How to travel from Chongqing to Phoenix by car while saving money and having fun?

Chongqing-Fenghuang Ancient City Self-driving Tour Guide

From April 28, 2005 to May 3, 2005, my friend and I drove to Fenghuang by ourselves. Write down the situation for future reference.

1. Our route

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2. Highway conditions and tolls

(I divide highways into 5 levels, and level 1 is very (Grade 2 is poor, Grade 3 is average, Grade 4 is good, Grade 5 is very good), the one-way toll is 199 yuan RMB, the one-way distance is 665.9KM, most roads are grade 4, and some roads are grade 2 , Level 3, details are as follows:

Fuling Expressway Toll Station (Expressway, Level 4, toll is 70 yuan RMB, speed is controlled, there are many patrol cars on the road measuring speed); Yangtze River Bridge Toll Station (ordinary The highway is Level 4 and some are Level 3. The toll is RMB 10. After crossing the bridge, ask more questions and find the entrance to Fuling Fourth Ring Road. Drive slowly in urban areas and there are many cars that do not obey traffic regulations); Qiaotou Toll Station (ordinary highway, Level 4, The toll is 10 yuan RMB, remember not to overtake in the lane); Daxi River Toll Station (ordinary highway, level 4, toll is 10 yuan RMB, passing through Wulong is a one-way road, the Second Wujiang Bridge is impassable, and the road on Wulong Street is huge. Drive slowly, go back to the lower half of Wulong Old Town); Wulong Toll Station (ordinary highway, level 4, toll is 10 yuan RMB); Jiangkou Toll Station (ordinary highway, level 3, toll is 10 yuan RMB, it is recommended Drive carefully. When approaching Pengshui, there is a 180-degree turning bay with extremely poor visibility. Be sure to control the speed at 40~50 to pass); Pengshui Yindu Toll Station (ordinary highway, level 2, toll is 14 yuan RMB, drive slowly) The chassis will not be hung); Pengshui Yangliu Toll Station (ordinary highway, level 4, toll is 10 yuan RMB, the speed can reach more than 100,); Qianjiang Toll Station (ordinary highway, level 4, toll is 10 yuan RMB, only five kilometers away to, not worth it); Yanxi Toll Station (ordinary highway, level 4, toll is 10 yuan RMB); Xiaoba Toll Station (ordinary highway, level 4, toll is 10 yuan RMB); Zhongnan Toll Station (ordinary highway, level 4, toll is 10 yuan RMB); , toll is 10 yuan RMB); Guanjing Toll Station (ordinary highway, level 4, toll is 10 yuan RMB, go left at the three-way intersection before entering the city and follow a street to attract investment, and you can go around the city and go straight to Songtao); The toll station in Donglaoke (ordinary highway, level 3 and some level 2) charges 5 yuan RMB. Several cultural landscapes in Fenghuang such as Huangsi Cave and the Great Wall of the South are also on this road. Turn right at the first roundabout near Fenghuang City. It is the old town by the river).

3. Gas Stations and Gas Prices

There are many gas stations along the way. It is recommended to choose PetroChina gas stations (large ones); except for Qianjiang, the gas price is 4.13 Except for RMB 4.08 (93# gasoline), the total gas cost for my round trip was 497 RMB.

4. Parking lot in Fenghuang

Because Fenghuang is very small and the parking lot is not easy to find, it is recommended to go to the parking lot of Fenghuang County People’s Government (just outside the parking lot of Fenghuang County People’s Government) There is a dedicated person watching the car at the door (very safe), 10 RMB/24 hours.

5. Transportation in Fenghuang City

Fenghuang County is very small, and it is generally not necessary to take a car. Green taxis start at 2 yuan RMB, and environmentally friendly battery cars are 1 yuan RMB per person.

6. Fenghuang Scenic Area

The ancient city scenic area (with the ancient city as the center, extending to Hongqiao in the east, Yannao City in the south, Pondpingping in the west, and Tuojiang River in the north, covering an area of ??1 Square kilometers, it is the most prosperous and prosperous area in Fenghuang County, and it is also the "heart" of Fenghuang County. The ancient city has a history of more than a thousand years and has formed many scenic spots and historic sites. It is a strategic location. Important, it has always been an important border town. After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, military and political officials from "Zhenbian", "Tunbian" and "Suibian" were stationed there, followed by scholars and poets, who also followed them to carry out large-scale construction projects. Each building is exquisitely designed, with brackets and eaves, carved dragons and phoenixes, and painted with gold paint. Due to the needs of the ruler's strategy, there are more temples and ancestral halls in Phoenix than in other places, so most of them are concentrated in the ancient city. "It's called. The ancient city is surrounded by charming green hills, half of the city of Athens. The beautiful and natural scenery of the entire ancient city is endless); The scenery is purple, the ink is splashed when the rain comes, the veil is scattered by smoke, and the makeup is light and heavy. It is suitable for rain or shine. The scenic spot includes three major sceneries: "Nanhua Greenery", "Lanjing Woodcutter Song", and "Mountain Temple Morning Bell". : The forest road is winding, the snails are surrounded by green mountains, it is suitable for rain or shine, and you can enjoy the scenery carefully); Shawan Scenic Area (the center of the scenic area is Shawan. It includes five of the eight major scenic spots in the past: Dongling Yinghui, Longtan Fishing Fire , Fan Pavilion Huitao, Xiqiao Night Moon, and tall and graceful peaks, it is known as "Langyuan". Here, there is a bend of green water, surrounded by green mountains, nunneries, pavilions, temples, temples, pavilions, terraces, towers, and pavilions. The interplay of classical and modern architecture is unique. The mountains are green and the rain cannot wash them away, and the sound of birds is carried by the wind); Qiliang Cave Scenic Area (5 kilometers away from the county seat. It has the characteristics of strangeness, beauty, tranquility and steepness.

It is a peak-cluster-valley landform dominated by dissolution, which dissolves ancient and modern wonders of heaven and earth into one cave); Huangsiqiao Ancient City Scenic Area (in Miao District, 25 kilometers away from the county seat, there is a complete stone city. The city site is in Huangsiqiao Village) It is a famous scenic spot among green trees and rocks. It is also the site of an ancient battlefield where host and guest competed with each other. The ancient city was first built in the Chui Gong period of the Tang Dynasty. It was renovated and repaired in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is now the ancient city. It is intact and stands tall. The 10-meter-high brick and wood towers are all designed in the Qing Dynasty, with algae reliefs and flying eaves. They are majestic and the ancient barracks made of bluestone and adobe still stand tall on the edge of Chu. , with a majestic view of Qianchuan. There are scenes in the scenery, scenery outside the scenery, scenery is connected, and there are scenery everywhere, building the entire Fenghuang County into a picturesque and unique "painting town"); the Great Wall Scenic Area in the South (there are only a few One part is from ancient times, and the others are newly built and not of much interest. It is recommended that those who have not seen or climbed the Great Wall can go up and have a look); Duluo Village Scenic Area (more than 10 kilometers away from Fenghuang, on the way to Ala ( On the road where Huangsiqiao Ancient City is located, there are Tujia villages with simple folk customs and beautiful natural scenery in Duluo Village. There is a grand canyon behind the village, and there are waterfalls on the mountains next to the canyon. One of the waterfalls is very beautiful. The rocks behind the waterfall are layered. It is hollow, covered with green moss, and water drips from it, like a dripping Guanyin. There is a large cave above the waterfall, which is said to be big enough to hide hundreds or even thousands of people. The bandits in western Hunan used this as a stronghold during the liberation. It took three years to get rid of all the bandits. There is water behind the mountain, and the water is crystal clear. You can take a boat along the canyon and listen to the beautiful folk songs of the Tujia boatmen. After landing, the villagers return to the village through the back mountain. Most of the houses in the village are traditional stone houses, and the lower half of the house is made of neat mountain stones)

7. Scenic Area Tickets

Phoenix Now There are two types of scenic spot tickets: one is the ancient city scenic spot ticket (only for visiting scenic spots in the ancient city and Tuojiang River tour, 86 RMB/person), and the other is a pass (including all famous scenic spots, 168 yuan) RMB/person).

8. Food, drink and fun in Phoenix

1. Special dishes: blood rake duck, blood sausage, tofu, braised eggs, fried sauerkraut, hot and sour fish, fried bracken, fried bracken Gu, canned mushrooms

2. Specialty hotels: Laojie Hotel, Pan Changjiang Hotel and Ambassador Hotel on the edge of the ancient city

3. Specialty bars: Wanderer Bar, Small Town Story Bar, Qingshi Bar, Shuichefang Bar, Primitive Bar

4. After nightfall, you can go to Fenghuang Road, which the locals call "Xinma Road", to eat barbecue. Beef skewers cost 5 yuan and 40. 8 yuan for a black-bone chicken leg and 5 yuan for a bottle of beer, enough to keep you crazy until midnight.

5. Beer. There is no local beer in Phoenix. All beer comes from outside, so the price is more expensive. There are Chongqing, Budweiser, Sixth Sense beer, etc. What is strange is that most of the beer here is 500 ml. One bottle, placed in bars on both sides of the Tuojiang River, can cost as much as 180 yuan for a dozen or 15 yuan for a bottle.

9. Accommodation in Phoenix

1. Phoenix has a variety of residential houses for accommodation, which are what we often call inns and so-called stilted buildings;

< p>2. There are also large and small hotels, but the hotels in Phoenix are relatively small and not high.

3. It is recommended that TX people stay in residential houses (family inns) and hotels to experience it at the same time.

10. Specialties of Phoenix

1. Ginger candy. As long as you have been to Fenghuang, you will know about ginger candy. This is a kind of sugar made from white sugar or brown sugar and minced ginger. It is sold in the streets and alleys of Fenghuang, and the Xiong family, Zhang family, Li family, Liu family, Wu family ----- Almost all surnames can be found here, and they all claim to be authentic. You can try it at the drawing site. If you don't like it, just change it. After a while, you can not only choose the flavor you like, but also save the meal. And there is a very cute little rule there. When you buy ginger candies, if you ask the boss to give you a small bag, he will refuse, but if you sit in his shop and taste it for a long time, he will still smile. It is recommended to buy the Zhengan Zhang, which is also the most expensive.

2. Tie-dye and batik. They all have white flowers on a blue background, but the craftsmanship is different. Tie-dye patterns are mainly ethnic patterns, while batik is more about the local scenery of Fenghuang. You can find a shop owner named Teng Shufang on Hongqiao. He can take you to see the batik scene, which is another free attraction!

3. Nuo art mask. This shop is opened by a couple. The boss's surname is Yang and the wife's surname is Que. They are both painters. Boss Yang claims that he is not talkative, but he can tell many stories about local gods and ghosts in Fenghuang. He is a man who is in awe of the gods. His shop is full of Phoenix Nuo opera characters he painted on various carriers (such as gourds, rice spoons, laundry mallets, and wild boar teeth). This is a real national craft.

4. Window grilles. Under the East Gate Tower, there is an old lady Wu, who is over eighty years old. As long as the weather is good, she will carve flowers by hand there, with very detailed stitches, a very loving smile, and use a very warm voice to talk about the window grilles she carved. content.

5. Fuji Silver Shop in the ancient street, silver is 3 yuan RMB/gram. (If it is a handicraft, be sure to negotiate the price)

6. Feng folk paper-cutting (there is an old paper-cutting artist next to Hongqiao) works are priced according to the complexity of the pattern (2 yuan, 3 yuan, 5 yuan) wait).

7. Braided ribbons, narrow machine-woven ribbons cost 5-7 yuan, and hand-woven ribbons cost 15-20 yuan; wider machine-woven ribbons cost 10-15 yuan, and hand-woven ribbons cost 25-40 yuan.

8. Phoenix hand-drawn map (5 yuan/sheet)

9. "Border Town" (12 yuan/book, 2 commemorative stamps required, Beiyue Literature and Art Publishing House, illustrated by Huang Yongyu, Purchased at Shen Congwen’s former residence)

10. Glutinous rice wine (a self-made wine with a lower alcohol content, sweeter taste and almost no punch, more suitable for people with a small alcohol capacity.

But be sure to make it clear that it is glutinous rice wine, not rice wine. One word difference means the difference is dozens of degrees)

11. Going to the market in Phoenix

Liaojiaqiao: Going to the market , eight; Alaying: rush two and seven (the largest market place in the county); Jixin: rush five and ten (the second largest market place in the county); Shanjiang: rush three and eight; Laershan: rush two and seven; Heku: Rushing for one and six