2009.4.17-4.20 Self-guided tour from Shanghai to Qiandao Lake

If you have time and your own car, then go for a stroll in Qiandao Lake. The green mountains, beautiful waters and beautiful scenery of Qiandao Lake will make you enjoy the scenery along the way, which is so beautiful. Now let me be your tour guide. Take advantage of this free opportunity to take your loved one with you and go on a two- or three-day trip to a place full of green water!

How to go?

Departing from Hangzhou (of course there are expressways leading to Hangzhou from Shanghai, Wuxi, Suzhou and other cities, you can take the ring expressway at the Zhuantang exit instead of passing through Hangzhou city, which is faster) , follow National Highway 320 to Songxi, Fuyang, and then take Provincial Highway 05 via Tonglu Water Diversion to Qiandaohu Town (now Zhejiang Provincial Highway 05 has been fully connected, taking this road is fast and cost-effective). It is 140 kilometers from Hangzhou to Qiandao Lake. , the bus only takes 2 hours.

How to live?

There are nearly 80 tourist hotels and restaurants in Qiandao Lake. Qiandao Lake is a paradise for health and living. There are many choices for accommodation in Qiandao Lake, some of which are close to the lake. You can leave the noisy city behind and get in touch. To enjoy the simple lifestyle and beautiful pastoral scenery in the countryside, you can also go to the Wenxin Island cabin for a relaxing stay. Those who want a leisurely vacation can go to the five-star Kaiyuan Resort, Tianqing Island Resort and the four-star Qiandao Lake Phoenix Resort. The prices of these hotels range from tens to thousands of yuan.

How to travel?

When visiting Qiandao Lake, many people prefer not to visit any scenic spots. Rent a yacht (if it is a luxury yacht, it will have a refrigerator, computer, air conditioner, and lounge), drive whatever you want, and there will be green water rippling next to you, and there will be everything you can see. How pleasant it is to be on an island with loved ones next to you! Tourist attractions include shuttle boats and ordinary yachts, which can go to 13 scenic spots in Qiandao Lake. It is divided into three lines ABC. Line A includes Meifeng Island Viewing, Ostrich Island, Monkey Island, Peacock Garden, Santan Wenxin Island, etc. They are all worth visiting. places; Line B includes Wenxin Island, Wulong Island, Longshan Island, and Shenlong Island; Line C includes Xianshan, Tianchi, Mishan, and Guihua Island. Surrounding attractions include Forest Oxygen Bar and Qiandao Lake Stone Forest.

If you have time, you can also take a trip to the farmhouse in Qiandao Lake. Chun'an County, where Qiandao Lake is located, belongs to the low mountainous and hilly area of ??western Zhejiang. Due to the barrier of mountains and rivers, thousands of source docks have been formed, forming the customs of "different winds in ten miles and different customs in eight miles". Walking into the farmyard, you can see earthen pots, oil mills, tofu mills, windlass wells, stone tables and benches everywhere, and grains and agricultural production tools are also displayed inside and outside the room. There are many ancient stone bridges and stone roads in the village. After spending too much time in the city, sometimes I feel a lot less passionate. When I am in a farmyard, I feel a lot more energetic all of a sudden.

You can also be a fisherman for a day, or to increase your courage, participate in outdoor activities to challenge yourself and stimulate your original potential.

How to purchase?

Chun'an County, where Qiandao Lake is located, has many mountains and lush forests, and is rich in various products and resources. Due to the vast differences in mountainous altitudes, complex and diverse landforms, and significant vertical climate changes, the multi-level three-dimensional climate directly leads to the diversity and richness of the layout of product resources. The entire county has more than 5 million acres of mountainous land and 800,000 acres of water, making it a treasure house of natural products. It can be called a "shopping paradise with natural characteristics", such as handicrafts such as root carvings, inkstones, linen embroidery, tea garden stone products, wooden shoe lasts, and wooden massagers. It is also rich in local specialties, including fish products, Thousand Island green tea, and unlimited Core persimmon, small walnut, kiwi fruit, tea garden dried tofu and Fenkou spicy tofu, wild arrowroot powder, dogwood, Nongfu Spring, papaya, candied dates.

Many specialties have been included as tributes in history. In 1998, Qiandao Lake specially established a Qiandao Lake tourist product street at the west end of the bustling Qiandao Lake Town Tourism Terminal. On one side of the street is the vast Qiandao Lake, and on the other side of the street are Qiandao Lake local products and tourist crafts stores. All kinds of local products from Qiandao Lake are gathered here. In recent years, Qiandao Lake aquatic products market and Qiandao Lake tea market have been specially established. You can also visit many green food cities. For example, if you come to Qiandao Lake in spring, you can buy some freshly baked alpine tea. In summer, you can eat alpine watermelon from Qiandao Lake. In autumn, it is the harvest season and you can buy many wild fruits. Qiandao Lake has a relaxing and good shopping environment.

How to eat?

Qiandao Lake’s dishes follow the cooking methods of Huizhou cuisine and Hangzhou cuisine.

Because it is located in a mountainous area, the ecological environment is excellent, and it is rich in green products. Most of the food is not polluted. The delicacies from the mountains and lakes are the most beautiful delicacies. You must taste the local wild fish when you go to Qiandao Lake. Among them, the "Chun brand" organic fish is the most popular in China. The first brand fish to win the title of organic fish, it is now well-known at home and abroad.

In addition, Qiandao Lake is very rich in "wild goods" resources such as wild pheasants, pheasants, bracken, mountain bamboo shoots, and stone clothing. Qiandao Lake dishes include braised in braise, scallion oil, deep-fried and other preparation methods, and have formed dishes based on freshwater fish raw materials and mountain delicacies. You can go to Qiandao Lake's fish restaurants, popular food stalls, or those built near the lake to enjoy the scenery and delicious food. Here, you can taste Qiandao Lake's farm dishes and local flavors. The food stall has a capacity of nearly a thousand seats, allowing you to dine as a group or sit down as a family. There are Xiyuan Food Stalls, Qiandao Lake Food Stalls, etc.

The floating restaurant is a large-scale tourist restaurant built on Qiandao Lake, a lake with clear water, which mainly tastes various local flavors of Qiandao Lake.

How to entertain?

There are many ways to play in Qiandao Lake, and the prices are not expensive. You can go to Wenxin Island to play in the water, go swimming and fishing by the lake, as well as teahouses, nightclubs, bowling, leisure bars, etc. You can play however you want.

Warm reminder:

1. The scenic spots of Qiandao Lake are all on the lake. You must take a cruise ship (cheap but slow) or a yacht (exciting but more expensive). If you will get seasick Tourists can take some seasickness medicine to avoid a unpleasant journey.

2. Qiandao Lake’s tourist pier and scenic spot pier have slopes, so it is not advisable to wear high heels when traveling. It is best to wear sports shoes.

3. Qiandao Lake is a mountainous area. In addition to many scenic spots on the lake, it is also suitable to stay and slowly appreciate the cultural customs here, or go fishing and barbecue by the lake, or go to the countryside with simple folk customs. Now is the best time to go to Qiandao Lake for leisure activities. For example, the Wanbang Cruise Ship has started to launch, and the five-star Qiandao Lake Kaiyuan Resort is about to open. There are three-star standard cabins on the cozy island of Qiandao Lake. If you want to avoid the hustle and bustle of the city, you can stay there. A small cabin with a quiet environment.