1, Shijia Tour Guide

I went to many places this summer vacation, but I still didn't have enough intention to come back, so I wrote some things as a souvenir. Among them, the tour guide of my trip to Zhangjiajie left a deep impression on me and moved me. So I wrote it a single article and described it in detail to express my gratitude to them and provide some reference for netizens.

When I decided to travel to Zhangjiajie, I did a lot of homework in Beijing. In terms of tour guides, I noticed the Shi Family brothers tour guides who were highly rated online, but since I had never met them, I always had a skeptical attitude.

On the eighth day of playing in Yangshuo, I decided to go to Zhangjiajie, so I tried to call the tour guide Shi Wantai. On the phone, I had a tentative conversation with Shi Dao. First of all, he knew all about the trains going to Zhangjiajie from all over the country. He even knew that I had to transfer from Guilin to Fenghuang to Liuzhou. This gave me a good impression. In addition, I also inquired about the housing situation in Zhangjiajie. I learned from him that the prices of private hotels, two-star hotels and three-star hotels in Zhangjiajie were 50, 80 and 180 yuan respectively. This price also makes me very happy. Compared with the quotations from various travel agencies, their prices are much lower. Then he gave me a detailed analysis of the expenses in Zhangjiajie. Based on his quotation of 470 yuan, excluding the 258 yuan Zhangjiajie ticket, there was only more than 200 yuan left. I had to eat, live and travel in Zhangjiajie for three days. I can't help but wonder if they will take us shopping around like a team to subsidize our income. This made me very suspicious, but I had no other good solution, because Zhangjiajie is not like Yangshuo. Without a tour guide, many things will become more troublesome. So I didn't decide to die with him, but just made an appointment to contact him again in a few days. It turned out that I actually played in Zhangjiajie for three days, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day without shopping. As long as you have the strength, you can go to as many places as you can. We go to at least three times as many places as we go to group tours.

On the second day in Phoenix, I made a last-minute decision to take the bus to Zhangjiajie at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, so I started calling Shi Dao and asking him to help me book a room in the city center of Zhangjiajie. Since I only stayed for one night, I only chose two stars. But at this time, I couldn't get through to him. In desperation, I had to call Shi Wantai's cousin Shi Wanping, tour guide (what needs to be explained here is that I haven't figured out who is the brother and who is the brother). I originally thought that they would pass the blame on each other, but what I didn't expect was that tour guide Shi Wanping readily agreed to help me book a room and told me that Shi Wantai might be in the scenic spot and his phone was not in the service area. I could continue to let Shi Wantai serve as a tour guide after arriving in Zhangjiajie. Later, I learned that Shi Wantai's mobile phone had fallen into the water while fishing with guests in Jinbian Creek.

At this time, I realized that the names of the Shi brothers 'tour guides were not accurate. They should be called Shi family tour guides because there were too many people looking for them, and their nephews, wives, etc. all joined the ranks. During my trip to Zhangjiajie, Shi Wantai's younger brother Shi Wanqing was taking care of me.

After getting on the bus in the afternoon, I received a text message from Shi Wanping, telling me that the room had been booked and asked me to tell him when I was about to arrive in Zhangjiajie so that they could pick me up. Immediately after, Shi Wantai's phone call arrived, telling me about his mobile phone. There were constant text messages along the way asking where I was. At that time, I felt that they had finally found a customer for fear that I would run away. Later facts proved that they still had many customers and didn't care about the two of us at all. I'm really sorry to think of this. People are so enthusiastic about me, but I have other ideas.

After the train arrived at Zhangjiajie, I found that both of them were at the station. To be honest, when I first met, I was shocked by their appearance. Both of them looked rather fierce, and no matter how I looked at it, they were not as simple and peaceful as netizens described it. I thought that my wife and I were alone, and it would be miserable if we met a liar. In fact, their faces have a little more wind and frost due to years of exposure to the wind and sun. However, netizens described Shi Wantai as Miao and forty years old. However, no matter how I look at him, he doesn't look like he is forty. He was already uneasy. Coupled with these doubts, I became more and more wary. After arriving at the hotel, Shi told me about my trip for the next three days, and I finally couldn't help but ask him questions. It turns out that Shi Wantai was born in 1965, and he is exactly forty years old this year, but he looks young. At the same time, he also told us that it was not just the two of us on this trip, but that there were three groups of guests traveling together, which made me feel a little relieved.

The hotel I stayed in is called Jiaoyuan Hotel, which is listed as a two-star hotel and a five-minute walk from the bus station. Shi Dao really booked the hotel in the city center according to my wishes. Next to it is a department store, which should be the most central area of Zhangjiajie. Eating and shopping are extremely convenient. And the price of 80 yuan is really low. But compared to the Jianyuan Hotel where I stayed after coming down from the mountains, the room conditions here were much worse for the same price. After arriving at the hotel, Director Shi didn't ask me to pay, saying that if I paid for it, it was impossible for me to stay in at this price, which was indeed the case. He left after paying, and it was not until the last day that I paid him the accommodation fee. He was really relieved that he was not afraid that I would leave the next day, so he would find another tour guide to save the night's room. From this small matter, we can see that they are really sincere in treating people, and my doubts are gradually dispelled. Director Shi also ridiculed himself and said: We actually use what travel agencies call wild horse tour guides, but they pay attention to integrity. I think the same is true. People from travel agencies always say that if you don't follow a group tour, it's not safe here, and people can deceive you there. But facts have proved that although there is a possibility of being deceived if you don't join the group, at least there are still honest and honest people like the Shi family. However, if you join the group, you will definitely be deceived, because from the beginning, people will lead you by the nose, and the attractions will be greatly reduced. A lot of time is spent shopping. What is the difference between being deceived?

The next day, tour guide Shi Wanqing came to pick us up. Only then did I know that there were four friends from Guangdong and three Hubei who were traveling together. What needs to be pointed out here is that Shi Wanqing explained this to us the day before. If you want to have one or two people on a trip, it's not a problem. When eating, you can order the dishes at will on the menu that includes meals, or you can propose to eat them separately. Because summer vacation is the peak season and people's business is good, I don't want to mention it anymore. The advantage of having more people is that it is more lively. Moreover, everyone is young people and gets to know each other for a long time. It is also good to joke with each other and drink wine at night. Almost all of the Shi family members were mobilized these days, some bringing two guests, some bringing four or five people. Our team has a maximum of nine people. One of our friends left early on the third morning for something to do. Director Shi also took the initiative to refund the day's meal money and the fare back to Zhangjiajie. In their view, this small amount of money is inseparable from integrity.

They arranged their itineraries very well. In some scenic spots with large crowds, they usually acted separately, while in scenic spots like Yangjiajie, there were more than a dozen of them together, but there were no shortcomings in the team. Since the trip to Yangjiajie is basically the second day of the trip, and three or four Shijia tour guides gather together, no matter how slowly you walk, there will always be a Shijia tour guide following you not far away, afraid that you will get lost, but he does not rush you. This silent care makes people feel very comfortable and comfortable. At first, I still felt that when there were more than a dozen people together, some of their opinions were not easy to unify, and they were the same as the team. In fact, they were not. You have a lot of freedom. You can choose to follow the team, or you can stay at each attraction more. Stay for a while, and then slowly keep up. The people traveling with you are very different from those traveling in groups. Everyone is a person who loves to travel. If anyone walks slowly, other people will rest a few more times on the road and wait for you. Give you enough time to stop at the attractions. In addition, places like Yangjiajie are remote and few cars. The passing cars are full of people. If there are more people, they can always use the phone to contact an empty eco-friendly car to pick us up to the next place. Each guest who came to them arrived at a different time, and the route was fine-tuned. In order to allow guests to spend the most time on playing, they came up with this method. Our team arrived the day before and was the team with the longest playing time.

In terms of food, I believe it is much better than the team. In Tianzi Mountain Scenic Area where the team gathered, because it was the same as the place where the team ate, our Chinese meal that day was the worst meal among all our meals. It can also be concluded that the food in a place with a large number of people will definitely not be as good as that in a place with a small number of people.

2. Impression of the scenic spot

Tickets for Zhangjiajie are fingerprint tickets, allowing you to enter and exit the scenic spot within two days. However, after we entered, we didn't come out like a team, so we stayed in for three days. If you have time, you can stay for a few more days. Tickets for Zhangjiajie were discounted for student tickets a few days before we went, but the check was strict. It is about dozens of kilometers from Yuanjiajie to Tianzi Mountain, but all the China-bus eco-friendly vehicles on the mountain are free, but the passing buses are usually full of people. Because they don't leave until they are full, you can call if there are more people and ask them to send empty cars. Director Shi and the others seem to be very familiar with the drivers. Sometimes the owner of the farmhouse you live in will drive you to some scenic spots. Of course, the owner of the place where we live seems to be richer, but not necessarily anything else.

The food on the mountain is okay. We can't finish the food we order every day and it tastes good. The price is not clear, but I heard that every restaurant very much hopes to have individual customers to order, so you can imagine how fast the knife can be. Drinks and other things are not much higher than at the foot of the mountain in places where there are few tourists such as Yuanjiajie and Yangjiajie. For example, mineral water costs 2 to 3 yuan, and the pulse is generally 5 yuan (each bottle is more than other flavored drinks and supplements my strength. I usually drink it). Businessmen are also simple. However, on the way up and down the mountain on Tianzi Mountain, there were more tourists, but the price was much higher than the places mentioned above. A bottle of mineral water cost about 5 yuan, and profiteers also cost more. As for what they said was because the freight was too expensive, I think it was all nonsense. Do goods from other places fly there themselves? On the contrary, it is even harder to transport than them. This is all caused by too many people.

When going up and down the mountain, if you choose to take transportation such as elevators or cableways, it's usually around 50 per way. However, you save your physical strength. What you lose is the scenery. I chose to sit up the mountain from Yuanjiajie, walk down the mountain from Tianzi Mountain, and travel. It's worth it to be tiring, so why not just look at photos at home.

I have seen many routes for the team, usually Huangshi Village, Jinbianxi, and Tianzi Mountain. From what I have felt for a few days, these places are crowded with people and have average scenery.

3, Yuan Jiajie

Netizens have written too many descriptions of Zhangjiajie scenery, so I will not go into it too much here, just introduce the itinerary

Starting from Zhangjiajie at 8 o'clock in the morning on the first day, I heard tour guide Shi Wanqing contacting film and cameras for other guests on the bus. It seemed that someone had forgotten to bring a camera and even cared about it. It was really a good service. The driver drove up the mountain so fast that I wanted to drive for him. After about an hour of life and death, we arrived at the gate of the park. We followed Shi Dao's reminder and didn't go to Huangshi Village. According to many tourists, the scenery there was average and a waste of time. Then walk along the Jinbian River to Shuiwasimen. However, if you don't take the elevator to the Yuanjia boundary, you will have to start climbing halfway through the Jinbian River. Fortunately, several people in our company have reached a consensus and all take the Hundred Dragon Stairs up the mountain to save some fatigue. After eating at Shuiwaosimen at noon, take the elevator up the mountain, and then visit the back garden, Charming Terrace, the world's first bridge, and Wangtai Bridge. The day wasn't very tight, and we stayed at Watchpad for a long time. I think the scenery in Yuanjia is the most beautiful. It is far opposite Huangshi Village. The scenic area is also very well constructed. A tourist plank road connects from the back garden to the world's first bridge. What I saw was much better than the scenery of Huangshi Village I saw from the photos. 80% of the tourists here are Koreans, and domestic groups rarely come here. It is ironic to think that even Koreans can see such a beautiful scenery, but most Chinese people cannot see it.

At night, we stayed in the farmhouse in the back garden. It had a TV and a separate bathroom, and the room was relatively clean. It is slightly better than the farmhouses in Huairou, Changping and other places that Beijingers often visit. Half a month ago, I stayed in the best and only two-star hotel in Fengning Grassland, Hebei Province. It was not much worse than it was, and the water was more convenient than there. The only thing that makes me depressed is that there is only one Hunan Satellite TV station on TV. I really don't understand. Since there is a satellite antenna, why not install a better one? Zhangjiajie has demolished all hotels in the past few years, which is why there are almost no people in the scenic spots in Yangjiajie. If you sign up for a group, you can only go down the mountain and live in Wulingyuan that day, which is extremely time-consuming and expensive because you have to take the cableway. According to Shi Director, they usually lead people to live in Wulong Village, but there is a shortage of water on the mountain, so many people have expressed their opinions, so they now live in the back garden. Although they also provide bath water at a fixed point at night, the tap water is still very strong. I haven't seen the water-like scenery described by netizens. To be honest, no matter how good the farmhouses on the mountain are, Ken's family is not as good as the star-rated hotels at the foot of the mountain. However, if you live at the foot of the mountain, you will pay a price that greatly reduces the number of attractions you visit. Chinese people are all poor, and such conditions can be tolerated, hehe.

In the evening, Shi Wantai delivered me the train ticket to Changsha on the 1st that I had booked. There was no booking fee for this relatively easy ticket. He personally went to the train to buy it. I was really touched. Of course, people who go to Beijing and other places will definitely need to book tickets, because they also have to buy them from others. It would be nice if these tickets can be purchased for a surcharge. However, Director Shi and the others had promised me that they could also buy it. However, if I had to return to Beijing from Zhangjiajie, I couldn't go to Hengshan, so I had to go to Changsha myself to find a way. Later, when I came to Changsha, this damn train ticket tortured me to death. I didn't want to fly. As a result, I lived in Changsha for five days. My wife lost her mobile phone while waiting for the call from the renegade ticket seller. In the end, I spent all my effort to buy two high-priced Z18 soft sleepers. If I had known earlier, I would have returned to Zhangjiajie from Changsha and asked Director Shi to help me buy K268.

4, Yangjiajie and Tianzi Shanxi Line

The next day was the most tiring day. Starting from 8 a.m., we went to the Shanxi Line of Tianzi to visit Daguan Terrace, Xianren Bridge, and Tianzi. It was difficult to walk in one step and there was also a chicken eating rice (a divine chicken pecking for food). At noon, due to the slow cooking of the food in Dagantai restaurant, I saw the boss actually chicken the chicken. Although it was fresh, he didn't dare to accompany us, so Shi Dao took us to eat at the intersection of Wulong Village. In the afternoon, I went to Yangjiajie's Step to Heaven, the Sky Corridor, the Wulong Village Bandits Nest, and Tianbo Prefecture. It is said that it is 28 kilometers to walk all day. Fortunately, the mountains in Zhangjiajie are not too high, otherwise it would be too painful. This is not my highest record. In 1999, my wife and I walked nearly 40 kilometers a day on Mount Emei. While in the sky corridor, there was an incident. Because the scenery was so beautiful, I temporarily forgot that the lens cover of my camera's wide-angle lens was still clipped under my armpit. As a result, I watched it roll off the cliff. It was too environmentally friendly. Tens of thousands of years later, if it becomes a fossil, it will add to the mystery of the world. On this day, the two scenic spots such as Xianren Bridge and One Step to Sky are the best. You need to have some courage to go to Xianren Bridge. It's best not to look down. When you see the abyss, you will naturally be more courageous. But it is still much worse than the risk of Huashan Sky Road. After climbing to the sky in one step, the view is very wide, and unlike other high points, you can see the scenery of Zhangjiajie's peak forest and the scenery outside the scenic area. However, when you see it in one step, you can see it completely peak forest, so it is more pure than elsewhere.

There were very few tourists on this day. I only saw less than 30 people in total that day. There were slightly more people in Wulong Village, and some small local teams would choose where to go. During this day, rumors such as murder, getting lost on a cliff, and five-step snake lingered in my ears, which scared me so much that I didn't dare to distance myself too far away from the brigade.

On the way to the Sky and the Sky Corridor, in order to save time, Shi Dao took us on a path about one to two kilometers long. The road was full of skills and many fallen trees were either upright or obliquely across the road. It was very interesting. To be honest, if it weren't for the large number of people, walking in such a place would be a bit scary. Didn't the murder cases circulating in Zhangjiajie occur here?

When I returned to my place of residence in the evening, I learned that the road from Wulingyuan back to Zhangjiajie City was being paved. To be on the safe side, I had to go down the mountain at 11 o'clock tomorrow to ensure that the train at 4 o'clock in the afternoon would not be delayed. Oh my God, I'm going down the mountain at 11 o'clock. There's only three hours of sightseeing time tomorrow. I really regret that I booked a ticket for tomorrow. The fucking Railway Bureau and Highway Bureau worked together to make me spend the summer vacation (I drove to Bashang Grassland at the beginning of the month and encountered a road repair, and the journey was extremely slow). So, I could only ask Director Shi to help me refund the ticket. Since the ticket was already in my hand, it would take four to five hours to go down the mountain to check it out. Director Shi was also very difficult at the time, but he finally agreed to my request. A friend of our company just went down the mountain early. He could help me take the ticket to the station and hand it to Director Shi's friend to refund the ticket. Director Shi also helped me book a ticket to Changsha on the third morning. Now that I think about it so troublesome to others, it is really too difficult for them.

5, Tianzi Mountain

On the third day, I went to Shentang Bay, Yubi Peak, Helong Park, Shili Gallery and other scenic spots. Because this was also where the team went, it was crowded with people. The beauty of Zhangjiajie had disappeared in my heart, so I couldn't remember all the scenic spots. The scariest thing was that at one scenic spot, there were twenty to thirty people waiting there to take photos of the tour, each for more than ten seconds. If I was a little slower, someone urged me. I took a camera to take pictures of the scenery. Someone actually said that if you don't take pictures, don't waste time. Damn, what the fuck do you know? All in all, it's like queuing up to receive relief food in the war years. People are in panic. Moreover, the best locations for taking photos at almost all scenic spots are occupied by hawkers, who pay one yuan per visit. Wait, everything is delicious.

After lunch, we began to go down the mountain from Tianzi Mountain to the Shili Gallery. More than 7,000 steps and yesterday's tiredness were very painful. Fortunately, Director Shi helped me find a backpack in the morning. For the whole day, he carried my fifty-liter backpack and only gave me ten yuan until I reached the end of the Shili Gallery. Shi Dao brought lunch with him. My wife kept scolding me when I came back. Why didn't I buy a few bottles of water for him on the way? I forgot, I really forgot. I'm so sorry about this little brother. I apologize again.

There are four ups and five downs down the mountain from Tianzi Mountain, and everyone seems to be very tired along the way. Among them, he passed by a place called Tiantai, and Lu Pin wrote,"If you don't reach the Tiantai, you will come in vain." There is also written next to it that there are eighty-six steps up. After going up, I realized that someone wrote that one step required two steps, which was a trick. The scenery above is just to take another look at what you have just seen from an inaccessible angle. However, it is a good photo taken from the rooftop. The photo takes the effect as if you are standing on a rock protruding from the sky, but it costs two yuan to let the hawker go down to the cliff. Go and take a photo for you.

Walking to the scenic spot of Peacock Opening Screen, I finally met a famous person from Zhangjiajie. Before I went out, I saw an article by a netizen mentioning an old man who deceived people. Finally, I saw his power. When we got there, the fake tiger was in view. I was explaining the tiger to my wife, when my companion's hand had already reached out to it. I hurriedly stopped it, but it was too late. Xiaoliang's hand had already touched it. Fortunately, I reminded me early and only touched it. At this time, an old man walked up and said shamelessly,"Touch a dollar." Fortunately, the tragedy of touching six times mentioned by the previous netizen did not happen. Next to the fake tiger, there is a platform five to six meters square, and there is also a monkey tied to it. It looks like the old man's brother. I have a mind and asked the old man to pull the monkey away. I want to take pictures, lest he say I caught his brother. The old man told me that I had to pay to take photos on the platform, but I had no choice but to give up. If tourists in the small shop here are tired and want to sit down and rest, they also have to pay two yuan. This is also the only place in Zhangjiajie that asks for money. It seems that compared with Yangjiajie, Tianzi Mountain has many more tourists and many more cunning people. One or two yuan is not much money. If I sit down and rest, if he doesn't want my money, I will usually buy someone else a few bottles of water. But in this way, I was afraid to avoid it. I really don't know how Zhangjiajie's management department can let these people deceive people repeatedly here.

Shili Gallery is inferior to the Jinbian River. The entire Jinbian River is under the shade of trees when you walk down. The stream is also very beautiful. It is covered with a layer of water vapor and looks quite hazy. However, the entire Shili painting has to endure the sun, and there is no drop of water in the river next to it. But the blue sky and white clouds combined with the beautiful peak forests are also very beautiful. What should be noted here is that if you take a small train, there are many things you can't see and can pass by in a flash. The speed of the small train is not slow. It is good as a means of transportation, but it is not very suitable for viewing the scenery. Moreover, the entire Shili Gallery is only about three kilometers, so it is not too far to walk.

After walking through the Shili Gallery, our journey came to an end. Shi Wanqing's tour guide sent us to Zhangjiajie City and handed us the ticket to me before leaving. He has been really hard on him these past few days.

6. Zhangjiajie Urban Area

Because Zhangjiajie is a tourist city, prices are high. In terms of accommodation, the price of three and four stars is also very high compared with other tourist cities, so I suggest that it is more cost-effective to stay there, but the price of three and 180 per cent as Shi Dao said is not too high. The Samsung I stayed in Xi'an booked for 238 through Ctrip. In the next few days, I mentioned it myself to 200. In Luoyang and Changsha, I all found it by friends. The price agreed by the company is around 130, but it is impossible to stay so cheap without acquaintances. I don't know how much it will cost if I go looking for it, but I think it will be much higher. I have read many online bookings and think it is too expensive. I didn't plan to live in the city, but the price Director Shi gave me made me change my mind. The advantage of living in the city is that you can spend a long time in the scenic area the next day. The disadvantage is of course that you delay time. In addition, the air conditioners in two-star hotels in Zhangjiajie are also the same as Phoenix. They have a single line. You don't need to set the time at night and are automatically turned off after midnight. They just let you use it normally, unlike Phoenix, which allows you to use it. Use it less at a time. I don't know if Samsung hotels are like this.

On the first day in Zhangjiajie, because there were many barbecue stalls in front of my place, I enjoyed eating. The kebabs in Zhangjiajie were quite interesting. They were roasted first, then retired all, put them on the barbecue plate and slowly fried. They were spicy and very suitable for my taste. Of course, you can also not let the boss put in chili peppers. There is a relatively large restaurant on the corner of the department store. I can't remember its name, but it has all kinds of western cakes, cold drinks, Chinese and Western food. Among them, cold drinks and desserts are really good. Interested friends can try it.

It is also worth noting that when taking a taxi in Zhangjiajie, you must ask the driver to press the meter. Many drivers here don't like to press the meter and always tell you a similar price. Although it is not as shameless as the black cars at Beijing Station, they are generally better than the meter. It costs a few more yuan, so please pay attention to friends who go again.

There may be many references to Shi Dao throughout the article. This is because I have visited many scenic spots across the country, and they are indeed the most practical and dedicated tour guides I have encountered. Therefore, here I announced the contact information of Shi Wantai's family as a voluntary advertisement for them to show my gratitude. In fact, given their reputation on the Internet, I don't need to say more. At the same time, I put forward my opinion to Comrade Shi Wanqing that my Mandarin level must be improved. I must concentrate every time I listen to you to understand you.