Wutong Mountain Scenic Area 梧桐山风景区

An aerial view of Wutong Mountain Scenic Area. Photo by Ning Jiewen

Wutong Mountain Scenic Area lies in eastern Shenzhen, straddling Luohu, Yantian and Longgang districts. Its main peak, Great Wutong, rises 943.7 meters — the highest point in Shenzhen. Approved as a provincial-level scenic area by the Guangdong Provincial Government in 1989, it covers 31.82 square kilometers, making it the city’s largest and most ecologically valuable suburban mountain scenic area. The summit is wreathed in cloud for much of the year, and “Wutong Mist and Cloud” is listed among the Eight Scenic Sights of Shenzhen.

梧桐山风景区位于深圳东部，横跨罗湖、盐田、龙岗三区，主峰大梧桐海拔943.7米，是深圳市第一高峰。1989年经广东省人民政府批准为省级风景名胜区，规划面积31.82平方公里，是深圳面积最大、生态价值最高的城郊山岳型风景名胜区。主峰常年云雾缭绕，"梧桐烟云"位列"深圳八景"之一。

Wutong is the source of the Shenzhen River: mountain streams converge into the river, which runs southwest through the city into Shenzhen Bay. The slopes are densely forested, sheltering rare plants such as the tree fern (Cyathea), agarwood (Aquilaria sinensis) and wild orchids. Nearly 2,000 vascular plant species and over 100 bird species have been recorded — one of southern China’s key biodiversity refuges, and a rare “green lung” within the metropolis.

梧桐山是深圳河的发源地：山间溪涧汇流成河，自东北向西南贯穿城市注入深圳湾。山体植被丰茂，保存有桫椤、土沉香、野生兰花等珍稀植物，已记录维管植物近2000种、鸟类百余种，是华南地区重要的生物多样性庇护所，也是城市中难得的"绿肺"与天然氧吧。

Several hiking routes cross the area, the best known being Taishan Stream, Haohan Slope and the Century-old Trail. The Haohan (“Brave”) Slope, built along the ridge, is a steep stairway and the signature challenge on the way to the summit. From the top, visitors can look east over Dapeng Bay and Yantian Port, west to Shenzhen Bay and the city skyline, and — on a clear day — to the hills of Yuen Long in Hong Kong.

景区设有多条登山步道，以泰山涧、好汉坡、百年古道等线路最为知名。其中"好汉坡"依山脊而建，台阶陡峭，是登顶大梧桐的标志性挑战路段。登顶可东眺大鹏湾与盐田港，西瞰深圳湾与城市天际线，天气晴好时，香港元朗群山尽收眼底。

For Shenzhen, Wutong Mountain is both a geographical landmark and a symbol — a mountain whose ecological fabric has been kept intact inside a megacity, and one that lets residents reach “the mountains” within half an hour’s drive. It rounds out Shenzhen’s urban story: a city defined not only by speed and skylines, but also by mist, streams and birds.

梧桐山之于深圳，既是地理坐标，也是精神象征——一座在超大城市中保留完整生态本底的山，一座让市民用半小时车程就能"回到山林"的山。它使深圳的城市叙事不止于速度与天际线，也拥有云雾、溪涧与飞鸟。