D1: Departing from Shanghai - Zhangjiajie Hehua Airport

Everyone calls' he 'the fairyland of Zhangjiajie. Standing at the top of Zhangjiajie, I like to call him' he 'the' heavenly Zhangjiajie '; People call her "Xiangxi Phoenix", but as someone walking in the ancient city of Phoenix, I prefer to call her "the Phoenix of the World"!

Legend has it that countless people both in China and abroad yearn for Zhangjiajie and the ancient city of Fenghuang. They have heard that Zhangjiajie is blessed with immortals, and of course, I am no exception. I have always dreamed of visiting it. This time, a few close friends maliciously instigated me and couldn't resist the temptation. Haha, it finally came to fruition. The scenery I gained along the way was not captured in just a few small pictures, but could be described clearly in a few words. The journey, which lasted about a week, was depicted as a beautiful scenery in my memory.

China Eastern Airlines MU5369 took off from Pudong Airport at 20:10 in the evening and arrived at 22:10. The plane arrived on time, but unfortunately, the stunning Tianmen Cave couldn't be seen firsthand. At the airport exit, I saw Xiao Wang holding a sign with my name on it to pick me up. Outside the airport gate, we found a taxi and negotiated a 30 yuan accommodation, which gave us a perfect itinerary.

D2: Zhangjiajie City Bus Station - Jinbianxi - Yuanjiajie

I originally planned to go out for breakfast this morning, but as soon as I opened my eyes, it was already 7:30. Oh my! The alarm clock went on strike without sounding! Come pick us up from the mountain at 8 o'clock as agreed! So everything was quickly settled, and breakfast was served at the home like restaurant downstairs for 12 yuan per person. After all, Home Inn is a nationwide chain, and the breakfast food has no local color, mainly focused on casual conversations. Xiao Wang, who had been waiting for a long time, took us to the bus station and took a bus for over 40 minutes to reach the entrance of the forest park. The fare was 12 yuan per person, and there was a bus every ten minutes.

To get back to the point, I swiped my card and fingerprint into the entrance of the scenic area, and what caught my eye was the beautiful Golden Whip Creek! Green mountains and clear waters, refreshing and joyful! The stream is clear to the bottom! Just a few macaques caught sight! Alas! Who let humans buy all our kiwis to eat? We have no choice but to beg along the stream! Hehe! This is me dubbing for these macaques! Quickly find a few Northeast jujubes in your pocket, I just fed a macaque! The Monkey King has arrived, and all the monkeys have scattered in a panic! Watching from a distance, I dare not approach and give all the delicious food to the Monkey King. These monkeys are not afraid of life at all! Close contact with humans appears so natural, reflecting the beauty of the ecology here! The last winter jujube was thrown towards the monkey in the distance, but to everyone's surprise, the monkey dared not pick it up and ran away in a flash, eventually falling into the mouth of the old monkey king!

Walk about 200 meters forward and you will arrive at the Oxygen Bar Square. The tour guide introduced that there are 100000 negative ions per cubic centimeter here! I took a few deep sips, feeling a bit wet and sweet. I'm a little jealous, nature has given so much to Zhangjiajie.

After passing through a large concentric lock, we officially enter the Golden Whip Creek tour route. Jinbian Creek is a beautiful Grand Canyon, with a total length of 7.5 kilometers. It takes two to three hours to walk a full distance at a slow pace, and the scenery along the way is picturesque, with peaks rising from the ground. Along the way, there are four gates: Mother and Child Peak, Zhu Bajie carrying his wife, Master and Apprentice taking scriptures, Divine Eagle protecting the whip, Wenxing Rock, Zicao Pond, Qianli Meeting, Jumping Fish Pond, Camel Peak, and Water Loop This tour route connects thousands of miles and allows us to climb up to the Yuan family realm. However, considering that we still have a few more days to travel, we decided to walk to the end of the Golden Whip Creek, water winding four gates, and take the Hundred Dragon Heavenly Ladder to reach the Yuan family realm (56 yuan per person) in order to save energy. Xiao Wang explained in detail along the way, occasionally interspersing a few short stories, walking and stopping. After nearly three and a half hours, we arrived at Shuiluo Simen.

At Shuiluo Simen Square, walking left across a small bridge, waiting for an eco-friendly bus to go to Bailong Tianti. Seeing the eco-friendly bus, I initially thought it was an electric scooter, but in fact, it turned out to be a regular medium-sized bus. Later on, I learned that the locals' understanding was that gasoline burning cars were environmentally friendly cars! So that's what happened! However, the eco-friendly vehicles in the scenic area are all free of charge.

After sitting on the Hundred Dragon Sky Ladder for over a minute, we reached the top of the Yuanjiajie Mountain. At this point, our stomach began to lose its vitality and began to growl. Xiao Wang took us for lunch, the four of us, two meat dishes, two vegetables, and one soup. These are all included in the cost, the content is not very rich, but it is still enough to eat. I am ready to invite them to eat together, and she said there are free meals. Jealousy again

In the afternoon, we will visit the Yuanjiajie Scenic Area. The attractions here include the First Bridge in the World, Five Women's Expedition, Lianxin Bridge, Divine Turtle Asking Heaven, and Back Garden. There were many tourists along the way. Xiao Wang said that this was the most essence of Zhangjiajie. Most of them used to be South Korean teams. No wonder every scenic introduction board has Chinese and Korean. This is a particularly worth visiting attraction that will leave you in awe. Along the way, you can also see the "Pillar of the South" renamed Mount Hallelujah due to the movie "Avatar". It is reported that a large number of prototypes in the movie "Avatar" for "Pandora's Planet" are derived from the mountains of Zhangjiajie, among which the image of "Pillar of the Southern Sky" becomes the prototype of "Hallelujah Mountain" or suspended mountain. You will also receive many surprises after watching it. After walking through all the scenic spots from the entrance of Yuanjiajie Scenic Area, I walked up and down a lot and also collected many beautiful scenery. At the last scenic spot, Xiao Wang took us for a walk and returned to the entrance in less than 5 minutes. We went directly to the parking lot of the First Bridge in the world and took an eco-friendly car to our residence, saving us a lot of wasted time!

I live in Wulong Village. I heard some netizens say that the accommodation is not very good, but I didn't expect it to be much better than expected. We stayed in a double standard room, and the cleanliness and hygiene were still good. Of course, if you want comfort and enjoyment, it's not possible. It's definitely incomparable to those star ratings.

After dinner, we took a shower and lay in bed around eight o'clock. At night in the scenic area, we can't see our hands, there are no entertainment activities, but breathing in fresh air and enjoying the peaceful night, we feel much better than in the city.

Daguantai - Yangjiajie

A place with sufficient oxygen is good for sleep. We woke up naturally early in the morning, had breakfast, and Xiao Wang took us to the place where we got off yesterday. There happened to be an environmentally friendly car passing by, and the ride took more than ten minutes. The mountain road was very winding, so Xiao Wang stopped us. Zhangjiajie is really big. If it weren't for dy, I wouldn't have known there was a tourist route here.

Walking to the Grand View Tower and descending over 500 stairs, we arrived at Tianzi Peak, Xianren Bridge, and Tianzi Seat. It was difficult to walk in one step, and along the way were rare tree species. Due to the fact that this is a itinerary that large tour groups do not take, it has been preserved relatively antique. It is worth mentioning here that the Xianren Bridge looks more dangerous than the first bridge in the world. Xiao Wang told a story about the Xianren Bridge, but unfortunately he can't remember it. Another difficult step! In fact, the reinforcement here is already very safe, but Xiao Wang said that back then there were no safety steel bars to protect here, so we had to use a run-up to fly over the gap between the two peaks! Back then, an old teacher fell down due to a mistake, which was terrifying for me to think about. I didn't have acrophobia originally, so I was particularly afraid. Everyone passed by, except for me. I had no choice but to grit my head and not look down. Below was a clear and visible abyss!  

Return to the place where you came down, where the potato stir fried bacon at the small restaurant is quite delicious.

The afternoon itinerary is for Yang Jiajie, which used to be near where we live. Xiao Wang said that there was still a small group of bandits hiding here back then. Walking on the narrow mountain road with twists and turns, imagining the scene of bandits walking briskly here, passing through the three checkpoints of "one man holding the barrier, ten thousand men unable to open", outlining a bloody scene of the government army suppressing bandits back then, with the faint sound of gunshots ringing in my ears. Arriving at the center of the village, I saw that although the tattered banners were still hanging on the wall, they had long lost their domineering aura. The cannons, gun barrels, and large knives lay quietly on the side, losing their former grandeur. Come on, let me be an outdated bandit leader. With a big knife in hand, I stepped on the bandit stool in the dam and gave a cool and arrogant expression.

The scenery along the way includes the Golden Rooster, Echo Wall, Three Passes, One Line of Sky, Wulong Village, and Tianbo Mansion. Originally, Tianbo Mansion was an observation deck, and I thought it was a complex of buildings before. However, the view from this observation deck is absolutely amazing, and you can also vaguely see the city wall structure of the Castell landform!

It's already past five o'clock when I returned to my residence. I climbed a lot of mountains today and I'm extremely tired! It also proves that our decision to take the Hundred Dragon Ladder up the mountain yesterday was indeed a wise move! We swept away all the dishes for the evening!

Tianzishan - Ten Mile Gallery

In the morning, it started to drizzle in the sky. Today I'm going down the mountain with my luggage on my back. After leaving the hotel, I came to the Wulongzhai parking lot and took more than 30 minutes by car to Tianzi Mountain. The attractions include Tianzi Observation Deck, Yunqing Rock, Huazhong Stream, Guiwang Stone, Yubi Peak, and Fairy Scattered Flowers. There are too many people here, mainly due to the large number of tourist groups. At the beginning, the fog had just risen and the smoke was swirling around. The scenery had its unique charm, as if in a fairyland, and it was truly beautiful. Unfortunately, the rain never stopped and the fog grew stronger, until no scenery could be seen anymore. Fortunately, we captured the peak of the Imperial Brush!

Xiao Wang took us on an eco-friendly car to the Tianzishan Cableway (the journey takes about 5 minutes), and we took the cableway down the mountain. The cableway ticket is 67 yuan per person. After getting off the cableway, continue taking the eco-friendly car for 10 minutes and get off at the Ten Mile Gallery scenic spot. You can take the Ten Mile Gallery Sightseeing Tram, which costs 38 yuan per person for a one-way trip and 52 yuan per person for a round-trip trip. A one-way trip takes only 15 minutes, and a one-way hike takes only about 30 minutes. In fact, after seeing the scenery on the mountain, the scenery here is really not very interesting. Basically, it is just a place visited by team tourists. Our visit ended in less than an hour. There are old people picking herbs, three sisters peaks, and Wang Guanshu

I think in my heart, instead of calling him the fairyland Zhangjiajie, it's better to call him the heavenly Zhangjiajie!

Continue to take the environmental protection vehicle to the gate of Wulingyuan National Scenic Spot Scenic Area. After lunch at the bus station, at 14:30, we left for Phoenix at Wulingyuan National Scenic Spot Bus Passenger Station on time. The fare was RMB77. It was commendable that Xiao Wang had always sent us to the station to get on the bus. He also helped us buy tickets for us yesterday. We had to buy tickets in advance for this bus, and many guests didn't buy tickets. Thank you very much for Xiao Wang's arrangement!!

Phoenix Town

After dinner, I strolled around Hongqiao and then went back to sleep. The nights here are really noisy!

Fenghuang Ancient City Leisure Tour

Early in the morning, I was awakened by the mountain songs of my younger sister and brother, and walked to the terrace. Ah! What a beautiful morning, like a fairyland on earth. Grandma is washing clothes and blankets by the river, and there are already early tourists in the Tuo River. That mountain song echoes on both sides of the Tuo River for a long time!

After washing up, I decided not to go to the Miao village today and to spend a leisurely day in the ancient city! To make up for the regret of visiting Lijiang on that day! Suppressing hunger in his stomach, he finally found Hongrui's specialty beef noodle soup with great effort. (Here, to reiterate the address, it is under the Xinqiao Bridge, but actually in the ancient town. We misunderstood it as being in the new city area, so we went around and found it again. If you ask for directions, just ask Hongrui Beef Restaurant instead of Xingfeng Hotel. Firstly, there are too many hotels in Fenghuang, and they don't know about them. Secondly, most people here run hotels, and others think you are staying there. Of course, they won't tell you, hoping you can stay at her house if you can't find it.)

Start leisurely strolling in the ancient city! I unexpectedly found a rose red patchwork scarf and a beautiful handmade patchwork hat in a very distinctive small shop, and I am very satisfied! I was browsing the bookstore and bought a Phoenix map. The boss gave me many stamps of the Phoenix Ancient City! Go boating downstream of the Tuojiang River in the afternoon, the price is publicly available online! 10 yuan per person. Afterwards, I went to Shen Congwen's tomb, which is a very sacred place. It is simple and beautiful, but it will still be remembered no matter how many years later!

Returning to my residence, my friend fell asleep at the end, while I began to wander around alone, sitting by the shore and quietly enjoying the fragrance of solitude!

Who knew that after sleeping for over two hours, the first thing they said when they got up was' So you can still fall asleep after drinking coffee? 'It seems like they were really tired from walking, haha

We found a riverside restaurant in Fenghuang Ancient City, located next to Hongqiao and overlooking the Tuojiang River. You can enjoy the beautiful riverside scenery of Fenghuang Ancient City while eating delicious food. It's really a kind of enjoyment

The environment inside the store is also very good, clean, and the service is also very good. The food is very good, the taste is amazing, and the price is not expensive. It's really profitable. I recommend checking in at Phoenix!

Fenghuang Ancient City - Jishou - Zhangjiajie City

It's already 9 o'clock in the morning, I slept in! After breakfast, I can't bear to say goodbye to Phoenix!