China Hongling Highway Self-driving Road Map

China Hongling Highway is known as the most beautiful road trip route in East China. For many young tourists in go on road trip, this place is really worth a try. Hundreds of kilometers along the way are beautiful natural scenery and scenic spots, allowing you to see the best side of nature during the flight. Let's introduce it in detail below.

Route overview

The best route: Youfangdian Township Donglian Village Qingshan Tangdian Village Gubei Song He Village Huashi Township Qianping Village Mazongling Scenic Area Tiantangzhai Scenic Area He Yanzi Grand Canyon and other villages and attractions;

500 Li Xianfeng Road Ancient Road Self-driving Route: Red Army Square (Chashan Huahai) Madian Hu Aishu Bay Lotus Shanxi Tea Valley Puke Grand Canyon Yutan Paradise Inspection of Yellow River Maling Dawan Ancient Monument;

Red Tour Theme Line: Red Army Square (Chashan Huahai) Xiao Ning Longjinxi Maorong Valley, Jingangtai, Soviet City, Nanxiguan Temple Shahe Banzhuyuan Wujiadian Yellow River Mawuling Dawan Ancient Monument;

Three-wheel overpass: Red Army Square (Chashan Huahai) On the Guma River in Madian, Jyukai Yishan Temple Dawangmiao Jiahe Windmill, the ultimate mountain forest-Maziling Qianping Song He ancient monument.

Travel map

My route

DAY 1: Shilixi, Lianhua Mountain, Xichagou Hongling Highway, Red Army Square, Hubei, Henan and Anhui Red Army Memorial Park;

The next day: Dawan Village, Mazongling, Tiantangzhai and Heyanzi Grand Canyon (Liu Qianfang Command);

Day 3: Tiechong Township, Tangjiahuihong Town, Nanxi Dawang Village, Zhu Shi Temple and Banzhuyuan.

Detailed itinerary

Natural scenery: Mazongling, Lianhua Mountain

Hongling highway is very long. Where should we go to enjoy the natural scenery? Lotus Hill and Mazongling on Martin Line are both very good destinations. Although the two places are not together, because the scenery and characteristics of the two places are similar, I think it is not against my will to introduce them to you together.

In other words, if you want to go deep into Hongling roundabout but don't know how to get there, you can use these two scenic spots on Martin roundabout as navigation points and search on the map software to get there. We should pay great attention to safety when driving on winding mountain roads. From the aerial photos, we can see that the mountain road is winding and thrilling, and you have to slow down when you encounter it. Moreover, the road is two lanes, so tourists should never stop on the road to see the scenery and affect the traffic. There will be a parking lot and observation deck every other road for tourists to enjoy the scenery and take photos.

Mazongling is located at the end of Martin Road and the core of Tianma National Nature Reserve. Visitors can park their cars at the entrance and then walk into the depths of the scenic spot to get a close look at the autumn colors of Dabie Mountain. If what you appreciate on the observation deck is the soul-stirring of the highway, this is the beauty of the details of Jinzhai in autumn.

In addition, you need to pay attention to two points when driving on Hongling Highway. First of all, although autumn scenery is beautiful, it is also the top priority of forest fire prevention. No matter how you enter the forest area, it is forbidden to carry kindling. At the entrances of expressways and some natural scenic spots, tourists will also be required to scan the QR code and fill in the fire prevention commitment letter.

Secondly, Martin Highway is suitable for private cars, but not only for driving, but also for many motorcycle and mountain bike enthusiasts. Compared with driving, their efforts deserve our admiration, but they are also relatively weak groups. So pay more attention to avoid them when driving, so that you can drive without looking at the scenery and be extremely energetic.

You can also remember the entrances and exits at both ends of Martin Road. If it is from Jinzhai County, you can enter from the Red Army Square. If you are driving from other places, such as Wuhan and Hefei, you can enter from the Gubei Expressway toll station.

Natural scenery xicha valley

Our people have loved tea since ancient times, and Jinzhai is a big tea-producing county. Affected by the southeast monsoon, Jinzhai is rainy and foggy, and the annual rainfall is about1800 mm. The unique climatic conditions are conducive to the formation and accumulation of tea inclusions. Lu 'an Guapian is one of the top ten famous teas in China, especially Jinzhai County, which has the best yield and quality. Xicha Valley, which is connected in series by Hongling Highway, is a beautiful tea garden located in Mianchong Village, Youfangdian Township.

Tea Valley is open to tourists free of charge. At present, there are hydrophilic trails, 136m landscape suspension bridge across the reservoir bay, xianghongdian reservoir, floating dock and so on. Promenade, pavilion, etc. It is also skillfully integrated into the tea farm, which is a good choice for leisure viewing or mountaineering. Most importantly, don't forget to have a cup of Luan melon slices between good water and good tea.

Natural scenery Shilixi

Xishi Scenic Area is located in Longjing Natural Village, Hejiang Village, Qingshan Town, which belongs to the secret area of Jinzhai County. It was already ten o'clock at night when we got here. The sunset is so beautiful, let's stop. Because of time, I couldn't go deep into the mountains to see the waterfalls here. Instead, use the afterglow of the sunset for aerial photography. In late autumn, waterfalls are not so spectacular in low water, but the rich colors in the forest are like the color palette of nature, and my imagination is in full swing.

After the aerial photography, it was getting late, and we had dinner at Qingshan farmhouse next to Shilixi. The food in the mountains is very real, really delicious and cheap.

Natural scenery He Yanzi Grand Canyon

Swallow Grand Canyon is not far from Tiantangzhai Scenic Area, and it is also a rare natural landscape in the local area, which can be used as a good supplement to Tiantangzhai. The canyon stretches continuously and is famous for its steep cliffs, strange rocks, deep valleys and beautiful waters. There are two ways to enter the scenic spot, one is to take the scenic bus from the tourist center, and the other is to take the slide. The second method is highly recommended, which is novel and fun. Every car is stuck on the track of the slide, which is both exciting and safe, and you can also enjoy the beautiful scenery in the mountains dynamically.

In the rocky He Yanzi Grand Canyon, the color of Dabie Mountain seems to be hidden! This canyon is about 4800 meters long, and then you can walk along the wooden plank road. Although the distance sounds far away, the mood of watching the scenery is different. Rich scenery can eliminate the fatigue of hiking, and the design of almost never looking back makes the whole route not feel tired at all.

This season's Yanzi River Grand Canyon makes me feel like I'm in a fairy tale world. Although there is some water shortage, it also exposes the natural strange stones, all kinds of stone lines and caves here, just like another planet.

Red scenic spot Hubei, Henan and Anhui Red Army Memorial Park

Hubei-Anhui Memorial Garden is one of the richest red tourist attractions in Jinzhai, which mainly integrates site display, historical deeds and revolutionary tradition education. At present, there are seven main tourist projects in the park, including the former site of the military and political organs of the Red 25 Army, the former site of the military and political organs of the Red 28 Army, the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression History Exhibition Hall, the Jinzhai County Historical Relics Museum, the Liuhuo Uprising Site, the Red Army Pavilion and the Hu Temple (co-edited by the Red 25 Army and the Red 28 Army). These venues are patriotic education bases and are open to tourists free of charge, but it should be noted that they are closed every Monday.

Jinzhai County is located in the border area of Hubei, Henan and Anhui. As can be seen from these venues, its revolutionary history is very long. During the Agrarian Revolution, the Long Summer Festival Uprising and Liuhuo Uprising broke out successively in the territory, which was the main source and outbreak place of three revolutionary armed uprisings in Hubei, Henan and Anhui, and also the main creation place and regional center of the revolutionary base areas in Hubei, Henan and Anhui. History is too long to be understood in a few words. I came to travel with a learning attitude this time. I recorded a lot of notes and pictures, and I came back to digest them slowly. In a word, there is really a lot of revolutionary history here.

The Jinzhai County Museum of Historical Relics in the park may be fundamentally different from other venues, that is, it is not a completely red venue. The Museum of Historical Relics also exhibited more than 4,000 stone tools, pottery, porcelain, jade and bronzes, including more than 400 first-,second-and third-class cultural relics in China. It shows the 5,000-year-old human production and living utensils and precious works of art in Jinzhai and even Dabie Mountains.

Among them, the treasure of the town hall in the cultural relics museum is a bronze seal of the four-year general manager of Tianlong Phoenix. This seal is the official seal of the First Army of Han Liner Peasant Uprising.

If you are in a hurry to travel to Jinzhai and there is only one red dot to go to, then I will definitely recommend you to the Red Army Square. The square is located in the center of Jinzhai County, integrating towers, pavilions, halls, monuments, tombs and squares. It is a national 4A-level tourist attraction, and has many honorary titles such as national key martyrs memorial building protection unit, national patriotic education demonstration base, national red tourism classic scenic spot and national defense education base.

The tourist attractions of the Red Army Square in Jinzhai County include the Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial Tower, the Revolutionary Museum in Jinzhai County, the Red Army Martyrs Cemetery, the Red Army Square, the General Hong Xuezhi Monument, and the Red Army Memorial Hall in Jinzhai County. Here, you can look up and see the scenery of Jinzhai County. You can also remember the martyrs and experience today's hard-won life.

Come to the Red Army Square and highly recommend Jinzhai County Revolutionary Museum. If the memorial garden in front of Hubei, Henan and Anhui is the most abundant red tourist attraction in Jinzhai, then the revolutionary popular science in this revolutionary museum will be more concentrated and comprehensive, and ordinary tourists will understand and understand the timeline more easily while listening to the explanation.

Revolutions are all the same, so I won't go into details here. What impressed me most in the Revolutionary Museum was an exhibition hall showing 59 founding generals in Jinzhai County and a personal exhibition hall of General Hong Xuezhi. I am also interested in its legendary life.

General Hong Xuezhi/KLOC-0 joined the revolution in March, 929. 19 years old, with Ma Keqin as the company commander, participated in the Long March, Liaoshen Campaign, Pingjin Campaign and Du Jiang Campaign. He also crossed the Yalu River as the logistics commander to resist US aggression and aid Korea, and won numerous honors in his life. As for General Hong Xuezhi's tortuous, legendary and colorful life experience, a 29-level TV series was released in 2000. Interested friends can search Admiral Hong Xuezhi.

Red scenic spot liuqianfang headquarters

Friends who are familiar with Anhui tourism should be familiar with Tiantangzhai Scenic Area, which is in Jinzhai! It is also the only national 5A scenic spot in the county, which can be said to be the trump card in the trump card. This time Hongling Highway also passes through this scenic spot, but I have been to Tiantangzhai several times before. The scenic spot is large and the time is long, so I didn't buy a ticket to enter this time. But I know there is an old house open to tourists free of charge at the entrance of Tiantangzhai Scenic Area. It is the former headquarters of Liu Deng Army.

Many tourists come to Paradise Village every day, but most people will miss this scenic spot. Perhaps only elderly tour groups led by tour guides are interested in visiting. There is a bronze statue in the square in front of the old house. These two men are the two great men, Liu and Deng, whom we are familiar with in March into Dabie Mountain. The statue is lifelike, vividly depicting the scene of the two men's combat command. On the right of the bronze statue, there is a path leading to the former headquarters.

I patted the square here and felt that this "old house" looked magnificent, with several halls in front and back. In the introduction of the commentator, I realized that this is a renovated building. When our army came, the old owner of the house was a local rich man named Zhou, who voluntarily gave the house to our current headquarters. I also saw the original appearance of this old house in the exhibition hall. It's quite big, but it's really not that big. In other words, the operating conditions of that year were still relatively limited. Because the Zhou family is a businessman from Sichuan, and even the craftsmen who built the house are Sichuanese, this old house is not a traditional Huizhou architecture, but has many design styles of Sichuan folk houses. The renovated house is still preserved according to the previous pattern.

The door of this house is specially designed. If you look at the picture below, please don't think that my photography skills are poor and my door is crooked? The design of this gate is a bit crooked, and it is euphemistically called "Twisted Gankun". The purpose is to show that "advancing into Dabie Mountain" is a strategic plan to reverse Gankun. This design was obviously added to the later scenic spots. When the old house was built, I never thought it would play such an important role.

Entering the interior of the house, from the point of view of the building itself, does not have much value to visit, because it is a newly renovated building after all. Dabie Mountain area is not as exquisite in architecture as Huizhou area in southern Anhui, and it does not know how to ponder over the details. So for tourists, the main attractions here are concentrated in several exhibition halls, with pictures and texts, introducing the significance of "marching into Dabie Mountain" and some real information about marching and fighting in that year.

After about half an hour, I walked down and carefully read the text introduction of each exhibition hall. I think these materials in the exhibition hall are very precious. The details show that it was difficult to fight in those days, and it was not easy to win in the end.

Red scenic spot Nanxi Town Dawang Temple

Dawang Temple is located in the southeast of Dingjiabu Street, Nanxi Town, Jinzhai County. It was originally a hall dedicated to the Dragon King, and it was also a trading place where merchants gathered. Later, as the starting point of the famous "Long Summer Festival Uprising", it played an important role in the history of the development of Hubei, Henan and Anhui revolutions. Now King Temple is a national cultural relic protection unit and a very important red scenic spot in the local area.

There is a lifelike statue in the square in front of the king's temple, which shows the uprising of the Long Summer Festival. As we all know, the Long Summer Festival Uprising was an armed peasant movement in Nanxi, Wujiadian, Baisha River, Banzhuyuan, Wenchang Palace, Tang Jiahui, Li Jiaji and Xihe in Jinzhai County. Accurately speaking, the Great King Temple cannot be called the former site of the Long Summer Festival Uprising, but the concept of "the first place".

Red scenic spot Banzhuyuan main temple

Then, the Long Summer Festival Uprising said that after the victory of the Uprising, according to the original plan, various uprising teams entered the Zhumiao Temple Fair in Banzhuyuan, and announced the establishment of the 32nd Division of the Eleventh Army of the Chinese Workers and Peasants Red Army according to the Red Army designation ordered by their superiors. Zhujiamiao in Banzhuyuan has become the former site of Red 32 Division.

Zhu's temple area is not very large. If you drop by, you can visit here. I like the ancient wood carvings on the beams here very much. Very fine, even the combination of Eight Immortals and Nezha in the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea. Didn't the East China Sea fall out? Maybe it's like the long summer uprising!

Red Attractions Tang Jiahui Red Town

Tangjiahui Town, located in the hinterland of Dabie Mountain, is the northwest gateway of Jinzhai County, Anhui Province and the traffic artery of Henan and Anhui provinces. If you want to experience the red scenic spots in Jinzhai, you must come to Tang Jiahui, the first red town in Anhui Province. Tang Jiahui is the earliest place where the revolution broke out in Jinzhai County. Of the 1 1 Red Army troops born in Jinzhai County, three were born in Tang Jiahui, and there are as many as 6 1 revolutionary sites. There are 4 state-level cultural relics protection units (Central Committee of Southeast Henan and Northwest Anhui, Jieshan Temple, former site of Lenin Primary School in Six Districts and One Township of Chicheng County, Xu Ci, former site of Chicheng Post Office, meeting of Henan, Hubei and Anhui Provincial Committee, etc.). You can see red anywhere in town.

These national security units in Tang Jiahui are also open to tourists free of charge. We visited them one by one. There is also a Red Army Street in the town, where tourists can meet the needs of food, housing and shopping. Although it was newly built in the later period, Xu Shi Ancestral Hall, one of the only two red post offices in China, is located on this street. I feel that the town has really integrated red culture into modern life.

Professional recommendation

Jinzhai mountain products

I have many friends around me, and I like to buy some local specialties when traveling. Even though e-commerce has developed to be globally purchasable, the sense of participation and achievement in choosing one's own goods at a tourist destination is irreplaceable. There are also many small partners who never buy special products when traveling, because the "special products" of many mature tourist destinations in China are cheap goods that are forced to be mass-produced in commodity markets or factories, and they are not really good things. Don't come to Jinzhai. I strongly recommend the specialties here!

Why do you say that? As mentioned earlier, Jinzhai is located in the hinterland of Dabie Mountain, and there is no special commercial scenic spot to sell tourist souvenirs. Most of the local products here are genuine mountain products or agricultural products, such as Dendrobium, tea, wild vegetables and dried bamboo shoots. Usually it is not easy to buy good ones in cities, but they are really rich and cheap in mountainous areas. For example, this time we met a mushroom poverty alleviation industry service center in Tiechong Township.

Thinking of stopping to have a rest, I bought some at random and went home. I found that the mushrooms here are all poverty alleviation projects. You can visit mushroom growing greenhouses and open processing workshops. Compared with the city or network, we bought a series of mushroom products at a lower price on the spot, because there was not much cost such as transportation and personnel salary. By the way, we have made a modest contribution to poverty alleviation. How nice!

The same is true of other mountain products and agricultural products. In short, you can't buy it in the mountains and be cheated. There is no specific place, you can stop and buy it yourself.

Food and shelter advice

Beautiful countryside along the way

If you haven't decided where to stay when you travel to Jinzhai, I recommend you to eat and live in beautiful countryside along the scenic spots, because the accommodation in the county is not bright enough by comparison. This time I drove through Dawan Village, Wanxing and Tiechong Township. Here is a brief introduction. You can choose a suitable place to stay according to your own itinerary.

Dawan village

Dawan Village in Hu Axiang is very famous. It is not convenient to talk about why you can do it yourself. Today's Dawan Village has changed from a poor village to a real beautiful countryside. 1996 was selected as "the first batch of key demonstration villages in beautiful countryside". On August 26th, 2008, Dawan Village was selected as the second batch of national rural tourism key villages. On September 9, 2008, it was announced by the General Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs as a beautiful leisure village in China in 2008.

Walking through the village, I found that the new Huizhou architecture with white walls and black tiles here is particularly beautiful. Now there are network celebrities BB, Dabie Mountain Agricultural Exhibition Hall and other scenic spots, as well as large-scale agricultural products cultivation in Jin Ju. These things that really help villagers get rid of poverty and get rich are just a beautiful picture of the countryside.

[Wanxing Village]

Wanxing is located in Banzhuyuan Town, Jinzhai, which is the only way to Tiantangzhai Scenic Area, and its geographical position is very superior. The name Wanxing is quite legendary. In memory of Gong Xian, the ancestor of business travel, Banzhu Garden was named after Qi. It started with the "elixir". Over time, it has become a million lines now.

Wanxing has a big B&B, and it is also the seat of Banzhuyuan Tourism Center. Self-driving vehicles in Anhui A and Hubei A are parked in front of the gate here. It seems that go on road trip fans in Hefei and Wuhan are good at finding places! Fellow traveler Lao Deng also said: I like this place when I go out by car, and I don't care what famous tourist attractions I go to. As long as the environment is good and there is a place to drink tea and eat fish, staying comfortably for two days on weekends is the best arrangement! Undoubtedly, this is a tourist who suits his needs.

Tiechong town

On the last day of driving in Jinzhai, I came to Tiechong Township along Hongling Highway. This is my second time here. The first time was last spring, when I came here, I was shocked by the local wild Magnolia Valley, which was as long as 10Km! More than a year later, it will be the off-season of Magnolia, but I didn't expect a Magnolia Square to be built locally, which looks very kind. After a short stay here, I took an aerial photo and got a panoramic view of Tiechong's beautiful mountains and rivers.

In Tiechong, I also heard the TV series "National Feelings", starring Yin and others. It was filmed here, telling the story of the people in Jinjiazhai, an old revolutionary base area, getting rid of poverty and heading for a well-off society. So I also drove to this small film and television base, Wujiacun. The old house in the countryside has become the most perfect studio. At present, the film and television base is also open to tourists free of charge. Visitors should obey the arrangement of the flight attendants and avoid eavesdropping on the mirror.

Final results

Autumn in Jinzhai is a beautiful scenery in western Anhui, and the red leaves in the mountains are beautiful. It is also one of the birthplaces of the Chinese Red Army of Workers and Peasants and an excellent destination for "red" tourism. The whole trip was shocked by the beautiful scenery and the heroic deeds in the revolutionary war. While feeling great, I also feel that today's beautiful life is more valuable.

And "red" seems to be particularly attached to Jinzhai. This Hongling highway really deserves its reputation!

Brief introduction of expressway

"China Hongling Highway" consists of three parts: the 500-mile Pioneer Island Ancient Weiqi Highway Tour Line, the Red Tour Theme Line and the Martin Circle Crossing Line, with a total length of 800 miles. This is a highway tourist route built by Jinzhai. The purpose of this meeting is to integrate leisure tourism and enhance the brand awareness and reputation of Jinzhai Tourism and China Hongling Highway.

At first, when the Hongling Highway was built, the locals hoped that Hongling could become a famous scenic spot like the Blue Ridge Highway in the United States.

Previously, the reporter noticed that some road sections were thrilling and exciting, which made self-driving enthusiasts enjoy it, while some road sections showed some paradise-like leisure. Occasionally, people will be attracted by the beautiful countryside on this road when they meet cows passing by in pairs.

According to the staff of Jinzhai Tourism Committee, many scenic spots can be connected in series, which is closely related to the background that Jinzhai is an important source of China revolution. In addition to the rich red tourism resources, thanks to the superior geographical environment, Jinzhai has the reputation of the last virgin forest in East China, and also has two reservoirs, Meishan and Xianghongdian. China Hongling Highway not only connects the Red Army Square, Hubei, Henan and Anhui Memorial Park, Tangjiahuihong Town, the former site of the Long Summer Festival Uprising and Dawan Village in series, but also connects Tiantangzhai, Meishan Reservoir, Xiaoningxiang Tourism Poverty Alleviation Demonstration Zone, Chashan Huahai, Jinlongxi, Tianshui River rafting and other famous natural ecological scenic spots in series.

5A-level scenic spots 1 piece, 6 4A-level scenic spots and 6 3A-level scenic spots. There are abundant tourism resources, especially outdoor tourism resources, including Jinzhai National Mountaineering Fitness Trail, which is known as "the longest in China and the most beautiful in China". In addition, Jinzhai is actively building "China Hongling Highway".