I am from Xi'an and I plan to go to Fenghuang Ancient City for a few days at the end of the month. Can any kind person introduce the itinerary and strategies? Which is the closest place to fly?

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1 Airplane route. Arrive at Changsha by plane, take the Phoenix Ancient City Passenger Bus from Changsha West Bus Station, the fare is 130 yuan/ticket, the whole journey is 5.5 hours, four departures per day

Xi'an (K1032, 18:48-06:18, 11:30 Hours, hard seat 106, hard sleeper 185) - Chongqing North (K73, 08:00-14:25, 06:25 hours, hard seat 73, hard sleeper 130) - Tongren, there is a bus from Tongren Bus Station to Phoenix, 1.5 hours by car, the price is 20 yuan/person.

2 Local accommodation

There are many stilted buildings along the Tuojiang River. In order to enjoy the night view of the Tuojiang River, you can stay there. It costs about 70-80 yuan a night (off-season). I don’t see that the ones in Tuojiang are cheaper. You can ask around, but the houses generally don’t have single rooms. They are all 2-3 beds for 20-30 yuan/bed, with air conditioning (the boss will charge extra for turning on the air conditioning. Please negotiate in advance), private bathroom. It is recommended to compare several before making a decision. Prices may increase during holidays or weekends, so be prepared. If you are traveling far away from home, it is best to book in advance to avoid running out of accommodation.

Eating in small shops is generally very cheap. A bowl of rice noodles for breakfast costs 3 yuan and you can be full. Special dishes such as blood cake duck and pickled fish hot pot are more expensive, only 28-35 yuan. look like. It depends on what kind of restaurant you eat in.

Special snacks include sour radish, community rice, tung leaf cake, flavored snails, and jelly. The night market in Hongqiao is pretty good at night. Friends who like to eat barbecue can try it. There are many varieties. Mutton skewers or beef skewers cost five yuan a lot (pocket size), and the taste is very punctual.

3. Attractions

You can buy a Phoenix tourist map "Wandering Phoenix" in Phoenix City for 4-5 yuan, and ask the boss to stamp you with some commemorative stamps (be sure to specify You want them to be different, or they will make the same ones for you). Then you can carry it around. Don’t lose that map, it’s a great souvenir to take back. You can check out the information provided above, including introductions to food and accommodation.

To visit the ancient city, you can buy a package ticket or join a one-day tour group offered by a local travel agency. (Note: It is free to visit Fenghuang Ancient City. Tickets are required to visit Fenghuang Eight Scenic Spots and Fenghuang Ten Scenic Spots. There are two packages, Fenghuang Eight Scenery Package: including Shen Congwen’s Former Residence, Xiong Xiling’s Former Residence, Yang Family Ancestral Hall, East Gate Tower, Tuojiang River Rafting, Hongqiao Second Floor, Chongde Hall, Wanshou Palace, ticket price: 138 yuan/person; Phoenix Ten Scenery Package: On the basis of the Phoenix Eight Scenery, the Great Wall of South China, Qiliang Cave, and Huangsiqiao Ancient City of the Tang Dynasty are added. Ticket price: 216 yuan/person. Remember, you can get a half-price discount for the Eight Scenic Spots and Ten Scenic Spots in Phoenix with your student ID. In addition, don’t go to Huangsiqiao Ancient City, which is among the ten scenic spots. Although it is worth it, it is not well maintained now. You will be very disappointed if you go there.) Some of the paid attractions are not necessarily worth seeing. It is recommended not to buy a package and go around by yourself. The ancient city is only so big and you can finish it, and there is no tour guide always urging you to leave quickly. .

There will be a lot of people in Tiaoyan who will ask you to take photos in Miao clothes. It costs 2-3 yuan to rent clothes and take photos yourself (if you have strong bargaining skills, you can get it for 1 yuan~). If you let them take a photo, it's 5 yuan/photo. It is recommended that friends who have a camera take photos by themselves after bargaining. There is no limit to the number of photos. You can take as many photos as you want. Haha~

The second floor of Hongqiao is a teahouse, where you can enjoy the scenery. Great place (this review has mixed reviews, please judge for yourself).

There are two sections to choose from for Tuojiang River Rafting. The tour company's boat trip is from Tiaoyan to Shen Congwen's Cemetery, and you buy tickets at the North Gate Tower (Tiaoyan). Although the trip is short, that section is the most charming section of western Hunan. Take a private boat from Shen Congwen Cemetery to Peach Blossom Island (a newly opened tourist spot, the entrance fee is 20 yuan, there are many peach trees on the island, you can watch and participate in Miao custom performances), the price is 7-8 yuan/person. The river is very shallow, so you can take an oar to experience the feeling of rowing, or you can ask the boatman to sing a folk song, or you can sing to other tourists on the boat. In the summer, people on boats will have water fights, so be fully prepared for protection!

There are many private developments in the surrounding Miao villages, and the quality varies. It’s a good idea to go there and experience the customs of the Miao Village. Recommendations include: Lao Village, Duluo Village and Shanjiang Miao Village. There are many ticket sales places in the city, and you can bargain with them.

You can also buy a wishing lantern for a few dollars on the Tuojiang River at night and put it in the river to make your best wishes (every time I see the cleaners salvaging the "wrecks" of the wishing lantern early in the morning, I feel like This beautiful activity is both nerve-wracking and environmentally damaging). If you want to try the bar style, there are many bars along the Tuojiang River, just find one that sounds good and go in. There are also parties you can watch in the city at night, which cost about 60 yuan/person.

4. Shopping

The things that are not allowed to eat are generally batik and embroidery, silver jewelry (both worn and decorated), bone carvings, root carvings, pyrography, sand paintings, There are also many books and postcards describing Xiangxi.

The things to eat include ginger candies (the ginger candies in Zhenganzhang are really good, but the price is a bit more expensive than other places because they are famous brands, haha), twisting candies, dried kiwi fruit, social rice, Sour radish, by the way, the best place to eat sour radish is near the Xiangxi gourmet store I’m going to talk about next. I envy the staff here. You can eat such delicious food. If possible, you can. Bargaining~ Saving money is our first goal!

There is wine to drink, weigh it by the kilogram, and you will buy additional utensils (such as gourds or bamboo tubes) to put it in. Kiwi wine is the kind of fruit wine with a bit of alcoholic flavor. The taste is judged based on personal preference. There is also rice wine, which tastes pretty good~~

I also know of a shop that sells authentic Xiangxi delicacies, including bacon , Cured cooked food, I never knew that bacon can be eaten like this. Cut the bacon into cubes and stir-fry it with Wugang dried Xiangxiang. It’s really good to eat with rice. You can also taste delicious food for free in their store, wow wow wow... Oh, I almost forgot, their store is not easy to find, and I also specifically wrote down the name of their store, called Song Kwai Fong. There is a very small door near the "Phoenix City" inscribed by Zhu Rongji. When I walked in, I was suddenly enlightened. The store manager told me that they opened a store on Taobao and achieved double crowns in one year, and all of them were started by college students. If you are interested, you can search online, it is cheaper than in physical stores. They also have Xiangxi specialty wine, as well as gourds and bamboo tubes. (If you like wine containers such as gourds and bamboo tubes, you can also show off to the store manager. If he is a nice person, he will definitely give you one for free.)

5. Items to bring

Needless to say personal items, cash (there are very few places where you can swipe cards), camera, toiletries, and change of clothes. Summer is coming, so you still need to bring an umbrella. The rain in the mountain city will last forever. There are also sunscreen care products (it’s up to you whether boys want to bring them).

I will arrange the rest by myself. It is enough to spend about 600 yuan per person in Phoenix (including the basic six items of food, accommodation, transportation, shopping and entertainment) (of course it is not a top-level consumption level) .

Supplementary information:

Day 1: There is a minibus to Qiliang Cave in Fenghuang County for 5 yuan per person. Qiliang Cave is a typical karst landform. Tickets for Qiliang Cave are It’s 40 yuan per person, half price if you have a certificate; you can finish the tour in half a day.

The next day: Huangsiqiao Ancient City, South Great Wall, Miao Customs Village, and Grand Canyon. These places are on the same line and can be arranged together. If there are many people, it is more cost-effective to charter a car. There are free tour guides and discounted tickets are available to locals. 100 yuan/time, one way. If you charter a car in Phoenix, you only need to go there and not come back. Ticket details: Tickets for Huangsiqiao Ancient City and Miao Custom Village are 60 yuan/person; South Great Wall is 30 yuan/person (not much to see); the Grand Canyon is free, and the general ticket price is 45 yuan/person.

Day 3: One-day trip around the ancient city. Fenghuang Ancient City Wall, Fengyu Bridge, Shen Congwen Square, Shen Congwen's Former Residence, Xiong Xiling's Former Residence, Yang Family Ancestral Hall, East Gate Tower, Tuojiang River Rafting, Hongqiao Art Building, Wanshou Palace, Chongde Hall, Ancient City Museum) Some can be reached on foot, some need to take a boat Arrive at the attraction. Taking a wooden boat is 20 yuan/person. The basic cost is not high.

The morning in the ancient city is very beautiful. You can get up early in the morning and go to the Tuojiang River to experience it; the night of the Tuojiang River is very beautiful, especially in summer. It is very refreshing to sit in the Tuojiang River and eat barbecue and drink drinks chilled by the Tuojiang River. . It’s best to start visiting the ancient city at dusk. The stalls and hawkers are all out, and the things are very special and very cheap.