Summer Stream Tracing Guide | Butterfly Valley

| Butterfly Valley. In July and August, if you find it too hot outside and boring to stay at home, why not invite a few friends to go stream tracing at Butterfly Valley🦋.

🗺️Location: Butterfly Valley, Lin'an, Hangzhou.
📲Navigation: Butterfly Valley Bus Station, turn right after arrival and follow the small road all the way to the end, which is the entrance to the canyon.

🎫Ticket: None (wild scenic spot).
⏰Opening hours: All day

🛣️Transportation: Self-driving.
Tip: Shanghai to Butterfly Valley takes about 3 and a half hours by car
🅿️Parking: There are parking spots at the entrance.

⭐Equipment:
✅Stream tracing shoes👟: Be sure to buy stream tracing shoes, the stones underwater are very slippery, and it's easy to fall.
✅Quick-dry clothing🩱: There's a section on the road on foot and a section in the water, to avoid clothes sticking to the body uncomfortably.
✅Waterproof bag🏷️: To take photos with your phone, avoid getting it wet.
✅Waterproof backpack🎒: If you have a camera, etc., you can put it in the bag, because some places have deeper water.
✅Life jacket🦺: Be sure to wear a life jacket, even if you can swim, because the stones in the valley are very slippery, and it's difficult to get ashore.
✅Protective helmet🪖: Try to wear a protective helmet, the stones in the valley are quite slippery, and it's easy to fall.
✅Sunscreen🧴, mosquito repellent, and band-aids are also necessary to bring.

♻️There are two stream tracing routes:
1⃣️From top to bottom: Hiking stream tracing
From the entrance, keep hiking forward and up the mountain, it takes about 40 minutes of mountain road to reach the stream valley.
2⃣️From bottom to top: Enter the entrance to reach the stream valley, follow the current upwards, then hike down from the mountain. (Recommended👍🏻)

🏄🏻‍♂️Entertainment:
Taking photos📸, lakeside barbecue🍖, fishing🐟, walking dogs🐶, swimming🏊🏻‍♂️.

⚠️Caution:
It's best not to bring elderly people and children, as it is particularly dangerous.

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