The best route for a five-day trip to Enshi. Recommended guide for a five-day trip to Enshi.

Enshi is a city in western Hubei and a place where Tujia people gather. Enshi not only has many eye-opening mysterious natural landscapes, but also has unique cultures unique to various ethnic minorities. The connotation and food make it a good travel destination. Here is a detailed guide to share with you.

The 5-day trip is actually still in a rush. Enshi Prefecture is a place where you should slow down and experience life, the love hidden in the stilted building, the simplicity of the Tujia brothers and sisters, the delicious snacks in the streets, All these things can disturb the stagnant water in the heart.

The best route for a 5-day trip to Enshi Prefecture:

Daughter City - Grand Canyon - Tenglong Cave - Shennong Creek - Geocentric Valley

Looking back The whole journey felt a little pity in my heart. Every place deserves two or three days to appreciate it. So I think if you are going to come, I really hope you can slow down to commune with the mountains and rivers and listen to the birds and insects in the forest. Say hello to the flowers, plants and trees, instead of coming and going in a hurry like me. Although I encountered the beauty in it, I vaguely felt that I still missed a lot.

Day 1: Children’s City, Food Recommendations

The first thing I did when I arrived at Children’s City was to have lunch. I found Zhangguan Hezha, a well-known local stir-fry restaurant, Hezha. It's their specialty, and it tastes really good, but it's not as good as the sour pork and potato chips that left me with a wonderful taste bud enjoyment.

The kang potatoes here in Enshi are truly unique. They are golden in color and will make your appetite whet your appetite. The potatoes have a soft texture and a sweet aftertaste when you eat them. The memories at this moment are full of fragrance.

Enshi Prefecture is a Tujia Autonomous Prefecture. Daughter City has a relatively strong Tujia style. Beautiful stilted buildings stand on both sides of the street, and various ethnic imprints with Tujia style can be seen at a glance.

Daughter City is not a big place. It is enough to have a meal in the afternoon and then stroll around the market and drink tea in the evening. The pace of life here is not fast, but life is leisurely. Every time I come to ethnic minority areas, I wonder if I would have a completely different life now if I had chosen to stay in my hometown.

The next day: Enshi Grand Canyon, cliff plank road

The Grand Canyon is divided into two parts, including "Qixing Village" and "Yunlong Seam". The Yunlong River Seam has a total length of 7.5 Thousands of meters, with the deepest reaching 75 meters, there are cracks in the ground full of strange rocks, colorful, green ancient trees, and gurgling blue water. The walking plank road is dug in the middle of the mountain, and tourists cannot directly reach the cracks at the bottom of the valley.

Going along the walking plank road, there are several waterfalls and springs on both sides of the seam. The waterfalls are refreshing to look at. Yunlong Seam is just one of the scenic spots in Enshi Grand Canyon. Attractions, continue towards the mountain, there are more beautiful scenery, which is the "Qixingzhai Scenic Area".

Qixing Village, formerly known as "Qijing Village", is composed of seven thrilling gates: small building gate, middle building gate, big building gate, Shaliudong, Caotuqian, Jigongling and Dongyun Temple. , each village gate has the tendency of one man blocking the gate and ten thousand men unable to open it. It was built by people sent by the former mountain emperor (black chieftain) in the mountain. It is named "Seven Star Village" because it resembles the Big Dipper in its planar distribution.

You can travel around the entire mountain area along a circular mountain step without having to go back. The whole journey can be walked (about 3 hours). The main attractions include a line of sky, cliff promenade and a stick of incense. .

Huangshan is famous for its strange pines and rocks, and Zhangjiajie is famous in China for its natural bonsai, but in my heart, Enshi Grand Canyon is unique. It has both strange rocks and mountains and various beautiful scenery. The natural vegetation bonsai is worthy of being called the "Colorado of the East"

"One Stick of Incense" is a peak column with a height of about 150 meters and a minimum diameter of only 4 meters. It even looks like the column head is larger than the column waist. It is thicker and has stood among the peaks for thousands of years. It cannot be knocked down by the wind or beaten by the rain. In 2013, Yixiang was rated as one of the 40 most beautiful scenic spots in China by foreign media.

According to legend, this stone pillar is a peace incense given to the local people by the gods. If it is lit in the event of a disaster, the gods will come to earth to save it, so the local people call it "peace incense".

The scenery in the Grand Canyon is endless. Standing on a high place and looking around, the undulating mountains, overlapping clouds, and light scattering make the entire Grand Canyon as beautiful as a landscape painting with a sea of ??clouds stretching for hundreds of miles. , the light and shadow are chaotic and bullying, and the whole scene is so beautiful. All the obstacles in life are actually obstacles in the heart. Standing on a high place and looking at the clouds, all the things that are difficult to overcome can be forgotten in an instant.

There are many places where you can take photos and check in in the Grand Canyon. The breeze blows from the mountains, and the fragrance of vegetation is mixed with the smell of earth. The hormones of nature are so refreshing~ Here I must admit that hiking in Enshi Grand Canyon is It made me a little exhausted.

On the way, you can take sightseeing cars and cable cars. Sitting in the cable car, you can overlook the Grand Canyon from a God's perspective. The scenery that cannot be seen on the ground can be seen from high in the air.

This is my first time walking on the cliff path. Even though I am afraid of heights, I still have lingering fears when walking along the path. The breeze in the canyon takes away the heat from my body and I hold on to the railing. I dare to stick my head out and look at the valley below.

Watch a performance of "Dragon Boat Diao" in the evening. This Tujia folk song with local characteristics is very impressive.

The lyrics have accumulated the long-term life experience and wisdom of the local working people, and the lines reveal a strong flavor of life. The shyness and charm of the Tujia Yaomei'er, and the various styles of the Tujia elder brothers and sisters are vividly displayed on the stage.

The entire performance of "Dragon Boat Diao" lasted for more than an hour. The persistence of love between the chieftain's daughter and the punting boy was touching. The story of dying for love made me shed tears. I know that as the story unfolds, As I get older, the longer I spend time in the dye vat of society, the less I expect from relationships. Fortunately, I have always chosen to believe in love, and was eventually cherished by love, and met the person I am now.

The third day: Lichuan Tenglong Cave, hot air balloon

The Eight Hundred Miles Qingjiang River plunged more than 30 meters from the entrance of the Tenglong Cave Water Cave, and the mighty river water rushed vertically. The foam rolled and the sound shook the abyss, forming a giant karst sinkhole landscape that is extremely rare in the world. From then on, it turned from light to dark and entered the undercurrent, quietly sneaking into the underworld for 16.8 kilometers. The geological landscape in the cave is widely distributed, and it can be called a "China Museum of Karstology".

There were no hot air balloons here before, but this time you can take a romantic hot air balloon here! You don’t need to go across the ocean to Turkey, which is not romantic, you just need to come to Tenglong Cave, we can Spend the least amount of money to experience the fun of flying in a hot air balloon. However, this hot air balloon can only rise to a height of about 40m at the top of the cave. It will not fly too high and is safer.

The Qingjiang River Basin in the Tenglong Cave area is the birthplace of mankind. During the Yin and Shang Dynasties, the Tenglong Cave area was the place where the Ba people founded their country. Later, the Tujia people, the descendants of the Ba people, lived and multiplied here. Good at singing and dancing, romantic to the core, the hometown of the world's outstanding Tujia folk song "Dragon Boat Tune" is Lichuan. The rich Tujia customs also add a strong touch to Tenglong Cave tourism.

Using the natural dome-shaped hall in the cave, Tenglong Cave has built the largest original ecological cave theater in the world. Large-scale Tujia original ecological scene song and dance "Yishui Lichuan", "Yishui" are performed every day "Lichuan", as the first large-scale live-action drama in Hubei Province, "Yishui Lichuan" has been performed for more than 6,000 times and has become a symbol and brand of the Tujia national culture. The moving stilted buildings, covered bridges, dragon boats in the water and other backgrounds made me unable to help but blend into the original and simple Tujia culture and national customs.

"Yishui Lichuan" deeply explores and inherits the local ethnic culture. The legendary stories of the Ba people's ancestor Lin Jun and the Tujia totem white tiger are passed down orally by the Tujia people. The Tujia people cry for marriage, welcome relatives, and perform funeral dances. Folk customs such as hunting, hunting, and beautiful mountain folk songs such as Dragon Boat Diao and Liukou Tea fascinate tourists.

The rotating Tujia stilted buildings, Fengyu Bridge and other Tujia representative buildings in the background of the stage, as well as real-life props such as waterwheels, Xilankapu, Qiwo and old buffaloes, allow visitors to be immersed in the scene; folk songs Singing duets, selecting grooms, worshiping, and throwing sachets make tourists excited and excited. The folk songs and dances in the show are all national intangible cultural heritage. They not only maintain the authenticity of national culture, but also transform national cultural elements into popular tourism. The product creates an artistic carrier of "harmony between man and nature".

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Among the more than 100 stage performers, I saw a little brother who looked exactly like Luo Zhixiang! The side face is particularly similar, and of course the front face is also good-looking. 70-200 chased him on the stage and took many photos.

In addition to "Yishui Lichuan", Tenglong Cave Scenic Area also created the only comprehensive laser performance show in the country, with carefully choreographed modern songs and dances, integrating laser, dome curtain, water curtain, fountain, Flames, rime and other elements perfectly blend virtual and real, presenting beautiful stage scenes. A ticket of 180 yuan can watch two performances, which is a good price.

Tenglong Cave was rated as "the most beautiful place in China" and "the six most beautiful tourist caves in China - shocking Tenglong Cave" by "China National Geographic" in 2005; as one of Hubei Province's "Top Ten Tourism Business Cards" "Tenglong Cave, a national geopark, is indeed worth a visit.

Day 4: Shennong Creek, trackers pulling fiber

It is no exaggeration to say that Shennong Creek is the place I am most looking forward to this time. In the movie "Across the Ocean to Love You", I saw the simplicity and primitiveness of this land, the culture of weeping for marriage, the culture of funerals, the chants of trackers and the salha dance in mourning for the deceased. These are hazy in my memory. The pictures all urged me to leave quickly, see and hear for myself.

The beauty of Shennong Creek is reflected in its originality, simplicity, wildness and no pollution. There is no artificial carving here, it all depends on the creation of nature. Shennong River is full of greenery everywhere. The mountains are green and the water is green. I sit on a small wooden boat and touch the water along the side of the boat. The golden light on the water surface is shining and a little dazzling. The memory suddenly goes back to playing in the river and catching fish when I was a child. Pictures, time always comes and goes, and some good things never come back.

There are two ways of rafting in Shenlong River: kayaking and wooden boating. I took the primitive and unsophisticated Wandoujiao boat. I still wanted to watch the trackers pulling fiber and listen to them sing the chant song "Hey Zuo He Zuo". The song has no specific lyrics, it’s just the boatmen cheering each other on~

When I was a child, I used to go to my grandma’s house by boat. During the dry season, there would be scenes of the boatmen stretching. They are familiar with the nature of water, and they are both on the water and on the shore. Agile and fast, Shenlongxi fiber pulling was very primitive before the 1990s. The trackers did not wear clothes during the fiber pulling, probably because they were afraid that the rough rope would damage their clothes.

You definitely can’t see that kind of original picture now, and the trackers in front of us are already over sixty years old! The actual age of the tracker in front of the camera is 75. It’s really hard to tell how old he is. People can still be so energetic, probably because the mountains and rivers nourish people~

Day 5: The Earth’s Center Valley, a journey to the secret realm in the mountains

The Earth’s Center Valley is the biggest surprise of this trip , if I hadn’t walked in the canyon myself, I wouldn’t have believed that Enshi had so many magical places. The Valley of the Earth is like a stunning beauty hidden in a deep boudoir. Her delicacy, tranquility, and beauty can only be appreciated one by one.

The starry sky room in the Earth Center Valley is worth mentioning. The twilight rises after sunset, and the world after 23 o'clock is so quiet that only insects chirp. At this moment, when I close my eyes, I can still hear the crickets singing. The breeze in the forest ruffled the leaves, and the stars overhead kept blinking.

I turned off all the lights, put a big sign on the bed, raised my head and looked at the stars, as if I had suddenly returned to my original state.

The geocentric valley is so fun. The first one is the 9D suspension glass bridge. People who are afraid of heights are naturally a little worried, but people like me who like excitement can walk through it without blinking. There are more than a hundred meters high at the feet, and the flowers, trees, canyons and strange rocks are clearly visible. There will also be music at the end of the last section, similar to the kind you play through a game, which is very interesting.

The valley of Enshi Dixin Valley is divided into three sections. Shuxin Valley is famous for its danger, Xixin Valley is famous for its tranquility, and Wenxin Valley is famous for its wonders. The plank road of Shuxin Valley was built by Lin Kong. On the cliff, winding halfway up the mountain, standing on the plank road and looking at the pole, the trees in the valley are lush and prosperous. The water at the bottom of the valley is gurgling, and the sound of the water is pleasant to the ear.

Passing by Jiayin Pavilion, passing through the Sun and Moon Gate, admiring the giant ape head and the elephant trunk stone, we arrived at Xixin Valley

Xixin Valley is 1.8 kilometers long and is considered one of the three sections of the river valley. This is the most outstanding section of the scenery. Some of the beauty is seen and believed. My words are not gorgeous enough to describe its beauty, but I know that as long as you come, you will be moved by it.

This is how the Earth’s Core Valley got its name. The heart-shaped valley is like a door to the heart, connecting the girls and boys next to it. The beauty of this section of the valley lies in its depth; the section of the river is impacted by the current. It creates a strong sense of three-dimensional space, as if writing a stone book with a pen.

There is a stone not far away that looks like a turtle. It is clearly visible to the naked eye. You don’t need to use your imagination to see that it is a turtle. The clear water flow in the Earth’s Core Valley makes people wonder. Go down and play in the water. Fortunately, there is a water play area here. You can catch fish and move crabs. How can you have such fun?

The last section is Wenxin Valley, which goes all the way up the Bayan Ancient Road, passes through Bayan Cave, and then goes a short distance to the "Magic Carpet in the Sky." It sounds very magical, but it is actually in the sky. Sightseeing elevator, this magic carpet has its own foot massage effect, which is especially suitable for tourists after climbing uphill.

There are many aerial projects and water entertainment projects in the Earth Center Valley. However, the weather was not good that day and none of the projects were completed. And I know that all the regrets are for the sake of meeting us next time.