Jiangshan Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Jun)
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I thought Shaoxing was beautiful enough, until I came to Quzhou
in Zhejiang, where ancient water towns are clustered.
I thought Shaoxing was beautiful enough, until I came to Quzhou... in Zhejiang, where ancient water towns are clustered.
Finding a place that is less crowded, quiet, and offers a different experience is really not easy!!
I just went to Quzhou·Jiangshan the other day
I visited a very niche millennium-old town, which is not like the traditional water towns of the south of the Yangtze River. The ancient town is located at the junction of Zhejiang, Fujian, and Jiangxi provinces, and it integrates the architectural styles of the three provinces. There are many delicious and fun things to do, but not many people! It's very suitable for a weekend self-driving tour~
The ancient town is not big, but it has a lot of history, giving people a very quiet and simple feeling. Climbing up to Chenggong Pavilion, you can overlook the entire ancient town~ Inside, there are also Wenchang Pavilion, Dialect Surname Celebrity Hall, Echo Wall, Guandi Temple, and Gujing Bridge... suitable for a leisurely stroll and check-in.
Reverse Travel Diary of Jiangshan•3
🌈 Jiangshan Jianglang Mountain
The 'less popular' 5A scenic spot can be reached by sightseeing bus. Entrance is free from Monday to Friday, and there is a charge on weekends.
🌸 Twenty-Eight Towns Ancient Town
The ancient town, with a history of a thousand years, has every brick and tile imprinted with its glorious story in time.
☀️ Fugaishan Rafting (Open in summer)
Fugaishan Rafting, known as 'rafting across three provinces', offers both thrilling and leisurely rafting experiences.
☁️ Xianxia Pass
One of China's four ancient passes, Xianxia Pass has beautiful scenery and ancient trails winding through the mountains.
💧 Jiangshan Fun
There are many mosquitoes in the mountains, so remember to bring mosquito repellent spray.
The food in Quzhou is not all spicy, suitable for children's taste, and there are many local specialties. Quzhou duck head is worth a try.
🌈 Grandma's Private Kitchen
The shredded radish beef and braised large intestine are really amazing. I just love to heap the shredded radish beef on my rice!
💧 Jiangshan Xishan Food City
I forgot the name, but in the food city, go to the first floor, on the left side towards the middle.
🌟 Home Stir-Fry Restaurant! I rush there every year when I return. The fish, bullfrog, and beef pot are delicious, and the best is the shredded potato! But it's too much trouble to cut, so when it's busy, the lady boss always refuses me.
🌙 Momo Stir-Fry
This place probably doesn't need my introduction, many people say it's delicious. The shop is not big, so you need to make a reservation in advance, and expect to wait during meal times!
✨ Xianhong Stall
The most classic dish is the sauerkraut fish! The fish is freshly killed at the market and cooked immediately in the shop! Just don't expect it to be too fresh or too tender.
This is probably the most underrated niche travel destination in Zhejiang
Before embarking on this journey
I thought Shaoxing was already beautiful enough
Until I came to Quzhou·Jiangshan
Here is | Mount Jianglang that Xu Xiake visited three times⛰️
Here is | the millennium-old town of Twenty-Eight Du at the junction of three provinces🏡
Here is also | various delicacies favored by spicy food lovers🧆
I want to use a guide to tell you how to play in this low-key town hidden between Zhejiang/Jiangxi/Anhui/Fujian, with a history of 1800 years🗺️
▫️
☑️About transportation
🚄High-speed rail: to Jiangshan Station, there is a direct bus from the high-speed rail station to the scenic area for 10/20r, or a 🚌bus for 2r direct.
📅Return bus schedule from Twenty-Eight Du to high-speed rail station:
12-2 months 11:50/15:50
Additional times in other months 11:10/16:50
▫️
☑️Tour route
Day❶Xianxia Pass➠Twenty-Eight Du Ancient Town
Day❷ Qingyang Scenic Area➠Mount Jianglang
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☑️About accommodation
📍Feicao Ji X Zaoxue Jia Yin·Jiangshan Homestay
The homestay has an art gallery theme, and as soon as you enter, you are infected by the artistic atmosphere of the gallery, and various paintings make one feel calm from the heart. Looking out of the floor-to-ceiling windows, there is a green field of rapeseed flowers🌼, a clever fusion of nature and art🖼️
The room style is simple and upscale, with panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows. In the morning, you can see the sea of clouds at sunrise and fall asleep with the stars at night. The 🛁bathtub is very photogenic, and the breakfast is delicious😋
☑️Check-in strategy
1⃣️Mount Jianglang
A niche 'unpopular' 5A scenic spot, where you can see the strange peaks from afar⛰️. Take the scenic shuttle bus up the mountain🚌. Climb up to Yixiantian, and there is also a hundred-meter-long Fortune Path created by 🧑🎨! Great for taking photos and check-ins📷
2⃣️Twenty-Eight Du Ancient Town
The martial arts town in Jin Yong's novels, with many festive installations and performances during the Spring Festival! Full of festive atmosphere🈵️🈵️!
✔️Dragon Year Art Exhibition: Intangible heritage bamboo-woven dragons perched on the eaves of the ancient town, adding a touch of agility.
✔️Spring Festival Concert: Nanquan Mother landed in Twenty-Eight Du Ancient Town from the first to the seventh day of the lunar new year, with different New Year's blessings every day🎵
3⃣️Qingyang Scenic Area
An art village themed on culture, the buildings here still maintain the style of the Ming and Qing dynasties, with lotus ponds🪷, venues, etc., not crowded, so go ahead!
4⃣️Xianxia Pass
One of China's four ancient passes, Xianxia Pass has beautiful scenery, and the ancient path shuttles between the mountains🧗
5⃣️Fugaishan Rafting (open in summer)
Fugaishan Rafting, known as 'rafting across three provinces', is a cool place to go in summer🍃
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Compared to Wuzhen, I prefer this lesser-known ancient town around Hangzhou
Now in March and April,
it's the perfect time to travel to the south of the Yangtze River🍵
With misty rain and a clear spring scene, tired of the hustle and bustle of the city,
why not find a quiet ancient town to stroll around?～
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To avoid the crowds, I want to recommend these 8⃣ lesser-known and tranquil ancient towns around Hangzhou～
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🍃Jiaxing·Puyuan Ancient Town
Right next to Wuzhen, it's lesser-known and not crowded. Sitting in a rowing boat, slowly experiencing the Jiangnan time in an ink painting.
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🍃Quzhou·Twenty-Eight Du Ancient Town
With mountains and water, there are also snacks and old buildings from Zhejiang, Fujian, and Jiangxi provinces, simple and distinctive.
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🍃Lanxi·Zhuge Bagua Village
A very niche ancient village in Jiangnan, with few visitors on weekdays, ponds, ancient trees, and Ming and Qing buildings with white walls and black tiles, walking here has a unique flavor～
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🍃Ningbo·Shipu Fishing Harbor Ancient City
The 'half fishing harbor, half city' Shipu Ancient City is in Xiangshan, Ningbo. In the evening, you can go to the viewing platform to overlook the entire old city and gaze at the fishing harbor.
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🍃Shaoxing·Hometown of the Sage of Calligraphy
Directly accessible by Hangzhou metro, a Jiangnan water town filled with the atmosphere of daily life. The calligraphy walls in the alleys exude a scholarly aroma～
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🍃Shaoxing·Anchang Ancient Town
One of the four ancient towns of Shaoxing, a place full of life, and the snacks here are really good!
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🍃Huzhou·Nanxun Ancient Town
A permanently free beautiful ancient town, not as commercial as Wuzhen or Zhouzhuang, come here on a weekend, it's really relaxing.
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🍃Xinchang·Meizhu Ancient Village
An ancient village with a thousand years of history, you can smell the aroma of fermented rice wine in the streets and alleys
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Hidden in the bamboo sea terraces, the secluded ancient village | Ruoshan Village
| Ruoshan Village.
Ruoshan Village,
A secluded ancient village surrounded by bamboo seas and terraced fields
The village is all rammed earth houses,
The Xipo Homestay is located here,
Adhering to the Xipo's site selection principle—taking from nature.
This time I encountered a rainy day, I thought the experience would be diminished, but it turned out to be a different flavor, a pleasant surprise!
The mountain is shrouded in water vapor, with clouds and mist,
Waterfalls, streams, small bridges, greenery covering the sky, I saw the most real portrayal of a fairyland on earth. The shutter never stopped.
The place is not big,
In summer, come here to play in the water, breathe oxygen, and lie down to watch the rice fields; in spring, come to see the rapeseed flower terraces; in autumn, watch the golden rice; in winter, admire the deep mountain snow scenery, it must be great!
Fragments of Tenderness from Xipo's Landscape.
After the rain, nature mingles with the scent of the earth, and the lush green moss seems to be concocting a springtime exclusive. Adornments of bright yellow osmanthus and a backdrop of time-worn mottled walls are visible, with the shadows of trees frolicking in the wind and sunlight. The late spring and early summer of Xipo's landscape evoke a warmth and anticipation in one's heart. The woods are wrapped in the sight of sprouting greenery, and each visit to Xipo turns one unconsciously into a 'plant growth observer': heart-shaped grass, large stones covered with moss beside the stream...
Distant mountains with rising smoke, dogs and the wilderness, days in the woods seem to forget time. The palpitations of the heart cannot be hidden, and through the courtyard's skylight, one looks up to a brilliant starry sky. If you also like to tread on the shattered starlight accompanied by the moon, then you must come to Xipo, sink into the soft grass, and wander through tenderness and the distance.
Above the terraced fields, below the clouds, Xipo's landscape is a place that never tires, no matter how many times one visits. The natural revelry, the cycle of life, and the earth's praise are all answers to life that time bestows upon us. In the ordinary days of daily meals, you understand nature, and nature understands you more. Xipo, this home, has many more beautiful places worth your joy.
Off-the-Beaten-Path Getaways in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai | Xipo Jiangshan
Xipo Jiangshan. Escape the hustle and bustle of the city and embark on a spontaneous trip with friends this spring. It's about a 3-4 hour drive from Hangzhou or Shanghai to reach Xipo Jiangshan Resort B&B.
Photo credit - mia, thank you!
Spring has arrived at Xipo
Escape the city for a short while and find the openness and tranquility in your heart amidst the mountains. In the clusters of quiet woods, the sound of pine trees is gentle, the rice fields are vast, birds chirp flying through the valley to the branches, and as you descend the steps, you enter a dwelling surrounded by the mountain forest.
Xipo's rivers and mountains are the imagined mountain cabin you can find, one side with rammed earth yellow walls returning to the simplicity of nature, the other side with the deep and clear beauty of layers of dyed forest.
Image source: 🍠Grandma Lee, thank you!
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Reverse Travel Diary of Jiangshan•3
🌈 Jiangshan Jianglang Mountain
The 'less popular' 5A scenic spot can be reached by sightseeing bus. Entrance is free from Monday to Friday, and there is a charge on weekends.
🌸 Twenty-Eight Towns Ancient Town
The ancient town, with a history of a thousand years, has every brick and tile imprinted with its glorious story in time.
☀️ Fugaishan Rafting (Open in summer)
Fugaishan Rafting, known as 'rafting across three provinces', offers both thrilling and leisurely rafting experiences.
☁️ Xianxia Pass
One of China's four ancient passes, Xianxia Pass has beautiful scenery and ancient trails winding through the mountains.
💧 Jiangshan Fun
There are many mosquitoes in the mountains, so remember to bring mosquito repellent spray.
The food in Quzhou is not all spicy, suitable for children's taste, and there are many local specialties. Quzhou duck head is worth a try.
🌈 Grandma's Private Kitchen
The shredded radish beef and braised large intestine are really amazing. I just love to heap the shredded radish beef on my rice!
💧 Jiangshan Xishan Food City
I forgot the name, but in the food city, go to the first floor, on the left side towards the middle.
🌟 Home Stir-Fry Restaurant! I rush there every year when I return. The fish, bullfrog, and beef pot are delicious, and the best is the shredded potato! But it's too much trouble to cut, so when it's busy, the lady boss always refuses me.
🌙 Momo Stir-Fry
This place probably doesn't need my introduction, many people say it's delicious. The shop is not big, so you need to make a reservation in advance, and expect to wait during meal times!
✨ Xianhong Stall
The most classic dish is the sauerkraut fish! The fish is freshly killed at the market and cooked immediately in the shop! Just don't expect it to be too fresh or too tender.
This is probably the most underrated niche travel destination in Zhejiang
Before embarking on this journey
I thought Shaoxing was already beautiful enough
Until I came to Quzhou·Jiangshan
Here is | Mount Jianglang that Xu Xiake visited three times⛰️
Here is | the millennium-old town of Twenty-Eight Du at the junction of three provinces🏡
Here is also | various delicacies favored by spicy food lovers🧆
I want to use a guide to tell you how to play in this low-key town hidden between Zhejiang/Jiangxi/Anhui/Fujian, with a history of 1800 years🗺️
▫️
☑️About transportation
🚄High-speed rail: to Jiangshan Station, there is a direct bus from the high-speed rail station to the scenic area for 10/20r, or a 🚌bus for 2r direct.
📅Return bus schedule from Twenty-Eight Du to high-speed rail station:
12-2 months 11:50/15:50
Additional times in other months 11:10/16:50
▫️
☑️Tour route
Day❶Xianxia Pass➠Twenty-Eight Du Ancient Town
Day❷ Qingyang Scenic Area➠Mount Jianglang
▫️
☑️About accommodation
📍Feicao Ji X Zaoxue Jia Yin·Jiangshan Homestay
The homestay has an art gallery theme, and as soon as you enter, you are infected by the artistic atmosphere of the gallery, and various paintings make one feel calm from the heart. Looking out of the floor-to-ceiling windows, there is a green field of rapeseed flowers🌼, a clever fusion of nature and art🖼️
The room style is simple and upscale, with panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows. In the morning, you can see the sea of clouds at sunrise and fall asleep with the stars at night. The 🛁bathtub is very photogenic, and the breakfast is delicious😋
☑️Check-in strategy
1⃣️Mount Jianglang
A niche 'unpopular' 5A scenic spot, where you can see the strange peaks from afar⛰️. Take the scenic shuttle bus up the mountain🚌. Climb up to Yixiantian, and there is also a hundred-meter-long Fortune Path created by 🧑🎨! Great for taking photos and check-ins📷
2⃣️Twenty-Eight Du Ancient Town
The martial arts town in Jin Yong's novels, with many festive installations and performances during the Spring Festival! Full of festive atmosphere🈵️🈵️!
✔️Dragon Year Art Exhibition: Intangible heritage bamboo-woven dragons perched on the eaves of the ancient town, adding a touch of agility.
✔️Spring Festival Concert: Nanquan Mother landed in Twenty-Eight Du Ancient Town from the first to the seventh day of the lunar new year, with different New Year's blessings every day🎵
3⃣️Qingyang Scenic Area
An art village themed on culture, the buildings here still maintain the style of the Ming and Qing dynasties, with lotus ponds🪷, venues, etc., not crowded, so go ahead!
4⃣️Xianxia Pass
One of China's four ancient passes, Xianxia Pass has beautiful scenery, and the ancient path shuttles between the mountains🧗
5⃣️Fugaishan Rafting (open in summer)
Fugaishan Rafting, known as 'rafting across three provinces', is a cool place to go in summer🍃
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Checked in at Fugai Mountain
The scenery in Jiangshan City, Zhejiang Province is truly beautiful. As the car travels on the highway, mountain peaks rise one after another on both sides of the road, with clouds and mist swirling around the summits. The car shuttles through a group of tunnels, creating a picturesque scene. Fugai Mountain has a Lotus Cave, which is very narrow and steep. I didn't manage to take photos at the thrilling spots because I was afraid of dropping my phone. The dad, who prefers the road less traveled, encourages the kids to go on adventures.
The caves in this valley are almost vertical, and it feels almost like drilling straight up to the top of the mountain from its belly. Those with claustrophobia and poor coordination should probably not participate, haha.
Fugai Mountain is located along the Xianxia Ancient Trail and has a profound historical background. It boasts both the ingenious works of nature and the ancient people's conquest of natural barriers.
I thought Shaoxing was beautiful enough, until I came to Quzhou
|||📍Location: Quzhou·Jiangshan
If I were to recommend a hidden gem for a family trip during the Spring Festival, this place will not disappoint you!
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There are so many delicious and fun things to do, but not many people❗️A thousand-year-old town, full of New Year's atmosphere, and various folk performances during the New Year🧨Just got back, sharing a 2-day and 1-night off-the-beaten-path itinerary for the New Year~Ask if you don't understand⁉️
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🚗'Transportation'
You can take a high-speed train directly to Jiangshan, and then rent a car or take a taxi to get there. You can also take a bus to the scenic area at the high-speed train station🚌
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🚶'2-day 1-night itinerary'
Day1️⃣Qingyang Village-Jianglang Mountain
Day2️⃣Twenty-eight Du-Xianxia Pass
(If you have a tighter schedule, you can also go to Fugai Mountain)
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🏞️'Attraction Check-in'
✅Jianglang Mountain
A good place to climb for blessings during the New Year, a hundred-meter-long path of blessings, implying a rise step by step. There is also a beautiful Danxia landform here, and there are surprises when you go to experience stamping during the New Year.
✅Twenty-eight Du Ancient Town
It's really a super niche ancient town in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, with mountains and waters in the ancient village, as well as snacks and old buildings from Zhejiang, Fujian and Jiangxi provinces, which are simple and very characteristic
🏮New Year's Garden Fair
In addition to visiting the ancient town, there are also 'merchant selling goods performances' and 'intangible cultural heritage hand-woven bamboo dragons' that are lifelike during the New Year in the town, and experience writing blessings and couplets at the 'New Year's Market', which is very lively and full of New Year's atmosphere!
🏮New Year's Concert
From the first day of the new year to the seventh day, there are different stars every day, and I heard that Nanquan Mama was invited to parachute into the ancient town, and there are different wonderful concerts every day
✅Xianxia Pass
One of the four ancient passes, Xianxia Pass, walking between the ancient roads in the mountains, is also very suitable for sightseeing and hiking
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⚠️Some practical small tips
▪️You can stay in Twenty-eight Du, and you can always feel the New Year's atmosphere here when you go out
▪️It's very convenient to drive here, and it's also suitable for family short trips
▪️Specialty food: Quzhou duck head, Twenty-eight Du tofu wind furnace, sesame cake, Euryale ferox cake...
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If you still don't know where to go for the New Year, remember to send this note to your family when you see it, it's worth a rush for the New Year‼️
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Reverse Travel Diary of Jiangshan•3
🌈 Jiangshan Jianglang Mountain
The 'less popular' 5A scenic spot can be reached by sightseeing bus. Entrance is free from Monday to Friday, and there is a charge on weekends.
🌸 Twenty-Eight Towns Ancient Town
The ancient town, with a history of a thousand years, has every brick and tile imprinted with its glorious story in time.
☀️ Fugaishan Rafting (Open in summer)
Fugaishan Rafting, known as 'rafting across three provinces', offers both thrilling and leisurely rafting experiences.
☁️ Xianxia Pass
One of China's four ancient passes, Xianxia Pass has beautiful scenery and ancient trails winding through the mountains.
💧 Jiangshan Fun
There are many mosquitoes in the mountains, so remember to bring mosquito repellent spray.
The food in Quzhou is not all spicy, suitable for children's taste, and there are many local specialties. Quzhou duck head is worth a try.
🌈 Grandma's Private Kitchen
The shredded radish beef and braised large intestine are really amazing. I just love to heap the shredded radish beef on my rice!
💧 Jiangshan Xishan Food City
I forgot the name, but in the food city, go to the first floor, on the left side towards the middle.
🌟 Home Stir-Fry Restaurant! I rush there every year when I return. The fish, bullfrog, and beef pot are delicious, and the best is the shredded potato! But it's too much trouble to cut, so when it's busy, the lady boss always refuses me.
🌙 Momo Stir-Fry
This place probably doesn't need my introduction, many people say it's delicious. The shop is not big, so you need to make a reservation in advance, and expect to wait during meal times!
✨ Xianhong Stall
The most classic dish is the sauerkraut fish! The fish is freshly killed at the market and cooked immediately in the shop! Just don't expect it to be too fresh or too tender.
This is probably the most underrated niche travel destination in Zhejiang
Before embarking on this journey
I thought Shaoxing was already beautiful enough
Until I came to Quzhou·Jiangshan
Here is | Mount Jianglang that Xu Xiake visited three times⛰️
Here is | the millennium-old town of Twenty-Eight Du at the junction of three provinces🏡
Here is also | various delicacies favored by spicy food lovers🧆
I want to use a guide to tell you how to play in this low-key town hidden between Zhejiang/Jiangxi/Anhui/Fujian, with a history of 1800 years🗺️
▫️
☑️About transportation
🚄High-speed rail: to Jiangshan Station, there is a direct bus from the high-speed rail station to the scenic area for 10/20r, or a 🚌bus for 2r direct.
📅Return bus schedule from Twenty-Eight Du to high-speed rail station:
12-2 months 11:50/15:50
Additional times in other months 11:10/16:50
▫️
☑️Tour route
Day❶Xianxia Pass➠Twenty-Eight Du Ancient Town
Day❷ Qingyang Scenic Area➠Mount Jianglang
▫️
☑️About accommodation
📍Feicao Ji X Zaoxue Jia Yin·Jiangshan Homestay
The homestay has an art gallery theme, and as soon as you enter, you are infected by the artistic atmosphere of the gallery, and various paintings make one feel calm from the heart. Looking out of the floor-to-ceiling windows, there is a green field of rapeseed flowers🌼, a clever fusion of nature and art🖼️
The room style is simple and upscale, with panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows. In the morning, you can see the sea of clouds at sunrise and fall asleep with the stars at night. The 🛁bathtub is very photogenic, and the breakfast is delicious😋
☑️Check-in strategy
1⃣️Mount Jianglang
A niche 'unpopular' 5A scenic spot, where you can see the strange peaks from afar⛰️. Take the scenic shuttle bus up the mountain🚌. Climb up to Yixiantian, and there is also a hundred-meter-long Fortune Path created by 🧑🎨! Great for taking photos and check-ins📷
2⃣️Twenty-Eight Du Ancient Town
The martial arts town in Jin Yong's novels, with many festive installations and performances during the Spring Festival! Full of festive atmosphere🈵️🈵️!
✔️Dragon Year Art Exhibition: Intangible heritage bamboo-woven dragons perched on the eaves of the ancient town, adding a touch of agility.
✔️Spring Festival Concert: Nanquan Mother landed in Twenty-Eight Du Ancient Town from the first to the seventh day of the lunar new year, with different New Year's blessings every day🎵
3⃣️Qingyang Scenic Area
An art village themed on culture, the buildings here still maintain the style of the Ming and Qing dynasties, with lotus ponds🪷, venues, etc., not crowded, so go ahead!
4⃣️Xianxia Pass
One of China's four ancient passes, Xianxia Pass has beautiful scenery, and the ancient path shuttles between the mountains🧗
5⃣️Fugaishan Rafting (open in summer)
Fugaishan Rafting, known as 'rafting across three provinces', is a cool place to go in summer🍃
▫️
Xianxia Pass
Xianxia Pass, formerly known as Guquan Mountain, Quanling Mountain, and Baoquan Mountain, is an ancient Chinese pass. The ancients called it 'the lock and key of both Zhejiang provinces, the throat of entering Fujian,' and it has always been a place of strategic military importance, ranking alongside Jianmen Pass, Hangu Pass, and Yanmen Pass as one of the four great ancient passes of China.
Xianxia Pass is located to the southwest of Bao'an Township, Jiangshan City, Zhejiang Province, at the junction of the three provinces of Fujian, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi, and has historically been a critical juncture for traffic between Zhejiang and Fujian. During the fifth year of the Qianfu era of the Tang Dynasty, the rebel army of Huang Chao advanced into Fujian, cutting a path 700 li straight to Jianzhou, thus creating a strategic route. The area around the route is surrounded by high mountains and deep valleys within a hundred li, with treacherous terrain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.
During the Shaoxing years of the Southern Song Dynasty, Shi Hao recruited people to build a stone-paved road along the path.
The pass began to be built during the Qiandao era. Although roads were built along the mountains during the Tang and Song dynasties, no defensive facilities were constructed.
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, there were frequent wars in this area, and the strategic importance of the route became increasingly apparent. The defenders then built passes and checkpoints at Anmin, Erdu, Mucheng, Huangwo, Liushi, and other places near Xianxia Ridge, within a radius of nearly a hundred li, collectively known as the Six Passes with Xianxia. Each location had two gateways, all constructed of strip stones with arched tops. The gate of Xianxia Pass is 3.2 meters high and 2.4 meters wide, built against the mountain with 5-meter-thick walls on both sides. On the left side, there is a plaque of Xianxia Pass, and on the right side stands a stele that records the history of the ridge pass, making it the most dangerous pass among the Six Passes. At the end of the Ming and the beginning of the Qing dynasty, Zhu Yujian, the Prince of Tang, proclaimed himself emperor in Fuzhou, intending to use the strategic location of Xianxia to resist the Qing troops. However, due to the secret surrender of the Ming general Zheng Zhilong to the Qing, the Qing army entered Fujian through Zhejiang and overthrew the Southern Ming Longwu regime.
Xianxia Pass is one of the four great ancient passes in China
Xianxia Pass, where the light of swords and shadows of blades travel the ancient path.
China has four great ancient passes: Jianmen Pass, Hangu Pass, Yanmen Pass, and Xianxia Pass.
Xianxia Pass is located on the ancient Xianxia trail. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the army led by Huang Chao entered Fujian from Zhejiang, carving out this mountain-crossing and ridge-traversing route that stretches over 300 li from Jiangshan in Zhejiang to Pucheng in Fujian.
Thereafter, it became an important land transportation route for the maritime Silk Road.
Silks, porcelains, and teas produced in Zhejiang, Fujian, and Jiangxi were transported through the ancient Xianxia trail to the southeastern coastal ports. This place also served as a vital traffic route between Zhejiang and Fujian, known as the 'throat of Zhejiang and Fujian'.
Xianxia Pass is built at the narrow pass between two steep mountains, with two stone gates in the middle of the perilous pass. In the event of an enemy attack, once the stone gates were sealed, it would be impossible to pass, embodying the saying 'One man guards the pass, ten thousand are unable to open it'.
The entire Xianxia Ridge still has four gates today, from north to south: the first, second, third, and fourth gates, with a distance of 1500 meters between them. The ancient path between the first and second gates is the steepest, and the distance between the second and third gates is only about a hundred meters.
The first gate is Xianxia Pass, which is 40 meters long, 7 meters high, and 5 meters thick, with gate doors 3.6 meters high and 2.6 meters wide. The walls of the pass are entirely built with rough and strip stones.
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Experience the ancient charm of a thousand years, and visit the low-key sacred land of Southern Confucianism, Quzhou
In the many cities of Zhejiang, Quzhou is a rather low-key place. However, in reality, it is an out-and-out historical and cultural city, with a history of over 1,800 years of city establishment!
Quzhou is located to the west of Zhejiang, and due to its special geographical position as 'the thoroughfare to four provinces and the head of five routes,' it is also one of the centers for the spread of Confucian culture in the south of the Yangtze River, earning the reputation of 'the sacred land of Southern Confucianism.' Quzhou still retains well-preserved ancient state-level city structures such as the Quzhou Prefecture City and ancient city walls, which are worth spending half a day wandering and exploring!
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The essence of scenic spots is the Shuitingmen Historical and Cultural District, located in the western corner of Quzhou city. Here, temples, city towers, historical sites, and clusters of traditional residences are scattered, making it the most representative district of the ancient city's style, known as 'a museum without walls.'
🗓Travel Itinerary:
Recommended walking route: Shuitingmen - Shuiting Street - Tianwang Tower - Three Streets and Seven Alleys - Shuitingmen by Night
The thousand-year history nourishes the ancient city and stone-paved roads, the landscape brings a natural chivalrous spirit, and the spicy cuisine is unique... Quzhou, this serene city, is indeed full of too many surprises, worth your visit!
Quzhou Jianglang Mountain
Jianglang Mountain, historically known as Yulang Mountain or Jinchun Mountain, is located within the boundaries of Shimen Town, Jiangshan City, Quzhou, Zhejiang Province. In August 2010, it was inscribed on the World Natural Heritage List as part of the 'China Danxia' serial nomination. It is one of Zhejiang Province's new top ten famous mountain parks.
Jianglang Mountain Scenic Area is a national key scenic spot and a national 5A-level tourist attraction, consisting of parts such as Sanpan Stone, Eighteen Bends, Ta Mountain, Niubifeng (Ox Nose Peak), Xunü Lake (Qinglong Lake), and Xianju Temple. Covering an area of 11.86 square kilometers, the scenic area primarily features natural landscapes, while also boasting a wealth of cultural landscapes.
The Ideal Inn in Martial Arts Novels | Feicao Collection·Zaoxue Jiayin
Nestled among distant green mountains and adorned with white walls and black tiles, this is a low-key yet extraordinary legendary small town. It's a blend of rugged mountains, martial arts realms, and millennia of history, with gentle breezes and the fragrance of rice fields enveloping the surroundings. The inn is located at the junction of Zhejiang, Fujian, and Jiangxi provinces and has been rated by 'National Geographic' as the most beautiful ancient town in China, a dream hidden in the mountains. It is also home to Zhejiang's first World Natural Heritage site - Jianglang Mountain.
📍Address: Located at No. 229-5, Yanxia Mountain Residence, Shimen Town, Jiangshan City, Quzhou.
Feicao Collection·Zaoxue Jiayin (Jiangshan Store) Inn is a treasure inn that combines natural scenery, cultural arts, and leisure vacation. Here, one can escape the hustle and bustle of the city, enjoy the tranquility and beauty of nature, and also experience the fun and romance of life through a variety of activities.
About the accommodation:
Guests can enjoy a range of services including accommodation, breakfast, afternoon tea for two, frisbee on the big lawn, souvenirs, yoga meditation experience, welcome fresh fruit, first round of minibar, selected tea leaves in each room, and itinerary butler service. This allows visitors to feel the warmth of home while enjoying the natural beauty!
Providing snacks:
Daily breakfast for two, spring afternoon tea for two, first round of minibar drinks, spring selection of welcome fresh fruit
🌈Nearby attractions:
10-minute drive from Qingyang Mao's Cultural Village
20-minute drive from the World Natural Heritage - Jianglang Mountain Scenic Spot (tickets are at one's own expense)
I thought Shaoxing was beautiful enough, until I came to Quzhou
Zhejiang is not just Hangzhou, Shaoxing
There are many treasure cities worth exploring!
I went to Quzhou with my friends during the New Year, and I was really surprised!
Ancient streets and alleys, worldly fireworks, and beautiful mountains and rivers
You must come here to experience the slow-paced small town life!
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: Zhejiang Quzhou - Jiangshan
: Take the high-speed train to 'Jiangshan Station' and then take the direct bus to get there, about 3.5 hours drive from Hangzhou
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Please receive the 2-day and 1-night tour itinerary
Day: Qingyang Mao's Cultural Village—Jianglang Mountain
Day: Twenty-eight ancient towns—Floating Mountain—Xianxia Pass
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Must punch card attractions
Jianglang Mountain
As a 5a-level scenic spot in Jiangshan, the mountains are towering, the scenery is beautiful, and it is not inferior to other famous mountains. It is still 🆓 from Monday to Friday! It's really worth a visit!
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Twenty-eight ancient towns
The historic niche ancient town is full of worldly fireworks everywhere! There are four different architectural styles in the ancient town, Huizhou, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Jiangxi. Every brick and tile is a trace of history.
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Qingyang Mao's Cultural Village
The famous Jinshi Village, the historical buildings of the Ming and Qing Dynasties are well preserved!
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Food
Quzhou's special snacks Gongluo Cake, Tofu Pot, and Maple Creek Fish must be tried. Spicy food lovers are really blessed!
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Travel Tips
Various interactive games extended from the background of the ancient capital scenic area, especially in the 5A-level scenic area of Jianglang Mountain, you can also go to punch the line of heaven and fortune, the good meaning of the new year will definitely be able to make good luck 👍🏻
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There are New Year concerts 🎼 for seven consecutive days in Twenty-eight, non-legacy Bianlong 🐲, the atmosphere of the New Year is directly full
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Qingyang, Xianxia Pass, and Floating Mountain also have very profound cultural heritage, super worth coming with family during the New Year to punch the card～
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