High-speed rail direct access to a little-known ancient town in Sichuan with no tourists

National Day highlights: Autumn brewing cellar opening ceremony at the distillery🏮, Huangjing Old Forest red leaf season🍁, prime season for fresh fish from the Chishui River🐟!

🚗 Transportation and itinerary tips

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Major transportation:
→ Fly to Luzhou Yunlong Airport (direct flights from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou), or take high-speed rail to Luzhou Station (1.5 hours from Chengdu/Chongqing).
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Local transportation:
→ Attractions are scattered, renting a car for self-driving is more flexible (SUV preferred, many winding mountain roads).
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Key tips:
→ National Day daily temperature 18-25℃, expect showers and bring a rain jacket;
→ Distillery experience requires advance reservation (cellar opening ceremony has limited spots).

📅 3-day itinerary: From the aroma of wine in the morning mist to the starry river of Chishui

Day 1: Prelude to the Wine City｜Old Cellar × Ancient Bridge × Jianghu Night Feast

▫️ 8:00 (Wine aroma at dawn!)

→ Luzhou Laojiao Scenic Area (¥80):

✅ Watch the opening ceremony of the 1573 national treasure cellar group (National Day special), taste the first original mash at 68° (limit 3 cups).

📸 Photo tip: When steam rises from the cellar, use a telephoto lens to capture workers silhouetted while drawing wine (200mm+ backlight).

▫️ 12:00

→ Luzhou Jianghu cuisine feast:

→ Devour Hejiang grilled fish (fresh fish from Chishui River) + Gulin spicy chicken (peppercorn aroma penetrates the bones), paired with lychee wine to relieve the spiciness.

▫️ 15:00

→ Explore Longnao Bridge (free):

→ Walk the Song Dynasty stone arch bridge, touch the stone lion reliefs on the bridge (to ward off evil and pray for blessings), use a wide-angle lens to shoot the bridge arch reflections × autumn waters of the Tuojiang River.

▫️ Dusk

→ Riverside Road fireworks market:

→ Eat tofu pudding grilled fish (with pickled vegetables + litsea cubeba for freshness), try making oil-paper umbrellas (intangible cultural heritage artisans painting on site).

Day 2: Mountain and Water Rhapsody｜Waterfall × Red Leaves × Miao Village Night Songs

▫️ 7:00 (Chasing the light!)

→ Huangjing Old Forest Bajiedong Waterfall (¥65):

✅ Hike through three-tiered plunge pools, red leaves pave the way in October, drone shoot rainbow through the forest (flight limit 120 meters).

▫️ 12:00

→ Miao ethnic dark lunch:

→ Try niubie soup cooked with Chishui fish (herbal bitter aroma), plus fried bamboo worms and bee pupae combo (high protein and bursting flavor).

▫️ 15:00

→ Yaoba Ancient Town (¥60):

→ Explore Ming and Qing Southern Sichuan residential clusters, learn oil-paper umbrella rubbing (intangible cultural heritage workshop ¥30), drink covered bowl tea while listening to Sichuan opera storytelling.

▫️ 20:00

→ Chishui River starry sky camping:

✅ Lie on haystacks to stargaze, long exposure shots of the Milky Way × autumn leaf silhouettes (ISO3200+20 seconds, red light flashlight illumination).

Day 3: Secret Valley Finale｜Stone Carvings × Flower Valley × Night Jianghu

▫️ 8:00

→ Luxian Song Dynasty Stone Carving Museum (free):

→ See warrior statues with fierce eyes warding off demons, touch thousand-year-old relief patterns (flash photography prohibited).

▫️ 11:00

→ Flower Field Wine Land (¥50):

✅ Ride a small train through the autumn pink flower sea, taste homemade grape wine (gift of hand-painted ceramic jar).

▫️ 14:00

→ Fubao Ancient Town Jianghu feast:

→ Challenge grilled pig trotters with houttuynia + sour soup yellow catfish (wild fish from Chishui River), paired with fermented glutinous rice ice jelly to cleanse the palate.

▫️ Return trip bonus:

→ Bring home Luzhou Laojiao mini liquor set (scenic area ¥50/set) + Gulin cured meat vacuum pack (farmers market ¥30/500g).

⚠️ Pitfall avoidance guide

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Ticket traps:
→ Huangjing Old Forest combo ticket includes sightseeing bus (buying ticket alone means tiring walk);
→ Yaoba Ancient Town free entry trick: enter before 7am or after 6pm (security shift change gap).
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Safety red lines:
→ Swimming prohibited in Chishui River (dangerous currents + sand dredging boats);
→ Stone Carving Museum no touching real artifacts (fine ¥2000+).

🌌 Hidden gems

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Free secret spots:
→ Fangshan Yunfeng Temple (15km west of city): climb to shoot morning mist at one bend of the Yangtze River, touch thousand-year-old ginkgo;
→ Zhangba Longan Forest: hike century-old ancient tree plank road
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Local wild fun:
→ Traditional sorghum wine brewing (farmhouse ¥50): steaming grain → mixing with yeast → sealing in jar with mud, wine shipped home after three months;
→ Night fishing for rice flower fish (terraced fields ¥30): fish by kerosene lamp, freshly grilled with wild chili.

Appendix: 24-hour Wine City survival schedule

⏰ 6:00 Slurp tofu pudding noodles with chili oil to wake up

⏰ 9:00 Oil tea mixed with fermented glutinous rice egg to warm stomach

⏰ 12:00 Grilled fish wrapped with houttuynia for a flavor punch

⏰ 15:00 Covered bowl tea with pumpkin seeds snack

⏰ 19:00 Sour soup fish porridge with bee pupae

⏰ 22:00 Sorghum wine stewed with ginger to ward off autumn chill