Fujian Province, 369km (231 miles) NW of Fuzhou, 364km (228 miles) SE of Nanchang
The mountains of Wuyi Shan are just as beautiful as anywhere in Yunnan or Guangxi; in fact, choose the right time of year, get away from the domestic tourists, and you'll find one of the best places in China for hiking, climbing, and exploring. The resort area has a well-deserved reputation for rip-offs, but there are ways to avoid the scams and enjoy one of the most spectacular parts of China.
It's the resort area you'll want, rather than the town, and the airport and the railway station are between the two. The resort itself is an ugly sprawl of restaurants and guesthouses clustered alongside a highway that stretches back to the main town. Most of the hotels are on the east bank of the Chongyang Xi, with a little spillover onto the west bank, where the Fengjingqu (scenic area) can be found. This is prime Chinese tourist territory, especially the "ganbu" variety -- middle-aged office types that do not mind being herded around in Day-Glo baseball caps. Avoid summers, the weeklong public holidays at the beginning of May and October, and weekends between those two holidays. But in November, daytime temperatures are a pleasant 59°F (15°C), just right for walking, and the trees change color prettily.