Anhui Chizhou Filial Travel｜3 Days 2 Nights Car-Free Complete Guide

🗺️ Daily Itinerary Refined Version

Day 1: Jade Secret Realm · Light Hiking at Guniujiang

🚌 08:30 Chizhou Station → Shitai County
▪️ Insider Tip: Turn right after exiting the station to buy tickets at "Chizhou Bus Terminal," choose the 9:00 AM bus and sit by the right window (enjoy views of Qiupu River along the way)
▪️ Thoughtful Arrangement: Contact the guesthouse in advance to pick you up at Shitai Bus Station (mostly free)

🏞️ 11:00 Guniujiang Scenic Area
▪️ Parent-Friendly Route:
Scenic Area Entrance → Longmen Pool (20 min flat walk) → Biyu Pool (boardwalk) → Return via Four-Tier Waterfall (total 2 hours)
▪️ Must-Bring Items: Folding stool (for resting by the pool) + Thermos (to collect mountain spring water)

🏡 15:00 Yanjia Ancient Village
▪️ In-Depth Experience:
✅ Participate in grinding soy milk at the tofu workshop (10 RMB/group)
✅ Take a family photo by the old locust tree at the village entrance

Day 2: Xiandong Rafting · Poetic Apricot Blossom Village

🕳️ 09:00 Penglai Xiandong Cave
▪️ Highlights Inside the Cave:
1️⃣ Use phone night mode for the "Landscape Mural" section
2️⃣ Take hand-in-hand silhouette photos with parents on the "Yaochi" steps
▪️ Anti-Slip Reminder: Cloth shoes available for rent at the cave entrance (5 RMB/pair)

🚣 13:00 Qiupu River Rafting
▪️ Raft Selection Tip: Choose a bamboo raft with a middle number (avoid the first and last ones used by tour groups)
▪️ Hidden Fun: Ask the boatman to sing mountain songs (tip appropriately)

🌸 16:00 Apricot Blossom Village
▪️ Cultural Experience:
✅ Choose the poem "The Herdsman Points from Afar" for rubbing print activity
✅ Help parents claim a mini vegetable garden plot (30 RMB/plot)

Day 3: Buddhist Kingdom Jiuhua · Zen Journey

⛰️ 07:30 Jiuhua Mountain Core Route
▪️ Energy-Saving Route:
Scenic Area Shuttle Bus → Baisuigong Cable Car (uphill) → Flesh Body Hall → Huacheng Temple → Zhiyuan Temple
▪️ Blessing Guide:
✅ Walk clockwise around Flesh Body Hall three times
✅ Purchase a consecrated blessing pouch at Huacheng Temple (20 RMB)

🍲 12:00 Vegetarian Meal Recommendations
▪️ "Bodhi Pavilion" vegetarian ham platter
▪️ Must-order Huangjing soup at "Foguang Canteen"

🚍 Transportation Optimization Plan

✔️ Chizhou → Shitai: Book via "Scenic Area Direct Bus" mini program (30 minutes faster than regular bus)
✔️ Jiuhua Mountain Transportation:

Take "Tour Line 1" bus (5 RMB) from downtown directly to the cable car station
Return by shared electric cart to the visitor center (3 RMB)

🏡 Accommodation Upgrade Suggestions

Shitai County:
▪️ "Guniu Mountain Villa": Tatami room + mountain view balcony (perfect for massaging elders’ backs)
▪️ "Julong Guesthouse": Private hot spring pool (relieves hiking fatigue)

Chizhou City:
▪️ "Pingtian Peninsula Hotel": Lake view room with breakfast included (off-season 300+ RMB)

🍜 Parents’ Favorite Food List

👍 Must-Try
▪️ Qiupu Fishing Village: One fish three ways (steamed + braised + soup)
▪️ Apricot Blossom Village Restaurant: Chrysanthemum brain fried egg (cooling effect)

👵 Elderly Friendly
▪️ Jiuhua Vegetarian Noodles: Soft and flavorful (next to Flesh Body Hall)
▪️ Guichi Porridge Shop: Yam chicken shredded porridge (open 24 hours)

💡 Advice from Experienced Travelers

1️⃣ Prepare trekking poles for parents (rentable at Guniujiang/Jiuhua Mountain)
2️⃣ When buying rice wine in Apricot Blossom Village, look for the old brand "Huang Gong Jiulu"
3️⃣ Incense at Jiuhua Mountain is free; don’t be fooled by roadside vendors

"On the bamboo raft on Qiupu River, when the boatman’s Huangmei tune plays and my parents hum along unconsciously, I suddenly understand—this slow-paced mountain and water journey is the filial piety they truly desire."