What should you pay attention to when traveling to Shangrao?

Things to note when traveling to Shangrao

Warm Tips

Shangrao is located in a humid subtropical climate zone, with an average annual temperature of 16.7~18.2 degrees Celsius and a lot of precipitation in spring. When traveling in mountainous areas, you need to bring essential medicines such as essential oils and band-aids, pay attention to the weather at all times, and be careful to protect yourself from rain and sun.

Best Travel Time

1. The best time to travel to Shangrao is October, when the climate is mild, the sun is abundant, and the scenery is pleasant. The weather and temperature are both suitable for traveling. In addition, summer is also more suitable for traveling. During this season, Yiyang Guifeng and Fengze Lake are good places for tourists to escape the summer heat; the Wannian Cave in Wannian Shennongyuan in Wannian County is extremely cool; Gexian Mountain and the Taoist holy mountain attract many tourists to go up the mountain at night for sightseeing , burn incense, and feel the unique coolness of the mountains along the way.

2. Shangrao is located in the subtropical humid climate zone, with an average annual temperature of 16.7~18.2 degrees Celsius and an annual precipitation of 1600~1800 mm. There is sufficient sunlight, and the average frost-free period is 244 days.

Wearing for all seasons

1. Spring (March-May): 1-2 sweaters, cotton sweaters, 1-2 sets of trousers, outerwear, and trousers.

2. Summer (June-August): shirts, T-shirts, trousers, shorts, skirts.

3. Autumn (September-November): 1 sweater, 1-2 shirts, 1-2 pairs of cotton pants, outerwear, and trousers.

4. Winter (December-February): 2-3 sweaters, 2 pairs of cotton trousers, 1 piece of cotton coat or thick coat, gloves, scarf, and a pair of wool trousers.

Travel essentials

1. Documents: When traveling, you should carry valid documents such as ID card, student ID card, etc. with you in case of emergency.

2． Clothing:

Spring and Autumn: sweaters, shirts, cotton trousers, coats, trousers.

Summer: shirts, T-shirts, trousers, shorts, skirts.

Winter: sweaters, cotton trousers, cotton coats or thick coats, woolen trousers. Keep warm and bring gloves and scarves.

3. Medicines: Tourists can bring commonly used cold medicines, anti-inflammatory medicines, gastrointestinal medicines, motion sickness medicines, band-aids, etc. according to their own needs. In summer, sun protection products are also required.

4. Cash and bank cards: Keep your belongings separately when traveling and take care of them.

5. Other items: mobile phones, cameras, MP3 players and other electronic devices you may need to carry. Remember to bring chargers, batteries and enough memory cards.

Customs

1. Dragon lanterns

Every year before and after the Lantern Festival, dragon lanterns are danced in rural areas such as Yushan, Wuyuan and Shangrao counties. customs. That is, bamboo bone colored paper is used to tie the dragon's head and tail. The dragon's body is tied by each household. Each household has a long bench with two to five lanterns tied on it to form the dragon's body. Candles are lit in each section of lanterns. There are two lanterns on each section, which are 2 meters long and are held by one person. A one-stop lantern is composed of hundreds of panel lanterns connected together. On the night of the Lantern Festival, walking through the streets of villages and towns, the lights reflect the sky, like a giant dragon swimming. It attracted thousands of people and the scene was very spectacular.

2. Dragon Boat Races

Every year around the Dragon Boat Festival, dragon boat races of various sizes are held in Xinzhou District of Shangrao City and Boyang, Yugan and other counties in the Binhu area. In the Xinjiang River Basin and on Poyang Lake, colorful flags were fluttering, drums were beating, and various dragon boats were vying for the lead, attracting a large number of people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait to cheer and cheer, and the roads were temporarily blocked.

3. Tea-picking opera in Northeast Jiangxi

It is a native small opera. Originated in Qianshan County, it was developed based on local folk songs, tea songs and tea lanterns, and absorbed the development of Huangmei Opera. From the early "Duozi Opera" and "Triangle Class" of once ugly and once ugly to the "Seventh Class" and "Half Class", from folk songs and ditties to banqiang music. From singing small plays to performing big plays, it is widely popular in Shangrao and has also developed to Zhejiang and Fujian. It is characterized by lightness and liveliness, which is consistent with its singing, dancing, lively, simple and interesting performance art, and has a strong flavor of life.

4. Wuyuan Tea Ceremony

Wuyuan is a tea town and the hometown of Zhu Xi. From the Song Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, Confucianism prevailed, literary styles flourished, and the tea ceremony and tea customs were also unique. In the countryside of Wuyuan, every family grows tea and everyone drinks tea. They carry tea tubes when going to the mountains and fields. Visitors at home make tea first and serve it to them regardless of their relative. A tea pavilion is set up in the village to treat passers-by. According to old records, there were 188 tea pavilions in Wuyuan during the Qing Dynasty, and they all had elegant pavilion names, such as Mingxiang Pavilion, Ganze Pavilion, Yanfang Pavilion, Yuxiu Pavilion, etc. Wuyuan Tea Ceremony is divided into sections such as "Farmer Tea", "Rich Room Tea", and "Artist Group Tea". "Farmhouse tea" is simple and friendly, full of local flavor; "Fushi tea" is graceful and generous, with luxurious tea utensils; "Scribe tea" is gentle and elegant, burning incense to wash hands, appreciating tea utensils, smelling the fragrance and observing the colors, which is refreshing. Wuyuan tea ceremony focuses on expressing the moral customs of the tea town of "respect, harmony, frugality and tranquility". Jing - the tea is elegant, serving tea to guests to express respect for the guests; Harmony - the tea is pure, all things in the world live in harmony, and people treat each other equally; Frugal - tea is frugal, and gentlemen use tea as wine , practice frugality and cultivate integrity; be quiet - drinking tea inspires thoughts, cultivates one's moral character and develops one's character, and tranquility leads to far-reaching goals.

Safety-related

1. Tourists who participate in travel agency group tours should sign a valid travel contract with the travel agency to clarify relevant rights and obligations. It is recommended to consciously purchase travel personal accident insurance.

2. When traveling in a group, you are not allowed to leave the group to do activities alone without permission. You should go together in groups at night or during free activities.

3. Do not bring valuables with you when traveling, and pay attention to the safety of your personal and property throughout the trip.

4. When checking into a hotel with valuables, you should promptly go through the procedures for storing valuables at the front desk. When leaving the room, you must close the door and keep the key.

5. When staying in a hotel, do not smoke on the bed, light a fire in the room for cooking, or connect your own wires and power supplies.

6. During the trip, you should remember the name and phone number of the hotel where you are staying, as well as the license plate number of the tourist bus you are taking. Do not rush to get there by car or boat.

7. When engaging in water recreation activities, you should wear a life jacket or other life-saving equipment.