Jinfo Mountain's Hidden Autumn Colors: Ride the Forest Mini Train, Pick Bamboo Shoots—A Parent-Child Wild Fun Diary

For moms who don’t want to hike! Take the kids on a vintage mini train through colorful forests, with daily rides ≤1 hour. Dig bamboo shoots, feed deer, and make bamboo tube rice. A 5-year-old came back with 10 pages of “Autumn Outing Diary”!

🛤️ Mini train route: Tianxing Town → Bitan Valley (2 hours total)

• Stop 1: Wild Rhododendron Valley (30-minute stop)

– The thousand-year-old rhododendron king’s fallen leaves form a golden carpet; kids collect heart-shaped leaves to press and make keychains.

– Guides teach how to string rhododendron berries into necklaces and tell the “Rhododendron Bleeding” story.

• Stop 2: Bamboo Shoot Secret Spot (40-minute stop)

– Go into the bamboo forest with villagers to dig autumn bamboo shoots (small hoes provided); kids carry shoots and pose like pandas.

– The farm teaches how to make bamboo tube rice, stuffing cured pork cubes and glutinous rice into bamboo tubes, roasting until fragrant fills the mountain.

• Stop 3: Bitan Valley Waterside (1-hour stop)

– Walk along the plank road upstream to find colorful stones; the water is clear to the bottom, kids scoop maple leaf boats with nets.

🎒 Nature Task Card

• Color Detective: Use color cards to find 5 types of red leaves (scarlet/orange-red/crimson purple) and win “Autumn Little Painter” stickers.

• Sound Diary: Record sounds of the stream, wind through bamboo, and rock swallows’ calls to create natural white noise.

💡 Off-Peak Tips

• Late October to early November is peak for colorful forests; avoid weekends and queue at the cable car by 9 AM.

• Reverse plan: Stay at the foot of the mountain first, then go straight to the summit early next morning to shoot the sea of clouds and colorful forest as the morning mist clears.

📸 Photo Spots

• Cliff plank road corner: Shoot “kid + abyss” dramatic back view in the afternoon light.

• Ancient Buddha Cave skylight: Light beams into the cave hall like holy light; wear Hanfu for silhouette photos.

Autumn sings along the rails of Jinfo Mountain. See you next time for the Jinyun Mountain guide! 🍁