Salt Gang Eighteen Crossings | A great place for mountain climbing, hiking, and playing in the water |

| Shanghai has a great place for mountain climbing, hiking, and playing in the water 🌊. Xinchang·Salt Gang Eighteen Crossings was previously a route used by salt merchants to trade salt 👣, and now it has become a nice hiking and water play route. In the scorching summer, of course, you want to play in the water 💦. There is a babbling stream along the way, with a total of eighteen crossings. ✅Suitable for hiking ✅Suitable for playing in the water 🚗How to get there: About 2h drive from Shanghai. ✅For hiking and mountain climbing 📍Locate Xinchang Qingzhai Village (starting point of the Salt Gang ancient trail) ✅For purely playing in the water 📍Locate Salt Gang Eighteen Crossings Scenic Area 🎫Ticket: Free 🅿️Parking: Free 🗺Tour route: ✅Mountain climbing, hiking + water play route: 👉Qingzhai Village-Lijiaxi Village-Chiyan Village 📍Qingzhai Village is also the starting point of the Salt Gang ancient trail. The part from Qingzhai Village to Lijiaxi Village is a mountain road. The mountain is not high, and it is accessible for hiking beginners 🙋‍♂️ ✅Water play route: Lijiaxi Village-Chiyan Village, the whole journey is 5KM, about 3 hours back and forth. This section is the Salt Gang Eighteen Crossings Scenic Area, only for playing in the water without climbing, suitable for all ages, and suitable for family trips. Along the way, the stream is continuous 🌊 with a total of eighteen crossings, each with its own name 😉. Tracing upstream, the last few crossings are quite interesting, the Thirteenth Crossing (Ox Heart Crossing), ❤️ the internet-famous S-bend is at the 17th Crossing (Lei Gong Crossing) 🎒Equipment: It is recommended to bring a pair of stream trekking shoes, quick-drying clothes. If you want to swim 🩱 take protective measures. There are not many supply points along the way, it is recommended to bring your own water, dry food.