The truth about group tours in Jiangxi!
by AmeliaAinsworth79
Oct 1, 2024
📍Location: Shangrao, Jiangxi
This small city highly recommended by National Geographic truly hides countless surprises, with each scenic spot more enchanting than the last. This fairy-tale world, where reality and dreams blur, is one of them.
⭐️Address: Guifeng Scenic Area, Yiyang, Shangrao
🚄Transport: The nearest high-speed rail station is "Yiyang Station" (12km away, with direct buses to the scenic area available right outside the station).
🚌Yiyang Station ➜ Guifeng Scenic Area: Direct buses are available right outside the station, costing 3 RMB and taking 20 minutes; there’s also a free double-decker Guifeng shuttle bus (but with fewer departures).
🚗Self-drive: Very convenient, with parking available at the scenic area 🅿️ for 10 RMB/day.
🗺️Attraction Guide:
👇Three recommended routes by the scenic area:
❶ Divine Turtle Route: 5km, 2.5h
Osmanthus Garden ➜ General’s Tower ➜ Hero’s Slope ➜ Lagerstroemia Garden
❷ Xiake Route: 8km, 3.5h
Divine Turtle Welcome ➜ Century-Old Path ➜ Green Fairyland ➜ Celestial Maiden Scattering Flowers ➜ General’s Tower ➜ Hero’s Slope ➜ Lagerstroemia Garden
❸ Full Route: 10km, 4.5h
Osmanthus Garden ➜ General’s Tower ➜ Three-Way Intersection ➜ South Sky Pillar ➜ Glass Walkway ➜ Camel Peak ➜ Clear Water Pond
🔸📍Wuyuan Huangling
1⃣️Route: Huaxi Water Street ➡️ Wuyuan Sun-Drying Autumn ➡️ Tianjie ➡️ Terraced Flower Sea
👍Highlight: Huangling features sun-drying autumn scenes 🍁 year-round, so no need to worry about the season.
📌Summary: 🚌Wuyuan|Huangling Station, ⏰08:00-20:00🎫:140
🔸📍Wangxian Valley (📚Detailed guide already published separately)
1⃣️Route: Baihe Cliff ➡️ Baige Bridge ➡️ Stream ➡️ Village ➡️ Lanyue Bridge ➡️ Cliffside Homestay ➡️ Yanpu Street
👍Highlight: The fairy-tale village in the valley can be viewed from the walkways or observation decks, offering stunning photo opportunities and expansive views.
📌Summary: Take high-speed rail to Shangrao Station 🚖 then a taxi to Wangxian Valley, ⏰08:30-22:00🎫:120
🔸📍Gexian Village (📚Detailed guide already published separately)
1⃣️Route: Gexian Tea Garden ➡️ Cultural Relics Museum ➡️ Xichen Gate ➡️ She Ethnic Culture Museum ➡️ Lingbao Immortal Street ➡️ Zhongmiao Pavilion ➡️ Tianjing Terrace
👍Highlight: The breathtaking scenery of Gexian Village will make you linger, as if stepping into a paradise on earth.
📌Summary: 🚌Direct bus from Shangrao Station to Gexian Village, ⏰08:30-17:30🎫:120
🔸📍Sanqing Mountain
1⃣️Route: Jinsha Cableway ➡️ Giant Python Emerging from the Mountain ➡️ Penguin Offering Peach ➡️ Oriental Goddess ➡️ Azalea Valley ➡️ One-Line Sky ➡️ Giant Python Emerging from the Mountain ➡️ Jinsha Cableway
👍Highlight: "The grandeur of the Five Sacred Mountains pales in comparison to the wonders of Sanqing" ⛰️
📌Summary: 🚖Shared taxi or private car, ⏰07:30-17:30, 🎫245 RMB
🔸📍Poyang Lake
1⃣️Route: Baihezhou to see white cranes ➡️ Poyang Lake Jishan Lower Dam to see swans ➡️ 🍽️Dine at Zhiqing Restaurant ➡️ Jiangtun Bay to see finless porpoises
👍Highlight: The ever-changing grass sea of Poyang Lake cradles the remnants of abandoned boats.
📌Summary: 🚗Navigate to Poyang Lake, ⏰08:00-17:00
💯Shangrao Cuisine:
Steamed Pork with Rice Flour, Yanshan Hot Rice Noodles, Tofu Paste, Red-Carp in Lotus Leaf, Qingming Guo, Dengzhan Guo, Meatball Guo
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