Shennongjia self-help tour! Four people!

highway

The traffic in Shennongjia is mainly highway. The main trunk highways in the forest area are National Highway 209, Baiguoshu and Honghua Provincial Highway, Jiuhuping and Jiuhu District Highway. The total length of domestic highways is 1.300 kilometers, which runs through the whole region from east to west to north and connects with Xiangfan, Shiyan, Yichang, Xingshan and Badong.

From Wuhan to Shennongjia, you can take a long-distance bus at Coach Station on Xinhua Road. There is a sleeper bus from Wuhan to Xingshan County at 8 o'clock every night, and it arrives at Xingshan County at 6 o'clock the next morning. Ticket price 90 yuan/person. There is a minibus (60km) from Xingshan to Muyu Town, Shennongjia, which runs every half hour. The fare is 10 yuan/person.

You can also take the train from Wuhan to Shiyan (the train at 10 o'clock in the evening and arrive at Shiyan at 6 o'clock in the morning), then take the bus at the bus station at 7: 30, and you can arrive at Shennongjia at noon.

Landscape traffic

Shennongjia scenic spot has convenient transportation, and the shuttle bus before 7: 30 in the morning passes through all the scenic spots. If you miss the bus, you can also rent a minibus, the price is about 200 yuan/day.

Precautions:

1. Shennongjia has a large virgin forest and underdeveloped traffic. Many places are closed to tourists. In order to prevent getting lost in the forest, it is best to hire a tour guide.

2. Wear a hat, long-sleeved clothes and trousers, tighten cuffs and trousers, and wear boots when walking in the forest to prevent being bitten by poisonous insects and poisonous snakes.

3. If you encounter a storm in the mountains, you should first recognize the direction and find a wider flat to avoid getting lost and being struck by lightning.

4. Things you must bring: sealed containers (matches, raincoats), anti-ultraviolet glasses, knives, ropes and compasses.

Remember to look at the stars on the mountain at night. They are big, bright and numerous, and they are very close to the people.

festival

There are many ethnic minorities in Shennongjia area, and the customs and habits of each ethnic group are different.

Tujia people: Tujia people celebrate the New Year one day earlier than Han people, which is called "catching up with the New Year". It is explained that during the Jiajing period (1522- 1566), the Tusi in western Hubei was sent to the coastal areas to fight against the Japanese invaders. In a battle at the end of the year, it gradually became a custom for Tujia warriors to celebrate the New Year one day in advance in order to prevent the enemy from sneaking up on it. When Tujia people celebrate the New Year, the hall is covered with green cloth, bacon, Ciba, pine branches and plum blossoms are put on the sacrificial rice, and there is a small bamboo basket with chopsticks in it. It is said that green cloth represents barracks and chopsticks represent arrows, which means to prevent the enemy from attacking during the New Year. Some people carry clothes, quilts and other things on their backs after the Spring Festival, running and hiding all over the hillside.

Miao nationality: Besides the 30th day of the lunar calendar, Miao people also celebrate their own national New Year. Generally speaking, the year of sending is celebrated on the thirtieth day of the twelfth lunar month, the year of offering is celebrated at noon in the first month, and the year of people is celebrated on the seventh day. It is said that an official drove the Miao people away, and the Miao people dispersed and fled, and they did not meet in the mountain cave until the first month. According to Jiazi, this day coincides with "noon", so the Miao people have the custom of celebrating the New Year at noon every day. No whistling, go to the vegetable garden to find food and water during the festival, and close the door when eating. Don't talk about blood at night, don't talk when sleeping, and don't cry. Miao people think that "man" is seven, so they will celebrate the "Year of Man" on the seventh day of the first month.

Dong people: Dong people once had a "heavy year", that is, they ate rice for two years a day, the first time they ate white rice or green vegetable porridge, and the second time they ate "bibimbap" and rich wine and meat rice. There are two reasons: first, the people surnamed Dong were arrested by the court in a certain year, and every household took a few mouthfuls of rice and ran away, only to settle down after dark, only to find that food and rice had been mixed together, so they got a "meal" to eat; It is said that the ancestors of the Dong nationality were very poor. At the age of 30, they didn't have rice to cook, so they could only eat some green vegetable porridge and dig bracken up the mountain to have a slightly rich New Year's Eve dinner.

Optimal travel time

The climate of Shennongjia is based on the subtropical monsoon climate. With the increase of altitude, there are many climate types, such as warm temperate zone, middle temperate zone and cold wave zone, with extreme low temperature of -2 1℃ and extreme high temperature of 38.5℃.

The frost period is from the end of September to April of the following year. The climate in the mountains is not very stable, and sometimes the phenomenon of rising in the east and setting in the west occurs. There is a poem that describes the climate characteristics of Shennongjia in this way: "It is summer at the foot of the mountain, spring at the foot of the mountain, ice at the top of the mountain in Ming and autumn, and it has always been red, orange, yellow and green. It is the most difficult to distinguish between spring, summer, autumn and winter."

Every year from June to 10 is the best season for tourism in Shennongjia.

At present, the essence of Shennongjia tourism is in the south of the forest area, namely Muyu Town. Therefore, the essence tour naturally starts from Muyu Town and follows the order from far to near. This route is a three-day tour, starting from Muyu Town, passing through Yantian Scenic Area in Baisong Town and ending in Yangri Town. You can not only enjoy the scenery, but also browse the town of Shennongjia.

Entering Shennongjia forest area along this route will be attracted by its unique geography, rich natural resources, magical landscape and beautiful folk stories, which is dizzying.

Specific route:

From Wuhan, take Yihuang Expressway to Yichang (300 km, 65 yuan), then take the bus from Yichang to Xingshan County (140 km, 35 yuan), and then take the minibus from Xingshan to Shennongjia Muyu (60 km, 10 yuan, every half hour). There are many virgin forests in Shennongjia area. Try not to act alone to avoid getting lost. In Muyu Town, you can charter a car to travel to various scenic spots and meet 200 yuan every day, thus starting a real trip to Shennongjia.

The first day:

In the morning, visit Banbi Rock, Scenic Cliff and Golden Monkey Ridge. Lunch can be eaten in Xiaolongtan not far from here; In the afternoon, visit Xiaolongtan, where there are two scenic spots, the Wildlife Rescue Station and the Wild Man Dream Garden, and then visit Xiaodangyang Village Village in Honghua Township. There is an ancient botanical garden in Xiaodangyang Village Village. Shennongjia is rich in wild plants, and you can enjoy many rare plants, such as Davidia involucrata, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Ginkgo biloba, Thoreau, Taxus chinensis and so on. Spend the night in Muyu Town.

The next day:

After breakfast, set off for Yantian Scenic Area, and drive about 50 kilometers from Muyu Town to Baisong. About 20 kilometers away from Muyu, it belongs to the north of Shennongjia, where there is an eye-catching sign standing beside the Duck Mouth Highway, that is to say, you have entered an area that is not open to foreigners. After visiting Yantian scenic spot, after lunch, Yantian Mountain Villa has Shennongjia specialty, and flowers and plants can be eaten. If you are interested, this Yantian Mountain Villa also has guest rooms, where you can continue to see the sea of clouds and Buddha's light. It is a good place for summer vacation. In the afternoon, visit thoreau tree, then drive 53 kilometers to Baisong Town, where Shennongjia Forest District People's Government is located, and spend the night in Baisong Town.

The third day:

Drive 30 kilometers to Wushan Lake in Yangri Town. If you are happy, you can go rafting in Yuquan River and visit the Museum of Animal and Plant Nature. Starting from Yangri Town, you can take a bus to Xiangfan and Wuhan to end the tour. Traffic in Shennongjia area

The traffic in Shennongjia area is inconvenient, and there are no buses in the three towns. The internal traffic in Shennongjia is actually road traffic within 3250 square kilometers.

National Highway 209 enters from Dayanwu, Shennongjia, passes through Hongping, Tianjiashan, Yazikou and Muyu Town, and exits at Honghua Township. National Highway 209 has branches to Guanfeng, Hong Ju, Banlun, Dongxi, Dajiuhu (the exit of Little Three Gorges), Banqiao and Gu Xia (the exit of Shennongxi) in the west. East to White Lawn, Bafeng Temple, Panshui to Baisong Town, and then east to Yangri Town. There is a Pan (Water)-Jiu (Chong) highway running through the north and south in the forest area, which is roughly parallel to National Highway 209.

Shennongjia Bus Terminal is located in Yu Songbai Town, and the frequency is as follows: 527 kilometers from Baisong to Wuhan, once a day; Songbai to Shiyan 2 17 km, once a day; White pine to Fangxian 108km, two shifts a day; 247 kilometers from pine and cypress to Laohekou, once a day; From Baisong to Baokang 143 km, every day; 248 kilometers from pine and cypress to Yichang, once a day; From pine and cypress to Xingshan 166km, every day; Songbai to Zigui 2 10 km, once a day; It's 233 kilometers from Baisong to Badong, and it happens every day.

In addition, in recent years, some long-distance transport vehicles have stopped at Shennongjia Bus Terminal to transport tourists to nearby counties and cities; There are also some long-distance taxis next to the station, which can provide tourists with needed services at any time. Telephone 35 1 1476.

stay

Muyu Town has concentrated accommodation, among which Shennong Villa is located in 1 Muyu Town, and 1996 was built and opened according to the two-star standard. It is a hotel invested by the Provincial Tourism Bureau with good living conditions. In addition, Muyu Hotel has 144 beds; Caiyuan Hotel and Heping Hotel are foreign-related hotels, and their prices are mostly around 200 yuan. Muyu Town also has Shenbao Guest House, Shenyi Mountain Villa and Forest Farm Guest House. Because of its low grade, it is cheap and suitable for self-help tourists.

The hotels in Baisong Town are as follows: Shennongjia Hotel is located at Yanhe Road 1 in Baisong Town, which is a foreign tourist hotel with 82 beds; Zhanggong Hotel, located at No.6 Lianfeng Street, Baisong Town, is a foreign tourist hotel with 100 beds. Lvye Hotel is located at No.21Lianfeng Street, Baisong Town, with 38 beds. Shennong Hotel is located at No.5 Changqing Road, Baisong Town, with 60 beds. In addition to these hotels, Baisong Town also has forest recruits, Forest Management Bureau Guest House, Yuan Yin Hotel, Shenglong Hotel, Minle Hotel and Hydropower Hotel. Food and drink

Shennongjia catering has always been unique, using the surrounding dishes. From 65438 to 0996, Shennongjia paid attention to local materials and developed local dishes. The "Shennong Banquet" with "herbs", wild birds, chestnuts and other delicacies, farmers' livestock, potatoes and sweet potatoes as the main raw materials has basically taken shape.

The restaurants in Shennongjia include Muyu Lin Zhong Restaurant, 188 Restaurant, Simone Kopmajer Bistro, Development Restaurant, etc. Overseas Chinese Sea Hotel on a sunny day; Yinhe Hotel in Honghua Township. The "Shennong Banquet" launched by Shennong Mountain Villa has strong Shennongjia characteristics in terms of dish name, shape, material selection and taste.

folk custom

Shennongjia's entertainment features are folk songs and Tujia dances. Folk songs are full of Shan Ye's folk flavor and primitive flavor. They are melodious and long, high and melodious, and their contents mostly show the folk customs and production and life scenes of Shennongjia. The more famous folk songs are Shennong yellow rice wine song, Shanmei and other elder brothers, phoenix songs and so on. There are two kinds of Tujia dances: no songs to dance and parallel singing and dancing. The accompaniment of musical instruments has become diversified. The overall style is vigorous and strong, primitive and rough. Most of the contents are ancestor worship, Tujia customs and production and life scenes. Famous dances include "Maugus" and so on. go shopping

There are many characteristic shops in Shennongjia, mainly concentrated in Baisong Town and Muyu Town. There are many shops and stalls in the streets of the two towns and scenic spots, mainly dealing in local tourist commodities and local products in Shennongjia.

Shennongjia specialty can be divided into five categories:

Lint products: This is the advantage of Shennongjia resources. Edible fungi and dried and fresh fruits are the most abundant, especially mushrooms and auricularia auricula, which have the advantages of thick meat, fresh taste, tenderness and easy stewing, and have already sold well at home and abroad. Chinese herbal medicine: Shennongjia is rich in wild ginseng, with excellent quality and various types, especially rare. Shennongjia honey is known as "Hundred Herbs Honey" or "Shennong Hundred Flowers Honey", which is even more sought-after and handsome.

Green food: Shennongjia corn is alpine corn, which is pollution-free without chemical fertilizer and has high nutritional value. Shennongjia is also the hometown of kiwifruit in China, and there are only bamboo shoots produced in Shennongjia, which are thin and tender, suitable for cooking and soup, delicious and delicious, and are known as the most representative Shennongjia cuisine;

Forest drinks: three series of alcoholic drinks, tea drinks and health drinks have been developed. Such as "Shennong Qifeng Tea" and "Shennong Green Tea";

Craft products: can be divided into wooden handicrafts, root carving artworks, flower bonsai, animal and plant specimen bookmarks.