2020 Shennongjia Travel Guide Detailed Version How to Play in Shennongjia

Shennongjia Scenic Area is located in Hubei Province. The most popular legend is that there are records of savages here. Many tourists are looking forward to exploring this large area of ??virgin forest and getting a wonderful travel experience. , let me share with you the specific strategy guide.

In the past 7 years, I have been to Shennongjia 8 times. Except for the last 2 times when I enjoyed the free ticket discount of "Hubei Travel to Hubei", the other 6 times were all tickets. Shennongjia has many attractions, each of which It is independent. You can buy a ticket for a certain scenic spot individually or a package. I always buy a package of 270 yuan (there is a slight discount when buying online) that includes 7 scenic spots. Calculated before and after, the gas cost is over. Shennongjia spent a lot of money on travel, food, accommodation, and entrance fees.

The reason for spending so much money to go to the same place is that Shennongjia is too big and I don’t have enough vacation time so I can only go on weekends. The validity period is only one and a half days at a time, and I can only visit multiple areas. On the one hand, the reason is that Shennongjia is so beautiful and rich that it is worth going back again and again.

Tianyan

Shennongjia, the "Roof of Central China", is the only administrative division in China named after a "forest area" and is the first in China to be awarded the UNESCO Man and Biosphere Nature Reserve. It is a "Triple Crown" heritage site that has been included in the three major protection systems of the world geopark and world heritage.

The protected area is large and has the title of "Triple Crown", which means it is not an ordinary tourist attraction. Tourists can only take a quick trip within two or three days. If they are lucky, they may get a glimpse of it. If you are unlucky and encounter rain or fog, you will not be able to see anything.

Even if the time, place and people are favorable, and tourists encounter good weather, they are still willing to get up early and see some beautiful natural scenery. It is only one scenery in one season. Shennongjia presents each season. The scenery is very different, and the scenery in each season is so beautiful that you will lose your mind.

Shennongtan Temple

The Shennongjia scenic area is widely distributed, so self-driving is the best choice. The entire scenic spot, except Dajiu Lake, can be entered by self-driving. How to visit Shennongjia is a very troublesome question. Based on my own experience, I will give some suggestions to my friends.

Taking tourists from the Xingshan direction of Yichang as an example, the recommended route is:

D1-2 Tiansu: Honghuaping or Muyu Town Tour: Shennongtan, Tianshengqiao, Guanmen Mountain, Xiangxi Garden (I call this area the "Guanmen Mountain Area")

These scenic spots have their own characteristics. You can search them by yourself. I will not introduce them one by one.

In many articles introducing Shennongjia, the science popularization function of Shennongjia is always weakened or ignored. From the perspective of natural scenery alone, Shennongjia is attractive enough. However, Shennongjia also has unique and complete ecological science popularization facilities - the Natural History Museum Group. Therefore, for tourists with children, I highly recommend Guanmen Mountain.

The natural museums in Guanmen Mountain are very rich, including the Giant Salamander Museum, Folklore Museum, Science Museum, Biology Museum, Herbarium, Geology Museum, etc. You can take your children to take a look at each of them. My child was so fascinated by the biology museum that he refused to come out for 4 or 5 hours each time (now you know the most important reason why I came to Shennongjia so many times). This place started his strong interest in biology, and now he has got his wish. Entered a university to study biology. Being able to study a major that interests you and engage in a career that interests you in the future should be the happiest thing.

D3 Day departure from the accommodation: Jinhouling, Xiaolongtan, Dalongtan, Shennongding, Shennonggu: Shennongying Campground (if you don’t have a tent, you can rent a tent) (I call this area "Shennongding Area")

Shennongding Scenic Area and Shennongding are two concepts. Shennongding Scenic Area contains many scenic spots. Shennongding is the highest peak of Shennongjia. There are 2999 steps that go straight into the sky to reach Shennongding, like The Nantian Gate of the Heavenly Palace in the cartoon is very spectacular. Now this ladder is closed, which is a regrettable thing. Of course, even if it were opened, not many people would be able to climb to the top, because it is so frustrating. You can see the sky but not the end of the monotonous steps. Climbing them without any obstruction or supplies is a life-threatening experience. It’s not easy to reach the top. Under normal circumstances, it’s so windy and foggy that you can’t see anything and make people shiver with cold. Even if there is no rain and fog and the scenery is endless, you will still be frozen and run away. You have to fight for your life to climb up. Who would? How about carrying a down jacket up?

So the essence of climbing to Shennong Peak lies in the word "ding". There are always some people who swear never to climb to the top again, but next time they cry and shout to climb to the top. .

Shennongding Scenic Area mainly recommends Shennong Valley. Shennongding has 2,999 steps, and Shennong Valley has more than 8,000 steps, some say 10,000 steps.

No matter which way you enter Shennong Valley, you have to go down first and then up. The wooden steps of the Jiuqu ileum are filled with fragrance. The exotic plants and trees in the canyon are always filled with fairy spirit. It takes about 5 hours to walk around. If you are not in a hurry , why not stop and go in the valley one day and wait for the gods to come up again?

Shennong Valley

Some people say that the ticket price in Shennongjia is too expensive. The price is 270 yuan, which includes almost all the best scenic spots! Guanmen Mountain, Tiansheng Bridge and other places are already worth the price. You will feel that you have made a profit by taking a trip to Shennong Valley, and there are still so many scenic spots behind that you have not visited!

On day D4, we set off from Shennongying, visit Liangfengya, Meiliantang, Banbiyan, and Taiziya, and stay at Dajiuhu Town (Pingqian Ancient Town) (this area covers the area from Shennongding to Dajiuhu) )

Don’t miss every small scenic spot you pass along the way. The entrance and exit of each small scenic spot are on the side of the road. The scenery on the road is already beautiful, but as long as you step into that small entrance , one step into another world, as charming and dreamy as the Wizard of Oz. The entrances and exits are not too far apart. Drivers do not have to wait in the car. They can get out of the car and walk around, take a deep breath, and stretch their muscles.

The Dajiu Lake Scenic Area is the only scenic spot in Shennongjia that is not allowed to be entered by self-driving cars. All tourists must transfer here. People who come from afar can rest here.

Roadside scenery at Shennongding

Buy a bus ticket at the Dajiu Lake Visitor Center on Day 5 and enter Dajiu Lake. (Dajiu Lake area)

To go to Dajiu Lake, you must get up early to appreciate the beauty of Dajiu Lake. Beauty is in the morning and beauty is in the evening. The bus fare is 55 yuan for one day and 65 yuan for two days. There is no limit to the number of trips you can take. The bus departs from the Dajiu Lake Visitor Center in about half an hour to the Dajiu Lake Scenic Area. A small train takes the place of the bus in the scenic area (not required). If you buy a ticket separately), tourists can go up and down freely at each station. Dajiu Lake is a high mountain wetland. Some tourists compare Dajiu Lake with Jiuzhaigou Valley. The geology and landforms of the two are completely different and there is no comparison. Dajiu Lake is a small lake on the swamp. The bottom of the lake is muddy algae. You want it to have the color of Jiuzhaigou or Yamzhuoyongcuo water surface. How is that possible?

Gallery picture: Dajiu Lake Wetland

I did not calculate the length of the plank road in Dajiu Lake, but there are plank roads connecting all the lakesides, vast meadows and wetlands. Visitors can choose to walk or take a small train. If you can’t walk anymore, you can go there at any time You can get on the small train to the next station. If you have good physical strength and plenty of time, walking is recommended.

Ladies can wear beautiful skirts as much as they like, including floor-length skirts with full skirts. There are only one or two hills in Dajiu Lake, which can be climbed or not. The other vast wetlands, lakes and meadows are all flat roads. Take photos, head into the wind, with the wind behind you, meter the light, backlight, and shoot hard, and there will always be one or two classic photos.

Dajiu Lake

In the past, you could stay, eat, and camp at Dajiu Lake. Every time I came to Shennongjia, I would stay by Dajiu Lake. On a moonlit night, Dajiu Lake is vast but vast. On the edge, the mountains in the distance are covered with indigo, and the bright moon is in the sky above the head. The plank road under the feet winds among the meadows. Late at night, the clear air condenses into white mist in the moonlight, and the white mist melts the moonlight. When I woke up early the next day, the sky, mountain lines, fog belts, and grasslands were all clearly differentiated. When the sun separated the clouds like an upside-down waterfall, the fog belts spread, and the sky and the earth were shrouded in colorful mist. That scene made me firmly believe that there is indeed heaven in this world, and it is in Dajiu Lake.

If you want to go to Enshi, you can go out from Dajiu Lake, and the scenery along the way is beautiful.

D6 Tianda Jiuhu Town to Tianyan Scenic Area, visit Tianyan and Hongping Gallery Valley. Stay: Hongping (Tianyan area)

The scenery along the way is as beautiful as ever. It is recommended to get up early, get up early, get up early. The name of this road is "Gallery Road". The scenery along this road is enough to make people on the car scream. In autumn, the colorful yellow, red, pink and green will blind your eyes and intoxicate your heart.

The Rainbow Bridge in Tianyan looks very high, but it is actually easier to climb. The view from the Rainbow Bridge is very good, and it feels like you can see all the mountains and rivers for 800 miles at a glance. The skyline in Hongping Gallery Valley is very typical. It’s rather brutal. There are very narrow and steep stairs with about 400 steps. I’m not afraid of heights. I’m a little afraid of heights. I was too scared to distract myself from taking photos. I finally trembled when I reached the top. Weiwei looked down and took a picture.

Hongping Gallery Valley Line of Sky

Get up early on D7 and go to the airport to watch the sunrise.

Don’t give up if it rains. It is very likely to be raining here, and it will stop raining when you turn to the top of the mountain. There is a viewing platform on the roadside of the airport. Stop, it makes sense for others to build a viewing platform. There are two roads in front of the airport, one is the airport express line, and the other is an unknown road. If you walk to the other road and look down, you will see a paradise that is as beautiful as a dream.

Morning fog on Airport Road

Airport Road, the sunshine after the fog has cleared. Those who want to go to Wudang Mountain in Shiyan can go out from here. The road from Hongping to Fangxian is as beautiful as the skyline. Things to note

1. Shennongjia is a nature reserve with no industry and no agriculture and animal husbandry (the villagers raising a few cows and driving a few sheep and growing something in front of and behind the house do not count as agriculture and animal husbandry) , a big V broadcast live in Shennongjia, saying that Shennongjia had too few cattle and sheep, which was very disappointing. She was mistaking Shennongjia for the Hulunbuir Prairie.

2. There are no places for food and accommodation in the scenic area (except Shennong Camp).

Tourists generally stay in Muyu Town, Dajiuhu Town (Pingqian Ancient Town), and Hongping Town. I have stayed in all of these places, and I have not noticed the skyrocketing prices mentioned on the Internet. Hotels in the town cost more than 100 yuan, and rarely exceed 200 yuan. . If Muyu Town is full, you can go to Honghuaping (the location of the town hall of Muyu Town on the map). We stayed in Qingfeng Village, halfway up the mountain in Honghuaping, and we were very satisfied. If Hongping Town is full, you can go to the nearby Taohua Valley Wenshui Village. There are many farmhouse inns there with good conditions and better scenery than in the town. The standard room in the farmhouse inn is less than 100 yuan, and you can eat delicious farmhouse rice cooked by the boss in the inn. All accommodation can be booked online.

3. In the direction of the airport in Hongping, there are hotels and apartments in Four Seasons Town on Airport Road. The hotel is newly opened and is currently hosting events. The standard room is 200 yuan and the facilities are very good. The entire apartment is available for short-term rental. The two-bedroom and one-living room apartment we stayed in cost 500 yuan per night. The apartment can accommodate 5-7 people, but it only has one bathroom, which is inconvenient for more people. There is a washing machine and refrigerator in the apartment, and you can cook in the kitchen, but there are no pots and pans, so you have to bring everything by yourself. There is a canteen in the town, which costs 15 yuan per person per meal.

Four Seasons Town on Airport Road

4. Shennongding Scenic Area, there is no place to eat or buy snacks, you must bring your own water and dry food, Guanmen Mountain area, Dajiu Lake area In the Hetianyan area, you can go to town to eat. If you live in a farmhouse, you can have dinner at the farmhouse, sit on the field in front of the door to eat and drink, look up at the moon, and see the mountains at a level, which is really comfortable. Farm food is cheaper than food in restaurants. After all, if you open a restaurant in a town, the store rent and other costs are there. There are expenses whether you open the door or not. It is not as good as a farm house. You can raise your own chickens and grow your own vegetables in your own house. When you put a handful of vegetables and a plate of sweet potato noodles in the hot pot, you won't be asked to charge for the vegetables. You have to make an agreement with them first, and the money for the rice and sterilizing the bowls and chopsticks will be waived.

Farmhouse in Wenshui Village, Hongping Town

5. When there was no ticket-free policy in the past, the package ticket was valid within 5 days, which means that you can enter and exit the scenic spot multiple times within 5 days. Now it is free of charge. , you can only make reservations for one scenic spot, and it will be available within 5 days after making the reservation. However, it will be written off after one use, and you must make another reservation if you want to go in again.

6. Make reservations for scenic spot tickets on the Hubei Daily and Hubei Voice of Culture and Tourism WeChat public accounts. Tickets for Shennongjia are often "full". It doesn't matter. Just swipe the ticket a few more times or make an appointment the next day. No matter what day it is, as long as you make an appointment, the scenic area will let you know by swiping the code and they won't care if you arrive early. After all, there are still many tourists who have greedily booked a lot of attractions but cannot arrive on time, so we just fill their gaps.

7. In Guanmen Mountain, Shennongding, Tianshengqiao, Tianyan and other places, all tourists accept ticket inspection on the bus and do not need to get off. The ticket inspection gate is far away from the gate of the scenic spot. Don’t just get out of the car and go for a walk.

8. Guanmen Mountain Scenic Area is adjacent to Yichang. Yichang has many scenic spots represented by the Three Gorges Family and the Three Gorges Dam; Tianyan Scenic Area is adjacent to Shiyan, which has the famous Wudang Mountain; Dajiu Lake Scenic Area is adjacent to Enshi , Enshi has Enshi Grand Canyon and others. Tourists with plenty of time can savor all the scenic spots in southwestern and northwestern Hubei (including 7 5A-level scenic spots). When autumn comes, these places will be decorated with colorful decorations. Swim around. Anyway, all A-level attractions in Hubei are free of charge until December 31st, so don’t rush, just take your time.

9. I emphasize it again: all the scenic spots in Shennongjia are worth stopping and walking in depth. Friends who are not in a hurry, don’t miss it.