Weekend Car-Free Getaway Around Shanghai ∽ No Early Rising, No Staying Up Late ∽

Two-Day Weekend Trip Around Shanghai ∽ Non-Self-Driving ∽
∽ No Early Rising, No Staying Up Late ∽
∽ Lazy Senior Tour ∽
❤️ Friday Departure go go go!
🚅 18:34 Shanghai South → 21:04 Lishui High-Speed Rail Station
🏨 Lishui Yintai Marriott Hotel (4 km from Lishui High-Speed Rail Station)
❤️ Saturday Yunhe Terraces
🚌 Outbound: 8:30 Lishui High-Speed Rail Station → Yunhe Terraces Visitor Center (Baba Express Bus ≈ 70 min)
09:50-12:00 Cable car to Jiǔqū Yúnhuán Scenic Area, 2 hours of sightseeing (super beautiful terraces, highly recommend the glass plank road, not for those afraid of heights)
🍱 Jiǔqū Yúnhuán Visitor Center: KFC
12:00-14:00 Cable car to Baiyin Valley Scenic Area
🚶🏻‍♀️ Walk to Qīxīngdūn (just a viewing platform area with great views)
🚶🏻‍♀️ Return to Baiyin Valley cable car area, walk to Kēnggēn Stone Village (this route is all downhill with steps, not recommended for bad knees)
🚌 14:00 Kēnggēn Stone Village scenic shuttle line 2 → Jiǔqū Yúnhuán Visitor Center
🚡 Jiǔqū Yúnhuán Visitor Center cable car → Yunhe Terraces Visitor Center
🚌 Return: 14:30 Yunhe Terraces Visitor Center → Lishui High-Speed Rail Station (Baba Express Bus ≈ 70 min)
🏨 Lishui Yintai Marriott Hotel (breakfast sesame flatbread is super delicious!!)
🚶🏻‍♀️ Evening can explore Lishui city for food and stroll ∽ Yingxing Tower near the hotel
❤️ Sunday Jinyun Xiandu (reverse route, partial sightseeing)
🚅 9:00 Lishui Station → Jinyun West Station (13 min)
🚕 Jinyun West Station → Jinyun Xiandu Visitor Center (30 min taxi, also direct bus but long wait)
Free luggage storage lockers at Jinyun Xiandu Scenic Area
🚌 Jinyun Xiandu Visitor Center → Zhutan Mountain
(Old man leading an ox performance, crossing the thousand-year-old stone beam bridge)
🚶🏻‍♀️ 1 km to Dinghu Peak (can climb ⛰️ or leisurely explore)
🚌 Dinghu Peak bus stop → Xuanyuan Cultural Street
🍱 Lunch at Jinyun Sesame Flatbread Headquarters (various carb staples, not highly recommended)
🚌 Xuanyuan Cultural Street → Xiandu Temple (unique perspectives → Zhaoyin Cave, Tiyun Cave)
🚶🏻‍♀️ 500 m from Xiandu Temple → Little Red Cliff (locked onto Longgeng Road entrance, Qingyunian Hanging Temple plank road! Amazing views. Missed the entrance first time, luckily went back!)
🚌 13:50 Little Red Cliff bus stop → Visitor Center
🚗 Jinyun Xiandu Visitor Center → Jinyun West Station
🚅 15:24 Jinyun West Station → Shanghai South