6 Perfect Places to Relax and Do Nothing from September to October! No Need for Planning, Just Lie Down for 3 Days~

01
📍Fujian · Xiapu

Home to China's most beautiful tidal flats, the scenery is best in the crisp autumn air of September and October. You can watch the sunrise at Beiqi Tidal Flats, take ancient-style photos at Yangjia Creek, experience local life in Xiaohao Village, and enjoy fresh and affordable seafood.
✅Transportation
Flight: Fuzhou Changle International Airport
High-speed train/train: Xiapu East Station
✅Recommended Accommodation
Xiapu Baixiang Hotel, Xiapu Beiqi Tidal Flats Photography Inn, Xiapu Xiaohao Seaview Homestay
✅Must-visit Spots
Rongfeng Park, Dongbi Village, Sili Islands, Dajing Beach, Haiweijiao, Lvxia Lighthouse, Huazhu Village, Xiawei Island
✅Food
Tea cakes, sweet potato cups, rice dumplings, Grandma’s clear soup noodles, malt sugar strawberries, shrimp larvae meat, Dongguan fish balls, sand snails, oyster cakes
✅Itinerary
Day 1: Huazhu Village → Dongbi Village → Light and Shadow Boardwalk → Xiaohao Beach → Yangjia Creek
Day 2: Gaoluo Beach → Haiweijiao → Dajing Beach → Xiawei Island → Lvxia Lighthouse
Day 3: Dongli Island → Nanli Island → Xili Island → Bird Island → Beili Island
Day 4: Beiqi Tidal Flats → Shajiang S Bay → Banyueli → Nanwan Oracle Bone Script → Dong’an Island

02
📍Guangxi · Beihai

The typhoon season gradually ends in September and October, with clear sea water and warm sunshine. You can rent an electric scooter to tour the island, watch the sunrise at Colorful Beach, the sunset at Shiluokou, or just lie in a hammock at a homestay all day.
✅Transportation
Flight: Beihai Fucheng Airport
High-speed train/train: Beihai Station
✅Recommended Accommodation
Beihai Silver Beach Yihaiju Hotel, Weizhou Island Rainbow Reef Homestay, Beihai Qiaogang Seaview Hotel
✅Must-visit Spots
Haiku Shilan, Colorful Beach, Beihai Silver Beach, Crocodile Mountain Park, Maritime Silk Road First Port, Dadun Sea, Qiaogang Style Street
✅Food
Curry rice, fried potatoes, mango rice rolls, stone-milled rice rolls, sandworm porridge, pot cake, leaf cake, coconut jelly
✅Itinerary
Day 1: Beihai Old Street → Beihai Silver Beach → Qiaogang Beach → Guantouling Beach → Qiaogang Style Street
Day 2: Jinhai Bay Mangrove → Liuxia Village → Weizhou Island → Colorful Beach → Nanwan Street
Day 3: Crocodile Mountain Park → Catholic Church → Shiluokou → Dripping Danping → Shell Beach

03
📍Zhejiang · Moganshan

A great destination for family trips from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai, featuring trendy homestays, forest adventures, and handicraft experiences. You can feed cows at Yiyuan Farm, enjoy leisure time at Yucun Cultural Market, and hike at Jianchi Villa to admire bamboo forest waterfalls.
✅Transportation
Flight: Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
High-speed train/bullet train: Deqing Station, Hangzhou East Station
✅Recommended Accommodation
Moganshan Muyangmin, Moganshan Yunding Resort Hotel, Moganshan Wild Encounter Youth Hostel
✅Must-visit Spots
Moganshan Naked Heart Castle, Shangzhu Mountain Fantasy Valley, Tianji Forest Valley, Yiyuan Organic Farm, Biwu Longtan, Xiantan Village
✅Food
Orchid bamboo shoots, sweet dried bamboo shoots with peanuts, egg burgers, mountain dumplings, stone-milled rice cakes, Qianzhang buns, boiled bamboo shoots
✅Itinerary
Day 1: Moganshan Scenic Area → Xuguang Terrace → Jianchi → Yucun Cultural Market → Jiangnan Yaowu Scenic Area
Day 2: Shangzhu Mountain Fantasy Valley → Panda Pavilion → Xiazhu Lake Wetland Scenic Area → Erdu Town → Xinshi Ancient Town
Day 3: Dadouwu Reservoir → Bamboo Corridor → Naked Heart Castle → Xiantan Rural Park → Xiantan Old Street

04
📍Jiangsu · Yangzhou

Known for its slow life with the saying "water inside the skin in the morning, skin inside the water at night." Enjoy autumn boat rides on Slender West Lake, visit Jiangnan gardens like Ge Garden and He Garden, taste crab roe soup dumplings and hot shredded tofu, and experience hot springs and traditional scrubbing.
✅Transportation
Flight: Yangzhou Taizhou International Airport
High-speed train/train: Yangzhou East Station, Yangzhou Station
✅Recommended Accommodation
Hanting Hotel (Yangzhou Wenchang Pavilion Branch), Home Inn Business, Jinjiang Inn (Yangzhou Ge Garden Branch)
✅Must-visit Spots
Slender West Lake, Grand Canal Museum, Dongguan Street, He Garden, Pishi Street, Ge Garden, Wenchang Pavilion, Daming Temple, Siwang Pavilion
✅Food
Yangzhou fried rice, hot shredded tofu, crab roe lion’s head meatballs, beef candy, eight-treasure gourd duck, thousand-layer oil cake, lotus powder dumplings, Yangchun noodles
✅Itinerary
Day 1: Yechun Morning Tea → Yechun Garden → Siwang Pavilion → Wenchang Pavilion → Dongguan Street → Ge Garden → Pishi Street → Erfen Mingyue Tower → He Garden → Grand Canal Museum
Day 2: Quyuan Morning Tea → Slender West Lake → Guanyin Mountain → Daming Temple → Song City Ruins

05
📍Yunnan · Pu’er

Less crowded than Dali and cooler than Xishuangbanna. Experience tea picking and making at Pu’er Tea Expo Garden, get close to animals at Little Panda Manor, feel the rustic atmosphere on the Nakeli Tea Horse Ancient Road, and enjoy wild vegetable hotpot and Dai-style grilled fish.
✅Transportation
Flight: Pu’er Simao Airport
High-speed train/bullet train: Pu’er Station
✅Recommended Accommodation
Hanting Hotel (Pu’er Renmin West Road Branch), Nakeli Village Tea Horse Ancient Road Inn, Zuxiang Highland Tea Garden Resort
✅Must-visit Spots
Tea Horse Ancient Road, Landmark Garden, Pu’er Tea Expo Garden, Ten Thousand Mu Ancient Tea Garden, Forest Park, Tea Horse Post Station, Coffee Manor
✅Food
Pu’er tea, bamboo tube rice, barbecue
✅Itinerary
Day 1: Ximahu Park → Simao City → Tea Horse Ancient Road Scenic Area
Day 2: China Pu’er Tea Expo → Pu’er National Forest Park
Day 3: Xiaoaozi Coffee Manor → Return trip

06
📍Guangxi · Guilin

Picturesque mountains and waters, perfect for renting an electric bike to ride along the Ten-Mile Gallery, experience bamboo rafting on the Yulong River, climb Moon Hill to overlook the karst landscape, and taste specialty dishes like beer fish and stuffed snails.
✅Transportation
Flight: Guilin Liangjiang International Airport
High-speed train/train: Guilin Station, Guilin North Station, Guilin West Station
✅Recommended Accommodation
Hanting Hotel (Guilin Central Square Branch), Huazhu · Yangshuo Yulong River Branch, Yangdi Wangjianglou Hotel
✅Must-visit Spots
Duxiu Peak, Li River, Two Rivers and Four Lakes, Longji Terraces, White Moon Twin Towers, Peach Blossom Source, Elephant Trunk Hill, Diecai Hill, East and West Alleys
✅Food
Gongcheng oil tea, stuffed snails, sour and spicy boiled rice noodles, teppanyaki, stir-fried pig lung balls, osmanthus cake, Li River dried fish
✅Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive in Guilin → Guilin rice noodles → Elephant Trunk Hill → Guilin Sea Mist → East and West Alleys → Two Rivers and Four Lakes → Glass Bridge → Sun and Moon Twin Towers
Day 2: Arrive in Yangshuo → Xingping Li River → Xingping Ancient Town → Yulong River → Ten-Mile Gallery → Fuli Bridge → Gongnong Bridge → Impression Sanjie Liu → West Street
Day 3: Ruyi Peak → Silver Cave → Xianggong Mountain → Return trip