I want to go out to play during the summer vacation in July, and I have initially decided to stay in Fenghuang or Xitang. Depart from Jinan. Find the best route. Or other similar places to travel.

Xitang is located on the boundary of Jiashan County under Jiaxing City. First, take a train from Jinan to Jiaxing City. There are 5 trains, all of which are passing trains. Among them, the best time recommendation is K75/78 (Changchun-Ningbo) East), arrive at Jinan at 16:42, drive at 16:55, arrive at Jiaxing at 6:06 the next day, sleeper 257 yuan; K1184/1181 (Yantai-Jinhua West) is also available, arrive at Jinan at 17:22, drive at 17:35, Arrive in Jiaxing at 7:58 the next day, sleeper berth 257 yuan; if you want to save some money, there is a local train 1344/1341 (Qiqihar-Hangzhou), which will arrive in Jinan at 16:56, drive at 17:19, and arrive in Jiaxing at 8:11 the next day. Sleeper berth 240 yuan. Train tickets can be booked on the Internet 12 days in advance, so just get on the train! Go to Jiaxing City and take the shuttle bus to Jiashan at the bus station. It takes about an hour to reach Jiashan County, and then transfer to the shuttle bus to Xitang! The journey takes about 40 minutes. Xitang is not the only famous ancient water town in the south of the Yangtze River! Just because Xitang does not check tickets on non-weekends (but tickets are required to enter the attractions), so there are especially many young couples going! After returning to Jiaxing City, you can also take a bus to another ancient water town - Wuzhen, Mao Dun's hometown, but Wuzhen is indeed very dark and the prices are killer! Prepare more money! From Wuzhen, you can also take a bus to Nanxun, Dazhaimen, a water town in the south of the Yangtze River, and experience another elegant and luxurious style that combines Chinese and Western styles!

To get to Fenghuang Ancient City, you must first go to Jishou City, the capital of Xiangxi Prefecture where Fenghuang belongs, or the nearest Mayang City! Jishou is the capital of Xiangxi Prefecture. It is much closer to the ancient city of Fenghuang than Huaihua. The road conditions to Fenghuang are much better than Huaihua, and there will be an expressway soon! It takes about 1.5 hours to take a shuttle bus from Jishou Bus Terminal to Fenghuang Ancient City, and the fare is 15 yuan. Mayang is the closest transfer point to Phoenix, but because it is a small county, some trains do not stop! It takes less than an hour to take a shuttle bus to Fenghuang Ancient Town, and the ticket price is 10 yuan. This can reduce the distance and time taken by car, and the safety is more guaranteed (just look at the many tragic and major car traffic accidents that have occurred recently! Not to mention that in the mountainous areas of western Hunan, trains are relatively safer and are on time without traffic jams)!

There are no direct trains from Jinan to Jishou or Mayang, so you must first go to Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province! There are two trains from Jinan to Changsha, both of which are departure trains, so it is easier to buy a sleeper! K1073 (Jinan-Changsha), departing from Jinan at 18:08, arriving in Changsha at 12:41 noon the next day, sleeper berth 290 yuan; T179 (Jinan-Guangzhou), departing from Jinan at 19:20, arriving in Changsha at 9:48 a.m. the next day , sleeper 290 yuan.

There are three departure trains from Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province, to Jishou. It is easy to guarantee seats and sleepers! Train tickets can be booked on the Internet 12 days in advance, so just get on the train! Among them, T8308/8309 (Changsha - Jishou) and K9024/9025 (Changsha - Jishou) are obviously special tourist trains to Fenghuang Ancient City, while K9031/9034 (Changsha - Zhangjiajie) are obviously special tourist trains to Zhangjiajie ! T8308/8309 departs at 8:29 in the morning and arrives in Jishou at 14:56 in the afternoon. The price of a hard seat is 76 yuan. It is almost evening when we arrive at Fenghuang Ancient City. If you choose this train, you will spend a whole day on the road! K9024/9025 departs at 23:44 midnight and arrives in Jishou at 7:05 the next morning, with a sleeper 129 yuan; it arrives at Fenghuang Ancient City around 8:30 in the morning. K9031/9034 departs at 22:12 midnight and arrives in Mayang at 6:14 the next morning. The cost of a sleeper is 143 yuan. It arrives at Fenghuang Ancient City around 7:00 in the morning. It arrives in Jishou at 7:18 in the morning and the price of a sleeper is 155 yuan. When it arrives at Fenghuang Ancient City it is 155 yuan. Around 9:00 in the morning.

Recommend the last option (get off at Mayang)! This is the most suitable time to arrive at Fenghuang Ancient City! Just in time to have breakfast, then settle into your accommodation and start the full-day tour!

Fenghuang Ancient Town is not big, and the scenic spots in the city are not far from each other. They are all in the city. Just walk along the Tuojiang River. Two days is enough! The main attractions in Phoenix City include Shen Congwen's Former Residence, Xiong Xiling's Former Residence, Yang Family Ancestral Hall, East Gate Tower, Tuojiang River Rafting, etc. Outside the city, there are the Southern Great Wall, Qiliang Cave, Huangsiqiao Ancient City, etc. You can buy a package ticket instead of shopping outside. That's ok too. In addition, there are Miao villages near Fenghuang that have been the most hyped recently, including Miao Wangcheng, Laodong Miao Village, Yanbanyan Miao Village, Chaping Miao Village, Laojiazhai, Shanjiang Miao Village, etc. If you catch a market day, you can also go and see it. There are also scenic spots such as Lover's Valley, Leigong Cave, Tianlong Gorge, Bison Mountain, and Fanjing Mountain nearby. There is also rafting available in the summer.

There were recent floods in Phoenix, and some tourists fell into the river and were rescued! Many people have heard and said what others say. When they arrived in Phoenix, they gave up the quiet, remote and relatively cheap alley residences and had to live in residences along the river. Isn’t it because they have never seen the river? After a day of sightseeing, we are already exhausted. What kind of interest and artistic conception can we find while listening to the sound of the river? All you pay extra is money! Why not use the money you save to visit more scenic spots?

Phoenix now offers two packages of 168 yuan/148 yuan. The smaller one only covers the attractions in the city, while the larger one includes the South Great Wall and the Miao Valley and Miao Village outside the city. Currently, Phoenix has opened a ticket to Miao. Individual travelers can go to the Rengu Miao Village’s shuttle bus on their own, while other Miao villages can only sign up for a local tour group to go there, considering the round-trip transportation problem.

One day is enough to visit the scenic spots in Fenghuang Ancient City, and one day is also enough for the Southern Great Wall + Miao Village! If you are visiting Phoenix for three full days, you can also split your visit to the South Great Wall and Miao Village into two days, which can be more relaxed! It’s okay to spend the remaining time visiting other attractions or just wandering around, so you can appreciate the culture and history of Fenghuang Ancient City in more detail!