Looking for ancient architecture and picturesque landscapes? Look no further than western Hunan!
If you want to admire ancient buildings and experience the beauty of mountains and rivers, western Hunan is the place to be! Here's a two-day, one-night tour itinerary for western Hunan!
Day1
📍First stop, Furong Town in western Hunan, a thousand-year-old ancient town perched on a waterfall, featuring spectacular terraced waterfalls that blend seamlessly with natural landscapes and Tujia cultural scenes.
🙋♀️Itinerary: Entrance of the scenic area → Gesture Hall (performance venue) → Copper Pillar Garden (performance venue) → Tuwang Bridge (performance venue) → Tingtao Road Ancient Street → Yinan Square (performance venue) → Huashao Camping Base → Chushu Tongjin → Furong Town Waterfall → Blessing Corridor Bridge → City Gate Pier → Wuli Stone Street (exploring intangible cultural heritage, enjoying local cuisine, experiencing Tujia customs) → Jumping Rock → Youyang Palace → Viewing Platform.
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Day2
📍Second stop, the You River Gallery, known as the "mother river" of the Tujia ethnic group, located at the central node of the golden tourist route between Zhangjiajie and Fenghuang Ancient Town, and one of the "New Xiaoxiang Eight Sceneries."
🙋♀️Itinerary: Furong Town Pier → Thousand-year Hanging Coffin → River God Cave → Monkey Jump → Three Hundred Holes Pier → Red Stone Forest You River Pier.
📍Third stop, the Red Stone Forest, composed of the Red Stone Forest Karst Landform Scenic Area, the You River Gallery Karst Landform Scenic Area, and the Canyon Landform Scenic Area, as well as underground rivers, lakes, waterfalls, and cave landforms. It is currently the largest and most typical deposit of Ordovician red carbonate rocks in the world.
🙋♀️Itinerary: Entrance of the scenic area → Yangzi Ancient Sea → Human Pool → Ordovician Seabed → Flower Bag (Ice Stone Couple) → Little Dragon Gorge → Treasure Flat (Gambling Fate at Heavenly Pit) → Fire Thorn Garden → Viewing Platform → Eight Great Gods → Fossil Area → Lucky Gate → Heavenly Pool → Underwater Tunnel → Exit Flower Basket Village.
