Five-day Baili Rhododendron Tour introduces the intoxicating beauty of Qiandao Lake

The pure and beautiful Qiandao Lake, with beautiful scenery and quiet beauty, is an excellent choice for relaxing body and mind. When you drive to this beautiful place, everything is green and birds are singing in the mountains. You fall in love with it before you even arrive.

Qiandao Lake Scenic Area

The green Qiandao Lake is located in Chun'an County, Zhejiang Province. It is an artificial lake formed after the closure of the Xin'an River Dam in the 1980s. The water here is clear and there are 1,078 small and large islands in the lake, hence the name Qiandao Lake. These lakes are dotted together, with different shapes and unique scenery. They are known as "the most beautiful water in the world". When visiting Qiandao Lake, we mainly visit the islands by boat. The scenic spots according to the cruise route are the center of the lake and the southeast lake area, so you must follow the route because there are fixed routes and island attractions.

The following are five ways to enjoy Qiandao Lake.

01 Cycling Travel Photography

Cycle around the lake freely, enjoy the scenery of Thousand Islands, enjoy the view while exercising, stop and take photos at any time, everything is under control. There are currently 5 bicycle green lanes to choose from.

1 Thousand Line Greenway

2 Chunyang Line Greenway

3 Pailing Peninsula Greenway

4 Urban Landscape Drifting Green

5 City Lake Greenway will pass by the lively Qiandao Lake Square. When you are tired from riding, you can sit on the stone benches in the square to rest and enjoy the floating musical fountains, landmark "eggshell" reliefs, children's entertainment facilities, special restaurants, etc. In addition to the lakeside scenery, you can also experience small town life.

Features of the greenway around the city’s lake: the nearly 2km long Qiandao Lake Square has a charming night view, and it’s particularly pleasant to ride a bicycle at night. Qiandao Lake has very convenient bicycle rental outlets, Qiandao Lake Bicycle Club, various tourist information kiosks, and hotels all provide bicycle rental, which is very convenient. If you need information or assistance while riding, you can seek help from the Qiandao Lake Cycling Club.

02 Longchuan Bay View

Islets are dotted around, the harbor branches are twists and turns, and original ecological beauty is everywhere. This harbor away from the hustle and bustle will definitely amaze you. As the only lake wetland in Qiandao Lake, Longchuan Bay is very suitable for couples or families to spend leisure time here.

The reflection in the Longchuan Bay lake is especially recommended for Manghuayang, which can be said to be the most beautiful place in Longchuan Bay. The colorful miscanthus flowers blowing in the wind are intoxicating. Birds such as white-necked pheasants, cormorants, and lovebirds live and breed here. In front of you are vivid poetic pastoral paintings.

Longchuan Bay Mango Poplar Address: No. 538, Shicheng Road, Jiangjia Town, 2 kilometers southeast of the southwest lake area of ??Qiandao Lake, Zhejiang. Opening hours: 8:00-16:00 in autumn. You can also see layers of red leaves in Longchuan Bay, reflecting a feast of colors with the sun.

Longchuan Bay is the most important scenic spot in the southwest lake area of ??Qiandao Lake. It is a peninsula. It is dotted with large and small islands and has twists and turns in the harbor, forming the Longchuan Scenic Area of ??"Thousands of Islands in the Lake, Thousands of Islands in the Lake". It is the only lake-type wetland in Qiandao Lake. Not only can you stay here, but you can also see the rural scenes during the Cultural Revolution and the early days of reform and opening up. Because there are few tourists and it is absolutely original, it is very suitable for daze.

03 Stroll in the Forest Oxygen Bar

The Forest Oxygen Bar, known as the "Utopia of Qiandao Lake", is located on the edge of the southeastern lake area. You can see streams, waterfalls, strange mountains and rocks, and colorful pools everywhere. It has the best air quality in the Qiandao Lake area.

Walking slowly in the forest oxygen bar will make people feel very comfortable, or they can sit on the grass, slide, swing, or cross dangerous bridges. While inhaling oxygen and washing their lungs, they will enjoy the wilderness in the mountains and bathe in the aura brought by nature.

Forest Oxygen Bar Flow Address: Danzhu Zishan, Qiandaohu Town, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province (2.4 kilometers before the Danzhu exit of Hangzhou-Guizhou Expressway, adjacent to Provincial Highway 06) Opening hours: 8:00-18:00 ( Spring and summer); 9:00-17:00 (autumn and winter)

In addition to walking in the forest, there are also interesting activities for you to choose from, such as fishing, fat boat speed boating, small wooden boats, table BBQ, outdoor training, etc.

Qiandao Lake has the best forest vegetation, the most beautiful natural scenery, and the best ecological environment. It is a good place for forest oxygen and lung cleansing. Streams and waterfalls can be seen everywhere in the scenic area; you can walk on a rope bridge, swing on a swing, and take photos with peacocks in the forest; or you can sit on the grass, play on the slide, and enjoy all kinds of mountain fun while bathing in the forest.

04 Kayaking Crossing

Qiandao Lake has a pleasant climate and calm lake surface, which is most suitable for spending happy time in kayaking. Looking around in a rowing boat, small islands rise from the water. The vast and beautiful lakes, mountains and ripples on the water bring you into a whole new world. Birds sing in the green mountains, the wind sings in the sunset, and the small fish are jumping. Experience the most essential Qiandao Lake in the latest and most interesting way.

Kayaking experience There are many water parks and sports clubs in Qiandao Lake Scenic Area that have kayaking projects. You can choose according to your own preferences. Reference price: 1. Jinxian Bay Water Park (Hualian Jinxian Bay Tourism Complex, across the Qiandao Lake Bridge): Kayaking is 100 yuan/person/half hour. 2. Lake Kayaking Club (No. 96, Binhu Road, Qiandaohu Town): 200 yuan/person for 2 hours; 300 yuan/person for half a day; 600 yuan/person for one day. 1. Kayaking is relatively simple and easy to learn, but you must also pay attention to safety. It's best to avoid going alone.

2. It is best to bring sunglasses, sunscreen, long-sleeved sun protection clothing, spare clothes, beach pants, soft-soled rubber shoes and other equipment before departure; make sure that valuables such as mobile phones and wallets are properly kept.

05 Water Elf Performance

China’s only water stage at present, three giant 3D screens, seem to be dancing leisurely on the seabed in the pedestrian screen, and dozens of water screens fall from the sky . The first-class cast, the five-act carefully designed plot, and the vivid interpretation of Qiandao Lake style will bring you a shocking visual feast.

Water Elf Performance

Water Elf Performance Address: The performance location is located at No. 13 Lufeng Road, Qiandao Lake Town, near the Youth Activity Center. Performance time: 19:30 every night (20:00 every night from June to August), lasting about 70 minutes. Reference price: single ticket 180 yuan; parent-child ticket (1 big and 1 small) 360 yuan; family ticket (2 big and 1 small) 540 yuan.

Those Qiandao Lake delicacies

Big fish heads

Qiandao Lake has excellent water quality and is a "big warehouse" for freshwater fish. Therefore, after cooking, the fish heads here are particularly fat, tender and tasteless, and have high nutritional value. Don’t forget to take another sip of the rich fish head soup. It’s sweet and delicious, even babies love it. If you like spicy food, you can also try the steamed fish head with chopped pepper or pickled pepper, which is delicious and delicious.

Fish head soup

Fairy tofu

The most distinctive traditional snack in Chun'an cuisine. It is made by kneading a kind of leaves collected from the mountains by local people into juice, and adding plant ash to solidify it. Just looking so bright is refreshing. When it "slips" into the mouth, it is fresh, fragrant, cool and comfortable, making people unable to help but take more bites.

Fairy Tofu

Corn Nuts

If we want to count the famous snacks in Chun'an, corn grits ranks first. It is small and exquisite, with bright yellow color and simple taste. If you add dried vegetables such as dried tofu, chili sauce, radish strips, and fried tofu, it will be even more delicious.

In addition, there are cornmeal, local chicken pot, snails, Thousand Island jade turtle (bracken), tea garden dried tofu, Chun'an rice soup, etc. All worth trying.

Thousand Island Jade Turtle

Travel Tips

1. Friends traveling by car can stop in Hangzhou. After leaving the city, take the Hangzhou-Qian Expressway (i.e. Hangzhou-Xinjing Expressway) from Hangzhou South Hub, turn right at Yangxi Hub and take the Qiandaohu Branch Scenic Expressway to Qiandaohu Town. The total journey is 129 kilometers and 90 minutes. 2. You can play in Qiandao Lake all year round, including spring outings, summer outings, autumn picking, and winter snow viewing. Multiple gameplay methods attract you to come again and again. 3. Currently, Agricultural Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Postal Savings and Rural Credit Cooperatives handle banking services in Qiandao Lake. 4. Qiandao Lake is rich in local products. You can choose some dry goods as souvenirs after visiting. Dried fish, dried bamboo shoots, pecans, Qiandao Lake Yuye (formerly known as Qiandao Lake Longjing) and wild arrowroot powder are all good choices.

At the sunset of Qiandao Lake, follow the leisurely clear water, pursue the oasis in your heart, and breathe the sweetest air