A two-day, one-night nanny-level guide is here!

📍【Jiuhua Mountain】
Recommendation index: 🌟🌟🌟🌟
💰Tickets: 160 (half price for students)
✅Recommended reasons: The sacred site of Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva! A visual feast of seas of clouds and wondrous pine trees. The first choice for 99% of tourists coming to Chizhou. Burning incense and praying here is incredibly effective. Remember to have a bowl of vegetarian noodles for 15 yuan.
❌Points to avoid: So many steps you'll question your life choices! Wear sneakers! Non-Buddhist enthusiasts might find it a bit monotonous. Remember to bargain at the guesthouses at the foot of the mountain.
📍【Guniujiang in Shitai County】
Recommendation index: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
💰Tickets: 108 including shuttle bus
✅Recommended reasons: Anhui's "Little Jiuzhai" is real! The emerald waters of the pools are breathtakingly beautiful. No filter needed for photos! The 3-hour hike is not tiring at all. Great for kids!
❌Points to avoid: Choose restaurants with high ratings! A certain farmhouse restaurant charged me 38 yuan for a plate of stir-fried vegetables. 😭
📍【Pingtian Lake】
Recommendation index: 🌟🌟🌟🌟
💰Free!
✅Recommended reasons: The ultimate romantic spot for sunset bike rides! Cycling around the lake is super relaxing. Wear a white dress and take "seaside" photos. Visit Wanghua Tower in the evening to watch the sunset paint the sky and understand the meaning of "water and sky merging into one."
❌Points to avoid: Don't rent bikes for 30 yuan/hour! Scan the QR code at the entrance and rent a shared bike for 1.5 yuan.
📍【Xinghua Village】
Recommendation index: 🌟🌟
💰Tickets: 88
✅Recommended reasons: The Qingming Festival destination from ancient poems. Great for taking photos in Hanfu.
❌Points to avoid: Highly commercialized! For the same price, Suzhou gardens are a better option. Even locals say, "Go to the countryside to see flowers, it's much better."
📍【Penglai Fairy Cave】
Recommendation index: 🌟🌟🌟
💰70 yuan
✅Recommended reasons: The longest cave in East China! Spectacular karst landscape. A perfect summer escape from the heat.
❌Points to avoid: Damp and slippery! Mostly frequented by elderly tour groups. Not recommended for those with poor physical fitness.
💡【3 Hard-Learned Lessons】
1⃣The high-speed train arrives at "Chizhou Station," not "Jiuhua Mountain Station"! A taxi to the scenic spot costs upwards of 70 yuan.
2⃣Attractions in Shitai County are scattered. Driving or chartering a car is recommended (around 200 yuan per day).
3⃣Must-try foods: Small rice cakes (1.5 yuan/each), stinky mandarin fish, Lingyang tofu hot pot