Introduction of free travel from Shanghai to Zhangjiajie

It's still a long way from Shanghai to Zhangjiajie, so I suggest you don't go to go on road trip. Flying or high-speed rail is a good choice. As a person who likes mountains and deep feelings, you must go to Zhangjiajie to experience it. Let's share the free travel strategy from Shanghai to Zhangjiajie.

It's been a long time since the 11th holiday, and I finally have time to calm down and record this trip from Shanghai to Zhangjiajie. Although traveling on holidays is the most unwise choice, for office workers, only holidays have leisure time.

This year's National Day is connected with the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, and many units have taken eight days off. Because our company is a single holiday, the holiday is only six days. I always wanted to go to Zhangjiajie before, but this time I finally made up my mind to put my ideal into action.

Zhangjiajie, as an international tourist city, has many scenic spots, among which Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, as the first national forest park in China, is a must-visit scenic spot in Zhangjiajie, as well as Tianmen Mountain scenic spot in Zhangjiajie, including the famous glass plank road and highway wonders, and the newly developed Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon scenic spot (with glass bridge). Due to time, I only played the Forest Park and Tianmen Mountain this time.

I know it is not easy to buy tickets during the National Day, so I grabbed tickets online one month in advance. It was originally planned to leave on the evening of 30th and arrive in Changsha on 1. As a result, I couldn't buy tickets on the evening of the 30th, and I was in a hurry to book tickets and accommodation for scenic spots, so I bought tickets for Hainan Station on the evening of/kloc-0 and Changsha on the morning of the 2nd, and stopped at Zhangjiajie at noon.

The train arrived in Changsha at half past seven in the morning. During the National Day, Changsha was crisp in autumn, so I took the subway from the railway station to visit Orange Island. Orange Island is very big, so you can stroll around for an afternoon. Because I bought the train to Zhangjiajie at noon in advance, I took the sightseeing train to Orange Island.

There are indeed many orange trees in Orange Island. You can buy some to try when you come to Orange Island. At the end of Orange Island, there is the largest statue of Mao Zedong youth in the world. This statue is also made according to the appearance of Comrade Mao Zedong when he was young, and there is a stone tablet in front to guide the country.

According to the staff, there will be a fireworks show in Orange Island every Saturday night, starting at 20: 30 and ending at 20: 50. Very spectacular.

It takes more than five hours from Changsha to Zhangjiajie by train. The accommodation in Zhangjiajie is booked two days in advance. There are many hotels near Zhangjiajie railway station and bus station, but because it is the eleventh period, the price is slightly higher than usual. It is suggested that the student party and friends who travel frequently book youth hostels online in advance, and you can also meet many friends who like to travel.

Day 1 day: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park

Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is located in Wulingyuan Scenic Area, about an hour's drive from the urban area. A friend who has been to Zhangjiajie before said that Wulingyuan scenic spot is very large, and it will take three days to visit it all. So I gave up my plan to travel alone and reported a one-day tour with the group online in advance. Because it is a reunion, there are only ten people in the whole trip.

The tour guide is a humorous Tujia girl. She said that there are five ethnic minorities in Hunan. There are Dong people with holes in their clothes, Yao people who can't walk steadily, Miao people who are slim and silvery, Bai people with white skin and Tujia people with black skin like her, which makes everyone laugh.

Along the way, she also told us a lot of legends about the poison law in scenic spots and the corpse drive in Xiangxi, which was listened to by a car full of people with relish.

It was already half past nine when we arrived at the gate of the forest park scenic spot. There has been a long queue in the scenic spot. Although the tour guide bought us a lift ticket in advance, we waited for an hour. After the cable car reached the top of the mountain, we arrived at Tian Zi and He Long Park by bus.

A-mei, a tour guide, said that during the 365 days in Zhangjiajie, it rained for about 300 days, so it's a pity that I didn't see the scenery in Tian Zi.

When we went down the mountain, the tour guide A-mei told us not to mention the white plastic bag, because there were many monkeys in the scenic spot. The monkeys would think that the white bag contained food and would come and grab it.

After a short stay of ten minutes, I went to Yuanjiajie by bus, where there are famous scenic spots: the first bridge in the world and the Gankun stone pillar in Avatar.

A-mei, a tour guide, said Zhangjiajie National Forest Park: Yuan Jiajie saw the stone pillars, Yang Jiajie saw the stone walls and Tian Zi saw the peak forests. The scenery is really strange. The sea of clouds is thick and light, the stone peaks are looming, and the scene changes.

I had a buffet in the scenic spot at noon, and the food was average, so I won't say much here.

Opposite the restaurant is the famous Yuanjiazhaizi, which inherits the characteristics of Tujia architecture and shows the reproduction history, living habits and articles used by some Tujia people.

Before entering the village, one person in the group drank three bowls of wine for the representative. It is said that this is Tujia etiquette. A-mei, a tour guide, said that Tujia people will choose a man as the groom when they marry a woman. Everyone present was laughing.

The means of transportation down the mountain is Bailong ladder, which turns the originally rugged mountain road into a 66-second instant direct and 66-second scenic traffic. Although it was only a short moment, it gave visitors a miraculous experience, which was the first in China and the first in the world, and it was called a wonder of the world.

It was already five o'clock at the foot of the mountain, and it was slightly dark. The next scenic spot to visit is Shili Gallery. I have to say that this is really the essence of the scenic spot. Sitting on the sightseeing train and listening to the introduction of the voice guide, Zhangjiajie is instantly picturesque.

The one-day trip is really a bit short, but fortunately, the tickets for Zhangjiajie Forest Park are valid for three days. If you stay, it is recommended to live outside this season, because the mountains are super cold and the air conditioning is useless.

Day 2: Tianmenshan National Forest Park

Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area is not as big as Wulingyuan Scenic Area, so you can travel by yourself. Besides, Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area is in the urban area, a few hundred meters away from the railway station, which is very convenient. So, at 6: 30 the next morning, I took a bus to get the ticket. Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area is divided into Line A and Line B, and there seems to be Line C. I chose Line A: the cableway goes up the mountain and the eco-car goes down the mountain. (Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area is more humanized, and transportation is included in the ticket. ) Tickets are booked half a month in advance, and the time for going up the mountain is from 7 to 8 o'clock. (Tianmen Mountain Scenic Area enters the mountain by time)

Probably because I went too early, there was no queue at the self-service ticket machine, so I got on the cable car smoothly. Tianmenshan cable car is far from the top of the mountain and takes more than 40 minutes.

You can see the famous "road wonders" on the cable car. If you are not afraid of heights, it is good to photograph this beautiful road at this time.

At eight o'clock in the morning, I successfully reached the top of Tianmen Mountain. I have to say that it is a very wise choice to bring a thick sweater and a poncho. I must bring it. It's raining all the time on the mountain, and when it rains, it will fog, which means you can't see the Tianmen Cave. I'm sorry.

The glass plank road and the ghost valley plank road under fog are not so scary, because they can't see the bottom at all, and the glass plank road is very short. (Shoe covers are charged in 5 yuan).

Coming down from Tianmen Mountain, there will be two escalators, the first one is free, and the second one is 35 yuan (tourists choose Line B, the first one is 35 yuan, and the second one is free). On both sides of the escalator, there are many photos of celebrities coming to Tianmen Mountain, including Li Na and photos of previous wing-mounted flight competitions.

It was already ten o'clock when we arrived at Tianmen Cave. Sure enough, there was a cloud and mist and nothing could be seen. Blue and thin mushrooms, I clearly remember the style of painting when wuli Jackson Wang Xiaopen friends came.

Although it has been raining and the atmosphere is not very harmonious, there are still many B-line tourists who just went up the mountain lined up in front of Tianmen Cave, ready to go up the mountain.

When riding down the mountain in an eco-car, the entrance is foggy and the scenery is very pleasant.

It's not so much a one-day tour of Tianmen Mountain as a half-day tour. After going down the mountain, I found that it didn't rain at all, so I ate a Hunan rice noodle next to the railway station. I thought it would be spicy, but it's not. I heard that the owner of the rice noodle shop said that their most famous name is Sanjiaguo. Maybe I'm not particularly interested in food and I'm traveling alone, so I didn't try.

Day 2-3: Fenghuang Ancient City

How can you come to Zhangjiajie without going to Phoenix?

After lunch from Tianmen Mountain, transfer to Fenghuang Ancient City in the afternoon. There are many trains from Zhangjiajie to Jishou, which take more than an hour. Tickets cost more than ten yuan. There are many buses from Jishou to Fenghuang ancient city, which cost more than 20 yuan. The whole journey takes two hours. Fenghuang ancient city bus station is very close to the ancient city, and the bus is only one yuan away.

Phoenix bus station also has many cars to take you to the ancient city, five yuan each. However, in the car, we will recommend Xiangxi corpse-catching bonfire party (80 yuan) and package tickets to the sideline (180 yuan). If you have enough time, you can choose freely.

On holidays, Phoenix Inn must be booked in advance, which will be very expensive. The diaojiao building in Linjiang has probably risen to about 400, but I have to say that the night view of Phoenix is so beautiful and intoxicating.

At the beginning of the light, the moonlight is like water, the night is long, the road is long, the stars are scattered, the moonlight is clear and the fragrance is overflowing.

It is easy to think of Shen Congwen's Notes on Xiangxi, Border Town, Nuo Song and Cui Cui's Beautiful Love.

There are many special snacks in Fenghuang ancient city, such as wooden hammer crisp, ginger candy, many Tujia grandmothers who can make up colorful debates, and locals who wear Miao costumes to take pictures of tourists. The price is not expensive, about ten yuan.

In the ancient city under the night, there are many bars hidden, singing joy in silence, mixed with noise in silence.

I live in Hongqiao, opposite a folk song bar. When I was sleeping at night, I heard a singer singing Zhao Lei's song, Southern Girl and No Letter to My Sister, with a hoarse voice, a bit like Lei Zi. If I hadn't known in advance that Zhao Lei was performing at the Nanjing Music Festival that day, I almost thought he was coming.

In the morning, it is raining lightly in Phoenix. Compared with the noise of the night before, this morning is really too quiet. Stepping on the bluestone road in the ancient city, there is really an impulse not to leave.

The bus at Phoenix Station is still running water, sitting in the car and watching the Phoenix in the morning. Although I am about to leave, this is a short and beautiful memory of last night that I can't take away.

Precautions:

Tips: Never choose a long-distance bus when traveling on holidays, especially when you are in a hurry to transfer, otherwise you will miss the bus back, and it is common to be stuck on the road for more than ten hours. Don't ask me why I know, it's tears to talk too much.

About the cost: This trip is quite frugal. In addition to the big tickets for scenic spots, there are cable cars going up the mountain, Bailong ladder, Yuanjiazhaizi, sightseeing trains, more than 800, Tianmen Mountain, more than 200, plus accommodation+Shanghai to Shangsha, Changsha to Zhangjiajie, Zhangjiajie to Phoenix, and Phoenix returning to Shanghai, less than 3,000.

1Go back to Shanghai in the morning on October 6, and go to the Expo Park to watch the Shanghai Simple Life Music Festival in the afternoon, because of idols.