Do you need to book Wanfo Lake scenic area, Shucheng in advance?

The booking rule, in detail

Reservation

Required in advance

Tickets release

Real-name entry with your passport; usually buyable on the day outside holiday peaks

Foreign passport

A foreign passport works as the real-name ID.

Official channel

No linkable official booking page is recorded. Our record names “mini app” as a booking route.

How a foreign visitor actually books it

A passport works as ID at the gate or via the scenic area's mini-program; OTAs list it too. It's a completely separate direction from Tiantangzhai — Wanfo Lake is in Shucheng County, on the Lu'an–Hefei side, not up in the high Dabie hills near Jinzhai — so treat it as its own day trip, not a quick add-on to the mountain. Boat rides on the reservoir are typically a separate fee on top of the gate.

What else to know

We list no official booking page and no verified price here — we could not verify a clean official ticketing site or a current fare from English sources — confirm at booking. Wanfo Lake (万佛湖, 'Lake of Ten Thousand Buddhas') is a large scenic reservoir formed by the Pi River / Foziling–Longhekou dam system in Shucheng County, and it's a 5A-rated lake-and-islands scenic area: gentle, family-friendly, built around boat cruises, lakeside paths and the dam, rather than the strenuous forest-and-waterfall experience of Tiantangzhai. Worth a calm day if you're basing in Lu'an or Hefei and want water and easy walking; if your time is short and you came for the Dabie Mountains, Tiantangzhai is the higher priority.

If the official channel does not work

Do not assume an unrecorded booking route is available. Recheck the operator’s current instructions; where the interface itself is the obstacle, the practical mechanics are in buying tickets the official way and booking without WeChat.

Other Lu'an sights and their booking rules

• Tiantangzhai scenic area, Anhui side book ahead
• Tiantangzhai waterfalls & gully walk book ahead