3-Day 2-Night Travel Guide to Zhangjiao Village, Fujian, Budget 3000

Explore Fujian’s hidden gem with 3000 RMB! Spend three days and two nights staying in a “cliffside tulou,” check in at Zhangjiao Village’s stunning cliffside terraced fields—99% of people haven’t heard of it, but it’s breathtakingly beautiful!

Ladies! Stop crowding Gulangyu Island!
Fujian hides a more wild and quieter fairy-tale village than Xiapu or Wuyishan—
Zhangjiao Village (located in Zhenghe County, Nanping, Fujian, deep in the Jiufeng Mountains)!

There are no commercial streets, no trendy shops,
only:
✅ Century-old tulou on the cliff edge
✅ Tens of thousands of acres of terraced fields rolling with sea of clouds
✅ Roosters crowing at dawn, starry skies at night
✅ And a farmhouse firewood meal so fresh it’ll make your eyebrows raise

All-inclusive under 3000 RMB per person, even students can easily go!
Follow me to unlock Fujian’s most underrated “paradise on earth”👇

🗓 Day 1: Depart Fuzhou → Zhenghe County → Enter Zhangjiao Village (Budget: ¥850)
Morning: Take the high-speed train [Fuzhou → Zhenghe Station] (about 2 hours, ticket ¥86), then taxi to Zhangjiao Village (carpool ¥120/person, winding mountain roads like a roller coaster, thrilling!)
Noon: Arrive at the village, check in at the cliffside [Yunqi·Zhangjiao Homestay] (¥450/night including breakfast), open the window to thousands of acres of terraced fields and rolling clouds, pure fairyland vibes ☁️
Afternoon: Light hike along the ancient village path, visit century-old yellow-walled tulou, listen to elders’ legendary stories of “ancestors carrying wood to build houses”
Evening: Gather around the stove to eat authentic Zhenghe cuisine—egret duck soup, mountain potatoes stewed with cured meat, freshly picked wild vegetables, about ¥60 per person, so good you’ll be walking with support!

🗓 Day 2: Sunrise hike at the terraced fields → Traditional tea-making experience → Stargazing night talk (Budget: ¥1100)
5:30 AM: Get up and rush to the [Cloud Viewing Platform]!
At sunrise, the sea of clouds flows over the terraces like milk, sunlight gradually lights up the valley, no phone can capture even one ten-thousandth of its beauty 🌅
Morning: Join the villagers’ [Traditional Tea-Making Experience] (Zhenghe is the hometown of white tea!)
Pick tea leaves yourself, hand-shake the green tea, charcoal roast, and take home 50g of your own white tea cake (activity ¥98/person)
Noon: Eat “Tea Fragrant Chicken” + rice-braised rabbit at a farmhouse restaurant, all local mountain produce, so fragrant the next table asks for the restaurant name!
Afternoon: Visit the thousand-year-old yew forest behind the village, breathe fresh oxygen, every photo looks like a forest masterpiece 🌲
Evening: Host a [Starry Sky Tea Party] on the homestay rooftop, brew a cup of self-picked white tea, talk about life and dreams, look up and see the Milky Way 🌌 (add bonfire snacks ¥60)

🗓 Day 3: Explore the ancient bridge → Return to Fuzhou (Budget: ¥950)
Morning: Hike to [Yangyuan Ancient Covered Bridge] (15 minutes by car from the village, free admission)
A century-old wooden wind-and-rain bridge spans the valley, misty on rainy days, dappled light on sunny days, a photographer’s paradise 📸
Noon: Eat a bowl of firewood-cooked “sweet potato starch pork soup” at an old grandma’s house by the bridge (¥15), warming both stomach and heart
Afternoon: Take the car back to Zhenghe Station, high-speed train back to Fuzhou, ending a three-day escape trip~

💰 Total Budget Breakdown (per person):
Transportation (round-trip high-speed train + local carpool): ¥500
Accommodation (2 nights in unique homestays): ¥900
Meals (farmhouse dishes + snacks): ¥400
Tickets + activities: ¥200
Tea cake souvenirs + miscellaneous: ¥300
✅ Total: ¥2980 (20 RMB left to buy a bottle of iced oolong tea, perfect ending!)

✨ Why recommend Zhangjiao Village?
It’s not bustling, but it’s genuine;
It’s not convenient, but it’s peaceful.
Here, time slows down, and hearts soften.

If you’re tired of the city’s noise,
Come stay two days in Zhangjiao Village—
Let the wind blow away your anxiety, let the mountains tell you: life should be this simple and beautiful. 🌿⛰️