Anhui Jingxian | An Underrated Hidden Gem Town

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If you're like me,
and enjoy exploring those lesser-known hidden gems,
then please save this 2-day, 1-night guide to Anhui's Jingxian!
It's not only off the beaten path but also poetic, with few tourists and beautiful scenery,
where you can check off culture, natural landscapes, and driving pleasures all at once～
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📝Itinerary:
Day1️⃣: Xuan Paper Museum → Taohua Pond → Guesthouse
✅Xuan Paper Museum: The entire space and design resembles a work of art, and the building itself might be more impressive than the exhibits inside. Here you can experience traditional papermaking methods, touch a thousand-year-old intangible cultural heritage, and remember to wear vibrant clothes for great photos.
✅Taohua Pond: The place that witnessed the legendary friendship between Li Bai and Wang Lun. The scenery along the way is like a landscape painting, a perfect blend of poetic landscapes and rustic ancient villages. Immerse yourself in the experience of "Taohua Pond's water, a thousand feet deep." Recommended to wear artistic, traditional-style clothing for photos.
✅Check in at the guesthouse
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Day2️⃣: Guesthouse → Southern Anhui's Tibet Line (highlight section)
✅Maolin Xiuzhu Guesthouse: My friends and I chose this guesthouse composed of 7 independent courtyards. Rammed earth walls, wooden pillars, and many rural elements make you feel like you've returned to childhood, with every detail full of stories. The guesthouse offers experiential activities like handicraft workshops and tea tasting pavilions, allowing you to feel the nourishment of traditional culture in nature. Suitable for all types of trips, and great for photos. One more thing worth mentioning: the stinky mandarin fish here is delicious.
✅Southern Anhui's Tibet Line: In the afternoon, head directly to the Southern Anhui's Tibet Line (Jingxian section). The winding mountain roads are accompanied by bamboo forests and sea of clouds, perfect for driving enthusiasts. If you have enough time, you can visit the village attractions along the way (some road sections are narrow, so be careful).
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📝One suggestion:
I have to say, there was a bit of a mistake in this itinerary planning
The key issue is that all these spots are sooooo photogenic!
If we had one more day, we could have visited Wangshan Mountain, Moon Bay, and Chazhi
But it's also good to leave something to look forward to for the next trip to Jingxian
I suggest that those who want to visit should arrange plenty of travel time
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