Guide to self-guided tour to Fenghuang Ancient City from Zhengzhou

Phoenix

There is a lot of talk about Phoenix on the Internet. The scenery of the ancient city of Phoenix can basically be visited in one day, so I won’t go into details. Just some tips.

1. When staying in Phoenix, you must book a room in advance, otherwise you may not be able to find a room near the river.

2. In Fenghuang, everyone knows how to do business. The local women are very "perseverant". If they want to take you somewhere, she will always follow you. When we buy things, she will sit there. She would wait for us while we went sightseeing, and she would wait for us when we ate. Her wrapping skills were top-notch, top-notch. Therefore, I would like to advise friends who go to Fenghuang to visit, if someone asks you to take her boat, you should not say "I won't go", you should say "I have taken it". If someone asks you if you have been to the Miao Village, you should answer "I have been", that way Those people will not pester you too much;

3. During holidays, the eight major attractions in Phoenix are subject to a continuous ticket system of 150 yuan/person, including (Huangsiqiao Ancient City, South Great Wall, Boat Tour on Tuojiang River, Shen Congwen’s Former Residence, Phoenix Tower, Laosidong, etc.), no individual tickets are sold. In fact, there is no need to enter Shen Congwen's former residence and Xiong Xiling's former residence. The ticket price is 20 yuan, and there is nothing inside. You can appreciate the essence of Xiangxi folk houses by staying in an inn.

4. There are too many people going to Phoenix during holidays. For those who like quiet, it is better to go shopping in the city in the morning and evening, and to go out to the city at noon.

5. Most of the photos taken in Phoenix are on stilted buildings, residential buildings, Hongqiao, Tiaotiao Rock and local customs. Others are "flirting" fun series. It is recommended to bring a tripod.

6. Wanderer Bar and Aloha. Aloha is the Chinese transliteration of the Hawaiian dialect "I love you". It is a place where travelers from all over the world gather.

7. Food:

Fenghuang’s four dishes, one soup and one meal: community rice, blood cake duck, spicy and sour fish, spicy and sour glutinous rice cubes, steamed bacon, pickled cabbage and tofu soup;

Restaurant: Founder Restaurant, where you can meet some old calligraphers, painters, and old folk artists in Fenghuang from time to time, and listen to them talk about Fenghuang; the Internet recommends the "Ambassador Hotel" on Jianshe Road and the writer Ma Ti on the old street. The famous "Old Street Restaurant"

Phoenix people are delicious, so there is a lot to eat. Vegetarian dishes are 3-5 yuan, meat dishes are 5-10 yuan, glutinous rice balls are 1 yuan per bowl (more than 20 yuan), fried meat with canned mushrooms (10 yuan), blood cake duck (20-40 yuan), pickled fish, etc. are relatively famous. dish. Snacks include ice rice shrimp (1 yuan), jelly (0.5-1 yuan), fried crayfish (1 yuan each), Miaojia pickles (1 yuan), etc., all of which are very distinctive local flavors;

Snacks: There are pickled radish, ginger candies, and the night market in the evening. The most delicious pickled radish is from the stall at the entrance of Wenchangge Primary School. For ginger candies, I went to the store at the end of the alley where Shen Congwen’s former residence was located. I’ve been eating their ginger candies since I was a child, so my teeth always hurt.

8. Handicrafts: Batik and Miao silver jewelry. You can go to Fenghuang Old Street to see batik. There are many of them, but for all handmade products, you can go to Teacher Xiong’s batik workshop, because it is a work of art. Naturally, the price is also very good. For Miao silver jewelry, you can go to three stores in the old street. One is a tie-dye shop. Most of them are new silver products, but because they are handmade and can be customized, they are very good. The second is Zhang Guiying's tie-dyeing workshop, which mainly deals with tie-dying and purchased Miao silver jewelry, and also hand-made. The third is Liusefang, which mainly deals in old silver jewelry. All three of them can guarantee the quality of silver jewelry. Nuo art masks, the shop owner's surname is Yang and his wife's surname is Que, they are both painters, painting Phoenix Nuo opera characters, a true national craft.

Tips: 1. It is best to choose the inn or hotel you will stay in before coming. If you have no choice, it is best to find the hotel you want to stay at. Be careful not to trust people soliciting tourists at the station (beware of being deceived)

2. Do not go to some unknown and irregular tourist attractions (mostly village attractions developed by village offices and private individuals).

Famous attractions in western Hunan: Fenghuang Ancient City, Fenghuang Ancient City of Huangsiqiao, Fenghuang Southern Great Wall, Fenghuang Qiliang Cave, Fenghuang Shanjiang Miao Museum, Jishou Dehang (Miao cultural tour), Yongshun ＿Mengdong River (rafting tourism) Guzhang＿Zuolong Gorge (canyon tourism)

3. Fenghuang Ancient City (relatively small and does not require a tour guide) is most suitable for self-guided tours and staying in an inn for a day or two. Take a rest and experience the charm of Fenghuang ancient city culture.

Post some bits and pieces of Phoenix:

1. The eight major sceneries of Phoenix: Dongling Yinghui, Nanhua Greenery, Mountain Temple Morning Bell, Longtan Fishing Fire, Qifeng Tall and Beautiful, Orchid Path Woodcutter Song, The waves are returning to the Fan Pavilion and the moon is shining over the river bridge. On the outskirts of Fenghuang Ancient City, there is an ancient battlefield site - the Miaojiang South Great Wall (ticket 45 yuan). The South Great Wall can be climbed from other places, led by locals, but it must be hidden from the eyes of the staff. There is also the majestic "Throat of Qianchu" - Huangsiqiao Ancient City (ticket 20 yuan). The ancient city was built in the Tang Dynasty, and troops were stationed there during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. Nearly a hundred families now live there, and the old barracks and stilted buildings still exist. The three city gates in the east, west and north are closed, and the city is like an iron barrel. If you want to go, you can take the bus in the direction of Ala, there are many buses. To go to the South Great Wall and Huangsiqiao Ancient City, take a minibus to Alaying for 3-4 yuan to the South Great Wall (about 30 minutes); take a minibus from the South Great Wall to Alaying for 2 yuan (20 minutes), and then take a three-wheeled motorcycle (2 yuan) to the ancient city of Huangsiqiao.

2., Miao Village. In areas where the Miao people live, Miao women have their heads wrapped in black cloth, wear large-breasted embroidered Miao clothes, and carry bamboo baskets on their backs. The Miao compatriots communicate with each other in the Miao language every day, using songs as matchmakers, and falling in love freely.

Women like to wear silver jewelry and collarless embroidered clothes, while men like to tie leggings, wear double-breasted clothes and blow wood leaves. They grow their own mulberry and raise silkworms, and their handmade fabrics are exquisite. Miao fairs can be held in Shanjiang, Laershan, and Alaying. The days of Shanjiang are on the third and eighth day of the lunar calendar, while in Laershan and Alaying they are on the second and seventh day of the lunar calendar. Among them, the market in Ala is larger in scale; the Miao market in Shanjiang Town is where you can see Miao women in costumes. Fenghuang---Shanjiang---Laershan (ticket: 2-3 yuan/person each, every 45 minutes). Laodong Miao Village (1-day tour). Newly developed attractions and roads have just been opened. You can also feel the more simple Miao customs. Tickets are 88/person. Swimming road--canyon--Miao village. The representative "Majia Residence" building complex is large in scale and can be called the glorious palace of Miao Village. The biggest feature of the ancient building of Laodong Pavilion is the "horse head wall", which is known among the people as the "Five Mountains Chaotian" (along with it) Another major feature of the scale is "four waters return to the hall"). Mysterious Grand Canyon Duluo Village. Buy a ticket at the reception center. It costs 50 yuan for a round trip. Tickets are included. There is a round trip pick-up at 9:00 and 14:00. It’s a good value.

3. Diaojiaolou. The Huilong Pavilion Diaojiao Tower Group is located in Huilong Pavilion in the southeast of Fenghuang Ancient City. It faces the ancient official road in the front and hangs over the Tuojiang River in the back. It is one of the ancient building groups with strong Miao architectural features in Fenghuang Ancient City. The stilted building was built in the Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, and is still home to more than a dozen families. The stilted buildings in the stilted building group are evenly divided into upper and lower floors. They are all bucket-type wooden structures with five columns and six hangings or five columns and eight hangings. They have the distinct characteristic of being built anywhere. The upper floor is wide and the lower floor occupies a very irregular area; the upper floor has complex manufacturing techniques and exquisite workmanship, with a raised roof, carved railings, doors and windows; the lower floor is not a formal room, but the lower part of the stilt is carved, with pumpkins or various animals Head, floral pattern. Corridors or rooms are cantilevered up and down through the cantilevers, making them hang over the river, forming a unique landscape. Rock jumping. Tuojiang Tiaoyan is located in the Tuojiang River outside the north gate of Fenghuang Ancient City. The total length of Rock Jumping is 100 meters. There are 15 rock piers in total, which are arranged horizontally on the Tuojiang River bed. The rock piers are all built with red sand stones. The piers are 5 meters apart. They are paved with wooden boards. The wooden boards are tied with iron chains and fixed to the iron piles on both sides of the river to prevent them from being washed away by floods. Nanhua Mountain. Nanhua Mountain is not far from Fenghuang Old Town. It is free to go up the mountain. On the way up the mountain, you will see Wenchangge Primary School. The entire scenic spot is covered with green mountains and lush trees. In the morning, the mist is green, and in the evening, the setting sun is purple. Light makeup and heavy makeup, suitable for rain or shine. The scenic spot includes three major sceneries: "Nanhua Greenery", "Lanjing Woodcutter Song", and "Mountain Temple Morning Bell".

4. Shen Congwen. On December 28, 1902, Mr. Shen Congwen, the famous Chinese writer, historian, and archaeologist, was born in a typical southern ancient courtyard on Zhongying Street in Fenghuang Ancient City. The courtyard was built after Mr. Shen Congwen's grandfather Shen Hongfu, who was the governor of Guizhou in the Qing Dynasty, bought and demolished an old house in the fifth year of Tongzhi (1866). It is a one-story building sealed with fire bricks. The house is a bucket-type wooden structure building, which is sealed with a bucket-eye-shaped composite wall. The horse-headed walls are decorated with turtle heads and the carved doors and windows are small, unique and antique. The whole building has strong architectural characteristics of Ming and Qing Dynasties in Western Hunan. Mr. Shen Congwen spent his legendary childhood here; Shen Congwen's cemetery can be reached by waterway, boating on the Tuojiang River, or directly in the direction of Longlong Pavilion. No tickets are required, but the online guide mentioned that a toll point is under construction, alas. There is an inscription written by Mr. Huang Yongyu in the cemetery: "A soldier either dies on the battlefield or returns to his hometown." According to the guidance of tourists, the stone in front is the old man's tomb. Engraved on the front of the stone is "Think as I do, and you will understand me." "According to my thinking, you can know people", and what is engraved on the back is "Do not bend or obey, the writings of Xingdou are also kind and tolerant, and the people are innocent", which coincides with "Following the writings makes people". There is a mountain spring on the right side of the tombstone. The water is very cold and some people drink it.

5. Duocui Tower is the new residence of the great painter Huang Yongyu. Everyone who has been to Phoenix knows it. Duocui Building is built on the bank of Tuojiang River. It is an archway-style structure, exquisite and unique. There is a small wooden sign in front of the door: "Private residence, no visitors allowed." If you ask where Huang Yongyu’s old residence is, not everyone in Phoenix knows. The inscription on the door of his former residence is "There is a vicious dog in the house, please be careful when visiting." Chaoyang Palace, the Yang Family Ancestral Hall, is located in Ximen Lane and was built in the 4th year of the Republic of China. There is a high gate wall in front. There are 12 relief sculptures on the pink wall. In the courtyard of the palace, there is a large stage at the head gate. The entire courtyard is like a palace with its red paint, gold patterns and flying reliefs. The stage in Chaoyang Palace is the best preserved stage today, with dignified and elegant shape and exquisite craftsmanship. It is an artistic structure with strong local architectural color.

6. Rafting in Ximen Gorge (in Jixin), the ticket price is 118 yuan. To go rafting in Ximen Gorge, you can take the shuttle bus from Phoenix to Jishou or Jixin or Ala, and the ticket price is about 3-5 yuan. Rafting is still very good and exciting. Several inflatable boats can have water fights with each other and swim in the water. If you don’t have time to go rafting on the Mengdong River (ticket is about 130), Ximen Gorge is also a good choice. Qiliang Cave. A typical carbonate cave costs 50 yuan per ticket and takes about two or three hours to play. CMB 2 yuan/person, taxi 20 yuan. The cave is famous for its four characteristics: strange, beautiful, wide and secluded.

7. Other Tuojiang cruises. The cruise ship on the Tuojiang River costs 15 yuan during the day and 5 yuan at night. It is recommended to take one during the day and one at night. This price is not the price of the travel company, but the price of private ships, ha! Tour company prices doubled. The difference is: whether there is a life jacket or not and some sections of the river are closed before 7:00 pm. You can also take a local private boat to tour the Tuojiang River, but you have to get up early, usually before 7:30. The trip from Hongqiao to Shen Congwen Cemetery costs 10 yuan per person.

Folk customs. In the ancient city, you can buy batik, tie-dye, horn products, old cloth, Miao embroidery, silver jewelry and other handicrafts. The "Liu Se Fang" on the old street is very unique. You can also check out the printing and dyeing craftsmen (Liu Dapao), batik craftsmen (Xiong Chengzao), tie-dye craftsmen (Zhang Guiying, Wu Huahua), and brocade craftsmen (Ye Shuiyun). Next to Tiaoyan, I found a small shop that rents out Miao clothes. The owner is an old Miao woman. She doesn’t need to charge any deposit, and she can wear the beautiful Miao clothes there for a whole day and it only costs 5 yuan. It's so simple that it's indescribable.

Notes:

1. If you want to travel around Phoenix, it is recommended to consult with the hostel owner. He or she will help you contact you and offer discounts on prices. Never believe the ultra-low prices told to you by the soliciting women on the road or the soliciting staff near the bus station to prevent you from being deceived.

2. In Fenghuang, a large number of soliciting girls kept coming to you, asking if you would go boating, traveling or something. I suggested that the person who came after you hang a card with the four characters "Have played all" written on it. ", which has prevented a large number of oral cells from being exhausted.

3. The weather changes quickly in Phoenix, so it is recommended to prepare a transparent raincoat.

4. Local merchants in Phoenix do not accept RMB coins.

5. When buying souvenirs, be patient in bargaining, otherwise you will suffer a big loss. It is recommended not to buy porcini mushrooms in souvenir shops, because the price is twice as expensive as those from hawkers, generally costing 70-80 yuan per pound.

6. Since there are Internet cafes, bars, and some hotels in Fenghuang Ancient City, you can bring a laptop to access the Internet. If there are many digital devices and they are charged frequently, it is recommended to bring a small power strip. There are few sockets in the hotel room.

7. For safety reasons, you need to bring necessary medicines, including: berberine, band-aid, Rendan, Fengyoujing, Yunnan Baiyao aerosol, cold medicine, etc.

Frequently used outdoor equipment:

1. Clothing: In spring and autumn, long-sleeved shirts + T-shirts, jeans, and quick-drying pants. Wear one belt

Two, and bring a windbreaker and cotton sweater. Raincoat, hat, gloves. Sports shoes or hiking shoes, and plenty of socks;

2. Personal supplies: sunscreen, skin care products, soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, plastic cup, towel, facial cleanser, shampoo, body wash, etc. for washing Supplies: a mini hair dryer, a razor, some wet wipes, some rolling papers, and some clean plastic bags;

3. Set of pots, stoves, and 4 gas bottles. Small but precise, high-calorie emergency food (beef jerky, ham sausage, compressed biscuits and other foods), snacks, backup food;

4. Glasses (contact + mirror), compass, multi-function knife , headlamp 2 and batteries, matches and lighters, trekking poles, medical first aid kit (drugs: antibiotics, berberine, Zhenju antihypertensive tablets, ranitidine, Daning tablets, Ke Senshen, Suxiao Jiuxin pills, vitamin C bubbles Tengpai, Fenbid, Band-Aid, Malaysia Thousand Miles Chasing Oil),

5. Mobile phone, MP3, charger, spare battery, digital camera, spare battery, lens paper, tripod, digital companion, Laptop, atlas, guide, notebook, pencil, address book, books; ID card, marriage certificate copy and other documents, cash, credit card;

6. Kettle 2, water bag, double tent, floor 2 mats, flat ropes, 2 inflatable mattresses, and 2 sleeping bags each;

7. One each of 65+10 with rain cover, 38-liter backpack, and a small waist bag.