Recommended places for self-driving tours in Hunan in autumn with stunning autumn scenery, 6 short-distance routes to enjoy the scenery in Hunan

In autumn, all parts of Hunan will be covered in red. Hurry up and drive out to see it. Today’s recommendations are some short-distance places to enjoy the scenery. I hope you like it!

1. Jingzhou Paiya Mountain Forest Park

Starting from Changsha: via Shanghai-Kunming and Baomao, two expressways. Bao-Mao Expressway enters Jingzhou Ring Road and drives for 1.5 kilometers, then takes S222 to Paiya Mountain. The journey takes about 6 hours.

It’s not just the birch forest that’s stunning in autumn. Hidden in the hinterland of Jingzhou, the more than a thousand acres of metasequoia forest in Paiya Mountain Forest Park has just matured this year. In summer, the scenery is green, and the unique "small forest climate" is a large oxygen generator. In autumn, the red crowns light up the entire Paiya Mountain.

It was first planted in the 1970s. After patiently waiting, the straight trunks of the metasequoia suddenly shot out to a height of 30 or 40 meters. The branches are staggered and opened layer by layer, showing the shape of a pagoda. Viewed from a high altitude, it looks like a large red umbrella held open. Paiya Mountain is located in Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County. It is an inaccessible pure land and the best adventure place for in-depth travel. 97 peaks, large and small, are arranged as neatly as teeth, and the ancient forests of towering trees look like a fairyland. In early spring, it is decorated with red, yellow, green and white azaleas. In summer, it is green and enchanting. The best time is in late autumn and early winter, when you can enjoy the red leaves on the mountains reflected in the water, like a red world.

Recommended other nearby attractions: Disun Miao Village, Mawang Bridge, Wenfeng Pagoda, Yanjiao Dong Village, and Heshan Academy.

Time reference: more than 3 hours

Tickets: Free

Opening hours: all day

2. Yongzhou Tongzi Ao Ginkgo Village

Starting from Changsha: Via Beijing-Hong Kong-Macau-Shangrui-Yuelin-Quannan-Erguang, take the Wutiao Expressway and exit at Yangmingshan Exit. Take the Yonglian Highway to Ningyuan for about two kilometers, look at the roadside sign "China's No. 1 Ginkgo Village", and drive another two kilometers to reach it. The journey takes 4 hours. Tongziao Village is a small village at the foot of Yangming Mountain in Chalin Township, Shuangpai County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province. It has been hidden in the boudoir and no one knows about it. In recent years, a group of photography enthusiasts discovered the ginkgo forest stretching for more than ten kilometers here and spread the word. It soon became a new beautiful scenery in Yongzhou.

In late November, autumn is getting stronger, and the originally golden ginkgo leaves are gradually showing the drunkenness of late autumn. Why bother cleaning and tidying up so that every path is covered with thick leaves. The villagers seem to be accustomed to the beautiful scenery here, but foreign tourists seem a bit rare and strange.

Recommended other nearby attractions: Yangming Mountain, Xiaoshui Lake, Zijin Mountain, Shuangpai Reservoir, and Yaoxiang Mingu Cultural Village.

3. Dongting Lake Reed

Starting from Changsha: East Dongting, Changsha-Yueyang (Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway); South Dongting, Changsha-Yiyang (Changsha-Changsha Expressway, get off the expressway and drive to Yuanjiang, about half an hour; West Dongting, Changsha-Hanshou (Changchang Expressway.

If everything in the country is incredibly gorgeous in autumn, then the pure white on the shore of Dongting Lake is extremely low-key. Like the words. The reeds are very dense, but they seem to be weak. When the lake breeze blows, they fall into one piece, trembling.

Although the reeds are "soft", they are tall and full. It is 2 or 3 meters high, and people are immediately "submerged" in it. If you open the reed marsh and walk in, the reeds behind it will quickly close again. If you are not careful, you will get lost in the reed marsh, and your companions will have to rely on each other. The spectacular reed fields near Dongting Lake also gave birth to a profession - reed harvesters. Every time the reeds are mature and harvested, they come from all directions by boat to live with the reeds. Temporary residences made of poles, all food and accommodation are provided by the lake, and hard work is exchanged for generous rewards. 4. Huaihua Taro Dong Village

Start from Changsha: via Changsha-Zhang Expressway-Xu-Guang Expressway. -Shanghai-Kunming Expressway-Zhutian Overpass-Baomao Expressway-S221-Wanfo Road-Chengdong Road-Changzheng Middle Road-Yingbin Road.

It is located at the junction of Hunan, Guangxi and Guizhou provinces. The Dong people have been living here for generations since the Ming Dynasty. The Dong village is built on the hillside with layers of drum towers, wind and rain bridges, gate towers, ancient wells, Sasui altars, and Diaojiaolou. The Dong people have built a "" "Little Potala Palace" came out.

Compared with the endless shouting in the scenic area, the Taro Dong Village has rarely preserved the simple customs of the Dong people. Walking on the century-old stone road that has experienced wind and rain, They maintain the traditional customs and traditional crafts of the Dong people, which makes people feel fresh and curious.

Recommended other nearby attractions: Wanfo Mountain, Shenxian Cave, Gongcheng Academy, and Yudai River

Tickets: 40 yuan

5. Colorful Valley in Xiacun Township, Yanling, Zhuzhou

From Changsha: via Changsha-Liu Expressway-Changsha Ring Expressway-Changzhou-Zhuzhou Expressway-Shanghai-Kunming Expressway-Ban Shanjun Hub - Wushen Expressway - Enter the Beijing-Guangzhou Line. The whole journey takes about 3.5 hours. Zhuzhou Colorful Valley is an undeveloped forest area. You must be led by a professional guide to enter. You must bring professional mountaineering adventure equipment when entering the valley and pay attention to safety.

Bashang in autumn is a place that every photographer dreams of.

In Zhuzhou Yanling, there is also an inaccessible paradise hidden here. The scenery in autumn is heart-stirring. Such large-scale colorful valleys are rare in the whole south, so it has been nicknamed "Jiangnan Bashang".

This place is in a no-man’s land, with no roads and almost no villages, full of primitive mystery. The colorful forest covers an area of ??nearly 10,000 acres. A charming colorful valley about 10 kilometers long, with waterfalls on both sides and a thousand-year-old road connecting Hunan and Jiangxi, forming a mysterious and charming colorful valley. In autumn, the leaves in the valley have begun to change color, but here it is not the red that spreads across the mountains and the forests, but a riot of red, orange, yellow and green. From the valley bottom to the ridge, golden, fiery red, green, orange, and many other unknown colors are intertwined, which is shocking. The colorful colors of Wucai Valley are like a palette knocked over by God, gorgeous and natural.

Recommended other nearby attractions: Shennong Valley, Emperor Yan’s Mausoleum, and Pingshui Mountain.

6. Loudi Ziquejie Rice Terraces

Starting from Changsha: Changsha-Loudi-Loulian High-grade Highway-Lengjiang-Xinhua-exit Xinhua County, take S225 to Huaihuaxu Pu Road. Turn left at Xiejiamiao and get off S225 Road - Luguan Town - Yunxi - Wentian Town - Shuiche Town - Fengjia Village (the tourist gate is here, and entering the tourist gate is Ziquejie.

Ziquejie Located in Shuiche Town, Xinhua County, it combines the grandeur of the Hani Rice Terraces in Yunnan, the magnificence of the Longsheng Rice Terraces in Guangxi, the ruggedness of the Palaway Rice Terraces in the Philippines, and the elegance of the Shaba Rice Terraces in Vietnam. It has smooth lines, distinct layers, and majestic momentum. Like steps, like latitude lines, the terraces are stacked on top of each other, hovering among the mountains and ravines.

The scenery of the terraced fields that go straight up the mountainside is different throughout the year. , the rice is golden, and the rice waves are rolling, turning Ziquejie into a golden picture, with full colors and clear lines. The skirt of the autumn girl is flying wildly over the terraces of Ziquejie. This is the color of harvest, this is. The reward of hard work is the breath of joy.

Ticket price: 86 yuan

Opening hours: 8:00—17:00