Day 1 Shanghai → Huzhou → Maowu Village → Ancient Road → Maowu Village → Shanghai
All day
07:30-07:45 Meet and check in at the designated location of China-TravelNote. Depart on time at 07:45. Interaction and itinerary explanation on the bus. Enjoy laughter and joy all the way to your destination.
10:30-11:00 Arrive at Maowu Village. After a brief warm-up, walk through the village and arrive at the gate of Tianzi Ancient Trail. Here, there are dense bamboo forests, birds singing and flowers blooming. This is a classic outdoor bamboo forest trail. On the way, we will pass by Gaoshan Tea Plantation and Huangjue Zen Temple.
Arriving at Shandang Village, the bamboo forest and fir forest on both sides of the village road complement each other. There is an open space in Shandang Village for rest. Everyone can take out the dry food they brought and share it. Sitting on the ground, looking at the beautiful scenery and feeling the breeze, the food will definitely be particularly delicious.
After a short rest, we set off for [Gexian Temple]. Along the way, we walked through the bamboo forest, the dirt road was soft, and the road condition was good. On the way, we passed a resting stone, which was the place where Gexian would rest every time he came back from collecting herbs. Many medicinal herbs were found around the stone.
After arriving at Gexian Temple, climb up the dirt steps all the way to the highest point. At a glance, you can see tea fields all over the mountain and a large reservoir overlooking the foot of the mountain.
Then we went down the mountain to Tianzi Zen Temple, where we burned incense and prayed. After that, we slowly walked down the mountain along the bluestone steps, and returned to the village road, where we took a break and replenished supplies.
We started our return journey around 16:00 and returned to the starting point in the city around 18:30. Everyone was still reluctant to leave and kissed goodbye with tears in their eyes.
