6 Must-Visit Hidden Gems in 2024! Beautiful Scenery and Fewer Crowds

Here are 6 beautiful small towns we visited in 2024. Save this post for your next trip! 📌 1. Wuyi, Jinhua, Zhejiang 🌸 We fell in love with this place after our first visit! We've been there three years in a row! 😍 Liang Sicheng called Shanshi Bao Village the "perfect mountain residence." The village is home to Yanfu Temple, which was surveyed by Lin Huiyin, as well as endless tea mountains and babbling streams. It's like a beautiful landscape painting! 🎨 Best season to visit: Spring (April–May) 2. Rongcheng, Weihai, Shandong 🌅 Rongcheng is a healing place! The sunset windmills and orange sea, and even the small fishing villages are all beautiful. Dongchu Island and Shidao Chishan in southern Rongcheng are especially quiet and comfortable! 😌 Best season to visit: All year round 3. Jing'an, Yichun, Jiangxi 🌳 This paradise is surrounded by forests and has excellent mountain and water resources! The water swings and bamboo rafts in Gangbei Village are like a living painting of a Jiangnan water town! 🎋 Best season to visit: Spring, summer, and fall 4. Dai County, Xinzhou, Shanxi 🏯 Lonely Planet calls it "the last living ancient city in Shanxi"! It is home to the first pass of China, Yanmen Pass, the first building of the Great Wall, Bianjing Tower, and the national treasure Ayuwang Pagoda. The area is full of precious ancient buildings! ✨ Best season to visit: Summer 5. Longnan, Ganzhou, Jiangxi 🏞️ This small town has set three Guinness World Records! It has the world's largest, tallest, and most roundhouse buildings, as well as the national treasure Taiping Bridge. It's a paradise for architecture lovers! 🏰 Best season to visit: All year round 6. Jingshan Mountain, Pu'er, Yunnan 🌿 The beautiful scenery of Jingshan Mountain is unforgettable! The ancient tea gardens, primeval forests, and mysterious ethnic minority villages are like another world! 🌍