Please provide detailed guide for two-day tour to Tianzhu Mountain

It takes about four hours to arrive in Anqing from Nanjing via Ninghe Expressway and He'an Expressway (Hefei-Anqing) which was opened to traffic only two days ago. The long-distance station from Nanjing to Anhui is Nanjing Xiaguan Long-distance Passenger Station (available by bus No. 10). There are about four departures to Anqing every day, and the fare is 67 yuan. Because the road is easy to walk, if everything goes well (the cars don't wait for passengers on the road), it will take about three and a half hours.

Tianzhu Mountain Scenery

I booked Tianzhu Mountain tickets and the four-star Anqing Hotel on Tongcheng in advance (the car happened to pass by), the standard room was 280 yuan, and the price was 14 Yuan, but this four-star rating is slightly lacking.

You can take a short stroll around Anqing City in the evening. Taxis here are divided into Andorra, Xiali, Fukang, Santana and other grades. The starting price is 3-5 yuan. The usual method is to deduct another 2 yuan based on the meter, but in fact all prices are negotiated, and the average price within the city is 4-7 yuan. It can be done, and the driver usually won't object. The most lively place in Anqing is Renmin Road. There are many people, but it is quite dirty. There is a large Jinhualian supermarket on Renmin Road that seems to be very famous. Taxis cost 6 yuan.

On the morning of July 3, while taking a taxi to the long-distance station (the taxi cost 6 yuan), the driver said that there was no direct bus to Tianzhu Mountain in Anqing, so he had to go through Qianshan County, which was not only troublesome. And the cars are all shabby and crowded minibuses. After negotiation, it can be sent directly to Tianzhu Mountain for 140 yuan. The previous drivers all offered prices ranging from 150 to 200 yuan, and the driver said there were many toll stations along the way and agreed to take the expressway, so he went straight to Tianzhu Mountain.

The taxi left Anqing and passed through Yueshan (there is an expressway to Qianshan in Yueshan, but the driver did not go there to save money) until it reached Huaining County, about 30 kilometers away on the Hejie Expressway on the Gaohe River. Qianshan (highway toll is only 10 yuan), bypass the county toll station and run another 20 kilometers to Tianzhu Mountain. The metered distance has exceeded 105 kilometers, and the price of 140 yuan is not high, which saves people a lot of worry. But along the way, I only saw expressway tolls. It turned out that the high tolls were just excuses. If you don't take the expressway, there won't be any tolls, but it will take a little longer. The driver said that if you take the Yushan-Qianshan line, which is currently being renovated, the 100 yuan will be lost. I am not sure if this is true.

Get off at Foguang Temple in Tianzhu Mountain at noon and have lunch in a small shop. The price is extremely high, almost as high as a four-star hotel, but you can bargain appropriately. Entering the mountain through the gate of Foguang Temple, the entrance fee is 50 yuan. Children over 1.2 meters tall are free of charge, but the ticket inspector is very friendly, and children over 1.3 meters tall are free of charge.

The mountain gate of Foguang Temple is the entrance to the Xiguan Scenic Area of ??Tianzhu Mountain, but there is still a 5-mile mountain road from the state-owned Tianzhu Villa, where Xiguan accommodation is located. There is a sliding pole for 35 yuan. Tianzhu Hotel is located next to the Qinglongjian cableway and has better facilities. The standard room is discounted from 240 yuan to 200 yuan. Other individual hotels generally charge 50 yuan/person. It was 1 o'clock at noon, and there was still enough time to visit Xiguan Scenic Area. The scenery of Tianzhu Mountain is divided into two parts, Dongguan and Xiguan. For introduction to this aspect, please refer to Tongcheng’s online information.

Sanzu Zen Temple

The afternoon trip to Xiguan lasted 3-4 hours, which was not too tiring. Since most tourists only visit Xiguan, the locals recommended to me that Dongguan can also be visited. So I decided to continue visiting Dongguan on the morning of July 4th. There were only a few people visiting Dongguan, far from the huge crowds in Xiguan. The scenery is generally the same as that of Xiguan, with a bit more tranquility, but the distance is long and the straight up and down mountain roads are daunting. The whole trip takes 5-6 hours, so most people need to be fully prepared. After two days, only my 9-year-old son was still able to take a leisurely stroll. It seems that his usual naughty and active nature played a big role.

It was already 2 pm when the trip to Dongguan ended. After I called the people at the villa to deliver my luggage, a taxi from Anqing happened to come over. After negotiation, the deal was settled at 100 yuan, and we took the expressway. Qianshan is directly connected to the expressway in Anqing, so we returned to Anqing quickly.

There are two things to explain about tourism in Tianzhu Mountain: First, although the scenery of Tianzhu Mountain is divided into east and west parts, it can be visited in two days separately. This is a common practice, or it can be combined. One day trip. Because Dongguan and Xiguan return to Tianzhu Villa at Alchemy Lake to complete the Xiguan Tour, if you go straight to Diecui-Tianshi Peak-Dongdamen Line, you will complete the Dongguan Tour. But this method of playing requires one to be early and two to have sufficient physical strength. The advantage is that you can conquer Tianzhu Mountain in one day, and you can live at the foot of the mountain, or even not live in Tianzhu Mountain. Secondly, if you live in Tianzhu Villa and want to visit Dongguan again, you will have luggage problems. After finishing the tour in Dongguan, you will leave the scenic area. You will need to enter the mountain again before returning to Tianzhu Villa. You can entrust the staff of the mountain villa to take your luggage down the mountain when you leave the east gate of Tianzhu Mountain Villa, because they take the ropeway for free, and 5-10 yuan can solve your most serious problems. It is unimaginable to visit Dongguan with luggage.