3 days and 2 nights! Please keep the guide for the most fun tours in Macheng!

In Macheng in spring, azaleas bloom all over the mountains, and the colorful collision creates a beautiful small town. After turning over the seasons, Macheng has come to the bright summer, with green mountains and clear lakes. Summer is long, so take a few days, not too many, just three days and two nights. Let's go shopping in Macheng with "Chu Xiaoyou"!

Macheng City three-day tour route arrangement

D1: Xiaogan Township Cultural Park-Longteng Ecological Park-Dinner accommodation: Guifeng Mountain Scenic Area

D2: Guifeng Mountain Scenic Area —Gu Xiaogan Xiangdu Resort—Dinner accommodation: Ancient Xiaogan Xiangdu Resort

D3: Huangbai Mountain·Lion Peak Scenic Area—Return

D1

Xiaogan Township Cultural Park—Longteng Ecological Park—Dinner and Accommodation: Guifeng Mountain Scenic Area

Xiaogan Township Cultural Park

When you arrive in Macheng, you can arrange to go to Xiaogan Township Cultural Park as your first stop. The Cultural Park is located in the center of Macheng City with convenient transportation and covers an area of ??more than 1,200 acres. It is a large-scale leisure and creative park integrating food, housing, transportation, tourism, shopping, entertainment, and sports. Here you can not only taste the local flavors and delicacies of Macheng, but also appreciate the unique regional culture and folk customs of Macheng. It is the place that best represents the characteristics of Macheng city.

The overall architectural design of the cultural park is an antique architectural style from the Ming and Qing dynasties in eastern Hubei. The eaves are dignified and the roof corners are raised. Sichuan and Chongqing symbols were incorporated into the construction, which is quite unique and forms a "one The layout of "three axes, five districts and ten sceneries". Among them, the immigration culture axis, the imperial examination culture axis, the filial piety culture axis, and the Hundred Family Surnames Cultural Town are the main structures of the park, while attractions such as root-seeking, homesickness, nostalgia for the past, and interesting valleys constitute another part of the park.

Longteng Ecological Park

After the tour at Xiaogan Township Cultural Park, it’s time for joyful picking at Longteng Ecological Park. Longteng Ecological Park is located in Shiqiaoyuan Village, Yanjiahe Town, Macheng City. It is a leisure agricultural industrial park integrating agricultural product planting, deep processing of agricultural products, and rural tourism. It is also an important site for Macheng tourism.

There is a grape planting base in the park, which is used for crop rotation and intercropping of high-quality fruits and vegetables such as cantaloupe and strawberry. You can enter the park to pick fresh fruits and vegetables in all seasons. The park also has recreational areas such as horse riding and archery. Now is the season for grapes and peaches, which are fresh, plump, fragrant and sweet. Friends can experience the fun of picking in the countryside.

Because the second day’s itinerary is for the Guifeng Mountain Scenic Area, we will arrive at Guifeng Mountain on the first day. The hotels and B&Bs in the scenic area are very unique. Friends can rest here for a night and experience The cool breeze blows in Guifeng Mountain and the summer nights are filled with frogs croaking and cicadas singing.

D2

Guifeng Mountain Scenic Area - Ancient Xiaogan Xiangdu Resort - Dinner accommodation: Ancient Xiaogan Xiangdu Resort

Guifeng Mountain Scenic Area

< p> Macheng Guifeng Mountain is named because its mountain resembles a giant turtle with its head raised and swallowing the sun. It is mainly composed of nine peaks such as a peculiar turtle head, a majestic turtle back and a vivid turtle tail. It is known as A geological wonder in the world, it is praised as "the best turtle in the world". It is said that the most beautiful season of Guifeng Mountain is in the spring when the azaleas are all over the mountain, but in summer, Guifeng Mountain also has a unique and beautiful scenery.

The average altitude of Guifeng Mountain is 800 meters, with a forest coverage rate of more than 95%. The average temperature in summer is 23°C, and the maximum temperature does not exceed 28°C. Towering ancient trees, with lush shade, interweave strips of dense shade. The cool trail, walking among the green roads of mountains and forests, is cool and refreshing. There is also a lake in the mountains, surrounded by undulating mountains. It is as clear and transparent as a pearl. The wind blows from the lake, and the summer heat disappears in an instant.

Ancient Xiaogan Xiangdu Resort

Ancient Xiaogan Xiangdu Resort is located in Shenjiazhuang, Gulou, Macheng City. Relying on Shenjiazhuang’s unique topography and natural landscape, it retains the characteristics of Hubei villages. The traditional style is well worth a visit. Houses with white walls and black tiles are nestled among the mountains of green mountains, with clear water and drooping green willows, making it look like a "paradise".

In the ancient Xiaogan Xiangdu Resort, life and entertainment will be very fulfilling. There are many recreational projects such as cruise ships, zip lines, and rainbow suspension bridges. Fresh vegetables and seasonal fruits can be picked in the park. Fresh, healthy and delicious. What is particularly recommended is the glass bridge. Walking on the glass bridge during the day is thrilling and exciting. At night, the lights on the glass bridge light up, and walking on it is like walking on colorful neon lights.

There are artistic boutique B&Bs and high-end leisure hotels in the resort. You will stay in the park on the night of the second day of your trip.

By the way, the restaurants here are also worth a try. Macheng’s special hanging pot, flavored roasted whole lamb, delicious barbecue... A meal on a summer night, two words, "satisfying"!

D3

Huangbai Mountain·Lion Peak Scenic Area

Huangbai Mountain·Lion Peak Scenic Area

The geographical location of Huangbai Mountain·Lion Peak Scenic Area is very Specially, it is located at the junction of Hubei, Henan and Anhui provinces, and is also the watershed of the Yangtze-Huaihe River system. Therefore, Huangbai Mountain Scenic Area is compatible with the scenic spots of mountains and rivers in the north and south, and is known as "North Country Jiangnan, Jiangnan North Country". The scenic area has deep canyons, numerous pools and waterfalls, and dense forests. The forest coverage rate is as high as 97% and there are more than 2,000 species of plants. It is praised by experts as the "natural kingdom of animals and plants."

In the midsummer of Huangbai Mountain, the green hills are green, and the bright sunshine makes the mountains and plains green and gorgeous, full of vitality. Walking between mountains and water, watching the clouds filling the sky by Wu Nian Lake, listening to the morning bells and evening drums from Fayan Temple, standing under the waterfall and listening to the surging water, the summer in Huangbai Mountain is peaceful and bright.

The Sky Mirror of Lion Peak is not to be missed! The Sky Mirror is built on the top of "Hydrangea Mountain" under the main peak of Lion Peak. The entire glass viewing platform is circular and made of extremely transparent tempered glass. It is as transparent as a mirror and has a vertical height of more than 200 meters. Standing on the viewing platform, you can enjoy the 360° panoramic view of Dabie Mountain. The overhanging mountains are so beautiful.

Facing the gentle evening breeze of summer

Let’s warmly embrace the whole summer in Macheng

Editor/Chu Xiaoyou

Review/Guo Weijun

Picture/Macheng City Tourism Association, various scenic spots, etc.

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