn't be expensive, as I didn't pay for it. After the tour, there's a place opposite where you can ride a classic car. You can take the car out to the Alsophila canyon to see the Alsophila trees, and then go to the river to take a boat and look at the water. It's beautiful.

As we descended the mine, we were accompanied by a guide who explained the formation of the mining area, the uses of various objects in the mine, and a lot of other coal mining-related knowledge. As a layman, I could only understand the general idea.

The rape flowers and the small train are in a nice environment, but the place is hard to find. The train is an old-fashioned steam-fired coal-fired one, which makes a lot of noise.

You can go down to the coal mine to experience life and feel assured of safety, as production has been stopped for many years and now it is only for sightseeing.

The scenic area is good, no entrance fee is required, but you can buy a train ticket. Suitable for a two-day hiking tour

I went there during the May Day holiday and there weren't too many people. The train ticket price was a bit high, and the round trip sightseeing bus cost 160 yuan per person. It was a good experience to take the children to experience the original train.

Actually, I specifically wanted to take the Jiayang train when I went to Leshan, but when I went there, there was only the last car, which was a sightseeing car. The other cars were just the original seats, and they were extremely crowded. It is an indispensable means of transportation for locals. I didn't buy a sightseeing ticket and had to go back.

My home is in Jianwei, but I have only been there once. I took the Jiayang train with my family. Inside was my grandmother's family home. Listening to her talk about the past, I slowly walked into that era.

A person, on the road, without stopping, the heart has become lazy·······················

There are still a lot of people in March every year. It is more fun and the tickets are not very expensive. The beef and cold noodles there are still good.

In my opinion, only trains pulled by steam locomotives are worthy of being called "trains" (just think of the powerful and exciting crank and connecting rod). Other trains pulled by gas locomotives or electric locomotives can only be called "trains".

I went there in the 1990s and felt that the working environment of coal miners was not easy. . . . . . . . .

Actually, I went to see the Jiayang train. This mine is the train's terminus. The Jiayang train is the only steam train still in operation in the world. Mountain residents still rely on the train for transportation. Bajiaogou at the foot of the mountain is an unexplored paradise. I really recommend it.

If you come here, you can experience the Jiayang train, which is now known as an industrial living fossil. It is the only oldest vintage train still in operation.

The most famous thing about this place is its Jiayang train and rapeseed flowers, which are worth a visit!

I took a train to Jiayang. The roar of the steam engine seemed to still be in my ears. The rape flowers on both sides were shining brightly in the sun. It felt very comfortable.

This is the Jiayang Railway, the world's only operational passenger narrow-gauge steam locomotive. You'll need to take the train to reach Jiayang National Mining Park, which showcases the remains of mining activities, including the Jiayang Coal Mine, which boasts over 70 years of history. Visit in spring when the rapeseed blossoms are in bloom for the most stunning scenery!

The train is the sole means of transportation for tens of thousands of people living along the Jiayang railway line, and mixed passenger and freight transport is commonplace. During the Shixi market, villagers along the route come to buy supplies. They buy piglets, raise them, and sell them back in Shixi. This is why it's common to see pigs being driven onto trains at various stations. However, a dedicated tourist bus service has now been launched. The Jiayang train runs four scheduled passenger trips daily: at 6:00, 9:30, 14:00, and 17:30, with each round trip taking approximately two and a half hours. Two or three additional tourist trains operate on holidays. For departure times, please check the Jiayang National Mining Park official website.