Zhangjiajie, Fenghuang ancient city tourism

It is better to go to Zhangjiajie in September and eleven o'clock. There are many people. Zhangjiajie usually plays for 3-4 days. My recommendation is as follows: Have a nice trip!

There are three routes for the ancient city tour.

Route 1: Fenghuang Ancient City → Miao.

This route includes the famous Jiujing and Miaozhai in Fenghuang Ancient City, which is a classic tour route.

Route 2: Minzu Street → Diaojiaolou on both sides of Tuojiang River → Wanming Pagoda → Tiaoyan → Shen Congwen's former residence → Qingshiban Street.

This route includes the famous natural scenic spots in Fenghuang Ancient City, and it is a leisure and free travel route. You can enjoy the most beautiful natural scenery and unique local architectural design, and you can stop and stroll around.

Route 3: South Great Wall → Huangsiqiao Ancient City → Miao People Valley Miao Village → Feishui Valley → Qingshiban Street Night Tour.

This route contains famous scenic spots around the ancient city of Fenghuang, which is also a good choice.

go shopping

There are nearly a thousand shops and thousands of residents in Fenghuang Ancient City. The streets and alleys in the city are full of vendors and shops, and all the streets and alleys are very dense. Handicrafts and ornaments are dazzling, among which silver ornaments are mostly exquisite in workmanship, diverse in styles and very folk. In addition, batik, tie-dyeing, horn products, old cloth, Miao Xiu, silver ornaments and other handicrafts can also be purchased in the ancient city, which is an excellent souvenir with strong national characteristics and affordable price.

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"Handmade ginger candy" is a traditional snack in Phoenix. The main ingredients are: red, sugar, ginger, sesame, high-quality tea oil, mountain spring water and so on. Fragrant, crisp, sweet and spicy, with unique taste and fragrant smell. Handmade ginger candy, affordable and extremely convenient to buy, can be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys of Fenghuang ancient city.

"Blood duck" Blood duck is a special dish of Phoenix. The delicious duck meat has a tooth fragrance, and the soft blood duck is even more memorable. It is a rare food with strong local characteristics. It is understood that almost every restaurant can make authentic Xiangxi specialties, and the price is between 10-30 yuan, depending on the quantity.

"Miao bacon" bacon is a local product of farmers and a rare folk dish in Miao village, the hometown of Fenghuang. Basically, every family will cook bacon. It is said that smoked bacon has the effect of tonifying kidney and deficiency, which is more conducive to healthy stomach. It's really the best choice for hospitality.

"Steamed pork with rice flour" has many Miao specialties, among which steamed pork with rice flour is authentic and delicious. Miao people fry rice with star anise, cinnamon and other spices, then grind it into powder, then cut pork belly into thick slices and soak it in Chili oil and soy sauce. Then add seasonings such as white sugar and cooking wine. Pour in rice flour and mix well. After that, the meat wrapped in rice flour is piled in a bowl, steamed in a cage until it is rotten, and the meat can be buckled on a plate when eating. Rice noodles are smooth and delicious, and the steamed meat is unique and delicious.

"Phoenix Chestnut Chicken" Black chestnut is produced in Phoenix and is famous for its large fruit, bright color and high quality. Stewed with fragrant chestnut, old hen and special seasoning, it is full of energy and delicious. The price of old hen stewed with authentic black chestnut is generally around 30-50 yuan. Miao sour soup Miao sour soup belongs to Miao family. The sauerkraut in this soup is easy to cook. Generally, radish leaves and cabbage leaves that have begun to turn yellow are selected and laid flat in the shade for one or two days. After the leaves turn golden yellow, wash them, chop them up and put them in a jar, then soak them in boiled rice soup and sour soup koji and put them near a hot place. After a day and a night, the color becomes golden and bright. Sauerkraut can be used as cold salad or soup. When making soup, you only need to pour in a proper amount of sauerkraut and tofu, add wild onions and a small amount of spices, and you can eat it after boiling. Camus Sour Soup is yellow in color, fresh in taste and appetizing. It is a delicious and nutritious traditional soup, which is worth a try.

Optimal travel time

The ancient city of Fenghuang has four distinct seasons, with flowers in spring, full moon in autumn, cool breeze in summer and snow in winter, all of which are suitable for traveling. However, it is suggested to stagger the National Day, May Day and other long holidays, and choose non-holiday travel to make the ancient rhyme stronger. If the time is just in time for the Miao festival, the tourism value will be even greater.

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"Walking" Fenghuang County is very small. In fact, walking is a good choice, and you don't have to take the bus.

"Cruise" Shen Congwen's cemetery began to have peasant boats, usually 10 yuan/person, so many people can bargain.

My anti-fraud trick

"Anti-fraud coup 1" Take a bus to Phoenix in Tongren or Jishou, and it is best to take a regular bus. Both places have direct buses to Phoenix, which is about 50 kilometers away and takes about an hour by car. If you hire a car, you must tell the driver that you only need to go to Phoenix and don't go anywhere.

"Anti-cheating coup 2" solves the accommodation problem and finds the key to the integrity inn. There must be a lot of local people providing services when you get off the bus. They will lead you to "their inn" for various reasons under the guise of being a tour guide, or their home is an inn. In this regard, to make a decisive choice, it is recommended to book a good residence in advance.

Don't trust too many shops strongly recommended by others or tour guides. Buy silverware, ginger candy, batik and other tourist commodities. Please try to choose a large shop with complete licenses. There are some deceptive items in Miaozhai Scenic Area, and the fees are not included in the scenic spot tickets. They are all voluntary projects, so be careful and you'd better ignore them. After the above detailed introduction, you can choose your own food when visiting the ancient city, and you won't be too fooled.