Maluan Mountain in Pingshan District is not the most famous mountain in Shenzhen, but it is popular among avid hikers thanks to its clear streams, lush woods, plum blossoms and one of the area’s largest waterfalls.

With its highest peak standing around only 590 meters in altitude, both adults and children can enjoy trekking here without too much effort. After you enjoy the mountain’s renowned plum garden and waterfalls, don’t forget to check out Guangbei, Laowei and Maluan Mountain villages on the mountain, as they are centuries-old Hakka villages with traditional housing and they are places where you can enjoy a peaceful silence far from life in the big city.

An ancestral hall in Laowei Village.Photos by Sun Yuchen

A bird’s-eye view of Laowei Village.

Streams on Maluan Mountain.

A restaurant in Laowei Village.

A dog in a village on Maluan Mountain.

Chickens in a village on Maluan Mountain.

Houses in Laowei Village.

A farmer in a village on Maluan Mountain.