Qingyang 3-Day 2-Night Travel Guide, Budget 5000 RMB

💰 Budget: 5000 RMB (including transportation, accommodation, meals, and tickets)
⏰ Duration: 3 days 2 nights
🌤️ Best Season: Spring and Autumn (Azaleas bloom in April-May, colorful foliage in September-October)

📅 Day 1: Zen Experience, Stay at a Homestay at the Foot of Mount Jiuhua
🚄 Transportation: High-speed train to Chizhou Station, taxi to Qingyang County (about 40 minutes, estimated round trip cost: 1200 RMB)
🏨 Accommodation: Zen-style homestay at the foot of Mount Jiuhua (2 nights 1500 RMB, recommended "Lianyu Shan Fang" or "Chuxin Ju")
🌞 Morning: Hiking the back mountain of Mount Jiuhua (free admission, less crowded route)

Tiantai Peak Ancient Trail: Ascend from Qingyang direction, passing Baishou Palace and Ganlu Temple, few people and beautiful scenery.
Tips: Wear non-slip shoes, bring hiking poles (available to borrow at the homestay).

🍜 Lunch: Jiuhua Vegetarian Cuisine

Recommended: Vegetarian ham, Dizang Huangjing soup (about 60 RMB per person)

🛕 Afternoon: Huacheng Temple + Mummified Body Hall

Huacheng Temple (10 RMB ticket): The founding temple of Mount Jiuhua, with a stunning thousand-year-old ginkgo tree.
Mummified Body Hall (free): Houses the true body of Dizang Bodhisattva, feel the power of faith.

🌃 Evening: Sutra copying/Tea ceremony experience at the homestay

The homestay offers free Zen meditation activities, enjoy Jiuhua Buddhist tea (Yunwu tea with a fresh and sweet aftertaste).

📅 Day 2: Slow Life in Mountains, Water, and Countryside
🌄 Morning: Lingyang Ancient Town (Anhui’s version of Wuyuan)

Transportation: Chartered car round trip 200 RMB (40 minutes each way)
Activities:

Stroll on the bluestone paths, check in at the thousand-year-old ginkgo tree (golden in autumn).
Experience traditional oil pressing workshop (10 RMB per person), buy wild tea oil (budget 200 RMB).

🍲 Lunch: Lingyang Hotpot Feast

Local specialty stewed dishes cooked on a traditional stove (about 50 RMB per person)

🚣‍♂️ Afternoon: Boating on Furong Lake

Boat ticket: 80 RMB per person, crystal-clear water with a distant view of the Jiuhua peaks.

🌿 Evening: Zhubei Zen Town

Free: Visit the "General Village" art workshop, try bamboo weaving DIY (50 RMB per person).

🏨 Overnight: Mountain hot spring hotel (budget 800 RMB per night)

Soak in Jiuhua sulfur hot springs to relieve hiking fatigue.

📅 Day 3: Tea Picking at Tea Mountain + Return Trip
☀️ Morning: Huangshixi Tea Garden Tea Picking

Experience fee: 100 RMB per person (includes picking, roasting, and tasting tea)
Tips: April-May is spring tea season, wearing Hanfu for photos is very enchanting!

🍜 Lunch: Farmer’s Firewood Meal

Must-try: Stinky mandarin fish, Mao tofu (about 60 RMB per person)

🚄 Afternoon: Return trip

💰 Budget Breakdown (more cost-effective for 2 people traveling together)

Item
Cost (per person)

Transportation (round trip + charter)
1200 RMB

Accommodation (2 nights)
1500 RMB

Meals
600 RMB

Tickets + Experiences
800 RMB

Shopping (tea leaves/tea oil)
500 RMB

Total
4600-5000 RMB

🌟 Travel Tips

Clothing: Wear loose clothes for meditation activities, sports shoes for hiking.
Temple Etiquette: No photography in the Mummified Body Hall, keep quiet.
Specialty Recommendations: Jiuhua Huangjing (nourishing), Buddhist tea.