A Family Trip to Chenzhou Turns Wild! These 4 Pitfalls Made Me Cry My Heart Out

Hi~ I'm a mom bravely exploring Danxia with my 6-year-old little rascal👩👦! Just got back from a 3-day trip to Chenzhou, where the grasslands and lakes are breathtaking, but the challenges of traveling with a kid made me want to jump into Dongjiang Lake! Read this before you set off👇

💡【3 Days 2 Nights Survival Itinerary】
Day 1: High-speed train turns into a steam room → Playing "Sheep Chaser" at Yangtian Lake → Outsmarting each other at the guesthouse
Day 2: Waking the kid up at 5 AM → Getting drenched in the misty Xiaodongjiang → Baking like a shrimp on an electric scooter at Bailang
Day 3: Roasting under the sun at Mahuangqiu Canyon → Feeding mosquitoes on a bamboo raft at Longweiping → Crying while packing 20 mosquito bites to take home

🌈【Kid’s Crazy Moments】
✅ Yangtian Lake Grassland (Hold tight to the leash!)
The 108 yuan ticket was worth it🐑! But my kid chased sheep and fell into a pile of cow dung, turning his new straw hat into a "dung bucket"💩! He rolled down the grassy slope into a mudball, crying he wanted to "marry a sheep."

✅ Misty Xiaodongjiang (Bring a raincoat!)
The morning mist was like an ink painting🌫️! But waking up at 6 AM turned my kid into an irritable Godzilla, throwing tantrums and refusing to leave👹! When fishermen cast their nets, he insisted he was "catching Ultraman," leaving all the passengers on the boat holding their breath.

✅ Mahuangqiu Grand Canyon (Wear non-slip shoes!)
The trendy road was insanely cool🛣️! But the Danxia rocks were so hot they could fry an egg, and my kid jumped barefoot like a "teppanyaki dance king"🔥! When the drone took off, he chased after it and almost crashed into a cliff, creating an "accident scene."

✅ Pusu Guoliu Guesthouse (Lock the courtyard gate!)
The Shiba Inu was so cute it melted my heart🐶! But my kid chased the dog and knocked over the afternoon tea, and the owner’s hand-brewed coffee ended up on the carpet☕! While taking photos in the glass room, he made funny faces, and none of the 99 pictures were shareable on social media👻.

⚠️【Blood, Sweat & Tears Pitfall Guide】
1️⃣ Never go to Yangtian Lake on a cloudy day! Thick fog blocks all views, and my kid said, "We came for nothing"🌫️.
2️⃣ Bring mosquito repellent for the bamboo raft at Longweiping! Mosquitoes swarmed like a bomber squadron, and my kid’s eyelids got bitten into sad frogs🐸.
3️⃣ Don’t buy bamboo tube milk tea on Yuhou Street! 35 yuan for saccharin, and after licking it, my kid used the tube as a dart to poke strangers🎯.
4️⃣ Be cautious about taking wedding photos on the trendy road! My kid photobombed as the center of attention and got stared down by the bride until she cried👰.

🚗【Transport & Accommodation Tips】
✔️ Choose a window seat on the high-speed train! My kid pressed his face against the window, drawing on the glass, and got warned by the staff three times🚅.
✔️ Book the second floor at Pusu Guoliu! We stayed on the first floor and smelled the kitchen grease all night, making our pajamas soak in the aroma🍳.
✔️ Check the battery before renting an electric scooter! The scooter ran out of power halfway at Bailang, and my kid sang "The tricycle runs fast" from the back seat🛵.

🍜【Foodie Survival Guide】
✔️ Let the pig’s blood noodles cool before feeding! My kid burned his tongue and guzzled three bottles of AD calcium to cool down🔥.
✔️ Pick out all fish bones from Dongjiang fish! My kid choked and performed a "fountain spit fish" act, surprising the next table with flying fish🐟.
✔️ Avoid sticky rice cakes at tourist spots! They stuck to my kid’s baby teeth, and he held up his tooth saying he wanted to plant it back in his gums🦷.

The most stunning moment was when the morning mist covered the river🌁, and my 6-year-old suddenly quieted down and said, "Mom, is this where the immortals bathe?" Although we sweated two pounds of clothes every day, seeing his drawing of a fisherman saying "We played hide and seek in the fog" made waking up at 5 AM totally worth it~