【The ultimate budget autumn travel: 8 places with an average cost of 400+ per person, so beautiful it feels like stealing autumn 🍂

Don’t want to be stuck in crowds this autumn? Tight on budget?
Don’t just lie at home!
I’ve found the 8 wildest hidden gems for autumn travel,
✅ Beautiful scenery, few people ✅ Convenient transportation ✅ 400 RMB per person for three days,
You’ll come back with your wallet still full, even my mom praises my spending skills!

🔥 Not trendy check-in spots, but truly underrated autumn secrets!

🍁 Jiangsu · Yangzhou | Autumn makes Jiangnan even more charming
Row a boat on Slender West Lake and listen to the wind, watch bamboo shadows sway in Ge Garden, bite into crab roe soup dumplings on Dongguan Street—
Who says “Yangzhou in the misty March”? September in Yangzhou is the most story-filled.

📖 Zhejiang · Shaoxing | Jiangnan comes alive from the textbooks
Visit Lu Xun’s former residence, listen to a piece of “Chaitou Feng” at Shen Garden, gently sway on a black-awning boat on East Lake…
Every step is a scene, all like ink wash poetry.

⛰️ Zhejiang · Taizhou | Mountains, sea, and rivers all in one
Shenxianju shrouded in mist like a fantasy film set, Guoqing Temple’s thousand-year-old monastery for peace of mind, daydream all day at a seaside café in Shitang Town—
Taizhou hides Zhejiang’s wildest romance.

🌊 Fujian · Fuzhou | History + sea breeze = double healing
Wear Hanfu and take photos in Sanfang Qixiang, chase blue tears on Pingtan Island (available in autumn too), climb Gushan for a panoramic view…
Plus Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, fish balls, and Laohua noodles to your heart’s content! Foodies, go all in!

🛕 Fujian · Quanzhou | Half city of fireworks, half city of immortals
Incense fills Kaiyuan Temple, Qingyuan Mountain’s Laojun Rock smiles for a thousand years, Chongwu Ancient City faces the sea—
Starting point of the Maritime Silk Road, quieter than Xiamen, more photogenic than Zhangzhou!

🏖️ Shandong · Weihai | The little Kenting of the north, so clean it’s unfair
The sea water is so clear you can see the bottom, cycling along the coastal road is super refreshing, cat cafés and beaches are movie-like in every shot.
The best part—prices are low! Seafood is so cheap it makes you cry!

🌫️ Jiangxi · Shangrao | A place favored by immortals
Sanqing Mountain’s strange peaks rise, Wuyuan ancient villages with curling smoke, flocks of migratory birds at Poyang Lake…
No need to wait for winter, autumn in Shangrao is already a landscape scroll.

🏙️ Guangxi · Nanning | A lively southern small city
Qingxiu Mountain’s greenery is intoxicating, Zhongshan Road night market from sour snacks to old friend noodles, enjoy the evening breeze and iced coconut by the Yong River—
High cost performance, perfect for a slow trip with parents!

📌 How to save? Remember these 3 tips:
✔️ Choose second-class seats on trains/high-speed rail, buy tickets early for discounts
✔️ Stay in hostels or local homestays, 50-80 RMB per night
✔️ Eat local snacks, ten times better than tourist restaurants!

This autumn,
No need to travel far, no need to go broke,
Pick a place and go—
The most beautiful scenery is often the cheapest.