Pudong Longyang · Shibadu | Playing in the clear water on the ancient road, crossing the cloud mountain on the stepping stone

Day 1 Shanghai → Shibadu → Shanghai

All day

07:00-07:15 Meet at the designated location of China-TravelNote and sign in. 07:15 Depart on time, enjoy interactive activities and itinerary introductions on board, and have fun all the way!

We arrived at the starting point around 11:30 AM. Everyone got off the bus and stretched their legs before heading out with the guide. (The ride was long, so please stretch before getting off.)

The ancient road is paved with stones, which is flat and easy to walk on. There are many shaded trees, and the stream under the mountain stream is gurgling. In the distance, the mountains are tall and steep, and occasionally you will encounter a sea of ​​clouds rushing towards you!

Then we set off to start our journey of crossing the ferry and stepping on the stream. The mountains are green, the stream is gurgling, and there are nine bends and eighteen ferry crossings. Each ferry has a unique name. The children play in the water and laugh constantly, which makes us cool in the summer. We use photos to record these happy moments.

When the stream is full, getting your shoes wet is inevitable, so remember to bring spare shoes!

We arrived at the end of the hike around 16:00 (the road may be blocked due to the large number of people at Shibadu, so the specific meeting time will be subject to the notification of the tour leader on the day)

Everyone just change clothes and we're off to go back~

At around 20:30 in the evening, we arrived at the departure meeting point. Everyone was reluctant to leave and kissed goodbye with tears in their eyes!

Note: Starting this week, due to the hot weather, we will focus on playing in the water and only walk the Shibadu section, which is about 7km and climbs about 60m. It is a purely leisure route, and everyone has enough time to tread water and take pictures.

Due to the terrain, Shibadu is crystal clear when there's no rain, but can become muddy and muddy when there's heavy rainfall. Please be advised that if the water level is high, you'll need to return according to your tour guide's instructions.

Driving time: Shanghai to Xinchang, about 4 hours

Hiking: about 17km, climbing about 60m

The most important section of the Yanbang Shibadu Ancient Road is in the canyon between Lijiaxi Village, Xiaojiang Town, Xinchang County and Chiyan Village, Wozhou Town.

The steep cliffs and flat lands on both sides of the stream interweave with each other, so when crossing the stream, you need to pass through stone stepping stones to go back and forth between the two banks. Each time you cross the stream is called a crossing, and a total of eighteen times you cross the stone to cross the stream, hence the name Eighteen Crossings.

In the old days, this was the route that private salt dealers took to avoid heavy taxes by traveling across mountains and rivers, so it was called the Salt Gang Eighteen Crossings Ancient Road.