I must visit Chizhou's attractions at least once a year to save myself from the monotony of work
Anhui Chizhou is another beautiful small city. Here is a two-day, one-night travel guide.
【Itinerary】
D1: Xinghua Village, Ping Tian Lake, Jiuhua Heavenly Pool
D2: Penglai Fairy Cave, Drunken Mountain Wild
【Transportation】Self-driving is recommended as the attractions are too scattered, and some cannot be reached by public transportation.
【Attractions】
1. Xinghua Village Scenic Area (Free)
"The First Poetry Village in the World"—Xinghua Village, with its spatial layout of "One Road, Two Waters, Three Areas." Standing in front of the statues of Du Mu and the shepherd boy, it feels like traveling back a thousand years, meeting Du Mu, and reciting poetry together. Every scenic spot, such as White Reed Lotus Wind, Ten Mile Road, and Meizhou Morning Snow, is poetic and picturesque, making people feel refreshed and reluctant to leave.
Duration: About 1.5 hours
Address: No. 108 Xinghua Avenue, Guichi District, Chizhou City
Opening Hours: Monday to Sunday 8:00-17:30
2. Ping Tian Lake (Free)
Standing on the Lotus Platform overlooking the lake, you can feel the magnificent scenery of "Only This Green." Whether sitting quietly by the lake or boating on it, you can deeply feel the tranquility and harmony of nature.
Duration: About 1 hour
Address: Ping Tian Lake Road, Guichi District, Chizhou City
Opening Hours: Open all day from Monday to Sunday
3. Jiuhua Heavenly Pool Scenic Area (Ticket: 68 RMB/person)
With its original natural ecology and unique landscape, the deep forests, fresh air, static giant rocks, and dynamic waterfalls create the wonder of "Heavenly River Hanging Green Water," a unique sight in Jiangnan.
Duration: About 3-4 hours
Address: Tianchi Avenue, Guichi District, Chizhou City
Opening Hours: Summer Monday to Sunday 7:30-17:30
4. Penglai Fairy Cave (Ticket: 60 RMB/person)
Also known as Arhat Cave, it stretches over 3000 meters and is said, "After seeing Huangshan, no other mountains are worth seeing; after seeing Penglai, no other caves are worth seeing." The cave is filled with wonders like stone drapes, stone flags, and stone curtains, with stalactites and stone pillars arranged in an orderly manner. Exploring it feels like traversing an underground palace, with every step filled with mystery, making one marvel at the craftsmanship of nature.
Duration: About 1.5 hours
Address: Ducun, Renli Town, Shitai County, Chizhou City
Opening Hours: Monday to Sunday 7:30-17:00
5. Drunken Mountain Wild (Ticket: 108 RMB/person)
A "hidden" paradise in the mountains, the scenic area features unique spots like Huangya Grand Canyon, Ciyun Ancient Cave, Yuanxi Dam, Qiansi Beach, and Qinglong Pool. Visit Drunken Mountain Wild this summer to experience nature's constant air conditioning and feel the coolness of summer.
Duration: About 3-4 hours
Address: Huangyan Group, Yuanxi Village, Renli Town, Shitai County, Chizhou City
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 8:00-16:30; Saturday to Sunday 7:30-16:30
【Accommodation Recommendation】
Tianchi Twelve Hours Homestay (497 RMB/room) is a traditional Hui-style courtyard with blue bricks, black tiles, and horse-head walls. It offers various room types such as mountain view rooms and courtyard rooms, and provides tea art, guqin performances, and traditional Hui cuisine.
Address: No. 88 Tianchi Avenue, Mayu Street, Guichi District, Chizhou City
【Food Recommendation】
Special Dishes: Qiupu Mandarin Fish, Shitai Selenium-rich Pork, Guichi Small Cakes
Snacks: Jinji Pancakes, Lao Wang Fried Skewers, Thirteen Spices Pepper Chicken, Jiuhua Mountain Rice Noodles, Chizhou Small Cakes
QUINN CHRISTENSEN
In Chizhou | The mountains and rivers are magnificent, worth a visit
If you are coming to Anhui for a tour, I sincerely recommend you to take a look at Chizhou.
Chizhou not only has the beautiful landscape of southern Anhui, but also has rich intangible cultural heritage such as Nuo Opera and Qingyang Tune, which can be said to be very characteristic.
Without further ado, here is a detailed travel guide to take you around Chizhou‼️
【Recommended Tourist Spots】
1️⃣Jiuhua Mountain: One of the four famous Buddhist mountains, the dojo of Jizo Bodhisattva. It's a good place for pilgrimage and Buddha worship, and you can also climb the mountain to enjoy the beautiful scenery (Tiantai Mountain, Hua Tai). For specific strategies, you can go to see my last note, which has detailed itinerary➕transportation➕food.——【Play 1-2 days】
2️⃣Guniujiang: The water is very green, small Jiuzhaigou (picture 3️⃣ is the original picture without filter). You can go upstream and see the waterfall. Longmen Pool is the largest and the water is the clearest and most beautiful. It will be congested during holidays, it is recommended to take a bus to Shitai County and then take a bus to the scenic area.——【The scenic area is not big, play half a day, ring line 3 hours】
3️⃣Pingtian Lake: A free 4A-level scenic spot in Chizhou city, where you can ride a shared electric bike around the lake to relax. There are many people flying kites on Lianhua Tai, and the sunset is beautiful in the evening.——【Play 1 hour】
4️⃣Jiuhua Tianchi: The scenery is similar to Guniujiang——【Play half a day】
5️⃣Xinghua Village: The village in the poem 'The shepherd boy points to Xinghua Village' is it, you can go and see it on the way, it is not recommended to go specially, go to the free one and don't go to the one that charges.
【Specialty Food】
Dongzhi Rice Dumplings, Stinky Mandarin Fish, Shitai Yipin Pot, Shitai Qiupu River Fish, Old Chicken Soup, Gaozi Baba
PS‼️Anhui people love to eat pots, which is a cooking method that combines stir-fry and hot pot. It is divided into dry pot and soup hot pot. It's very comfortable to eat while it's hot.
【City Food】
I have also compiled a list of old-fashioned foods recommended by locals. Friends who take the high-speed rail to Chizhou can go and taste them. They are all concentrated in Chizhou city (Guichi District), and it is more convenient to go from the high-speed rail station👇🏻
1️⃣Xiaoba (usually eaten for breakfast): Father and Son Xiaoba, Happy Breakfast, Three Sisters Breakfast
2️⃣Beef noodles (some shops only open in the morning): Guangyou Ramen, Wu Kechang Ramen, Minglong Ramen, Afa (opposite Shangzhidu), Guikefang (but the attitude is quite bad)
3️⃣Fried noodles: Xiaoxiang Noodle House, Xiaoba Noodle House, Fat Uncle
4️⃣Barbecue: Xingheyuan Barbecue (the sign does not have a name, the location is opposite the city fire brigade), Liu's (opposite Jiulong Times), Tiger
5️⃣Fried skewers: Chanzui Duck, Zhen De Wei
6️⃣Duck neck: Wangji Spicy Neck Wang
DAMIAN MARSH
Jiuhua Tianchi Tourist Scenic Area | Tianhe Hanging Green Water Shows Nine Hibiscus
Jiuhua Tianchi Tourist Scenic Area is located in Mayazhen, Chizhou City, Anhui Province, China. It is a national-level water conservancy scenic area and a national AAAA-level tourist scenic area. The scenic area is about 25 kilometers away from the famous Jiuhua Mountain, about 15 kilometers away from the main city of Chizhou, Chizhou Railway Station, and the Yangtze River Tourist Wharf, and only 5 kilometers away from the Jiuhua Mountain exit of the Shanghai-Chongqing Expressway. It has a superior geographical location and convenient transportation.
The total area of Jiuhua Tianchi Scenic Area is 20 square kilometers, with primitive natural ecology and peculiar landscapes. The scenic area has not only natural landscapes such as canyons, streams, waterfalls, strange stones, ancient trees, high mountains and flat lakes, bamboo seas, but also cultural landscapes such as red mountain villages, power stations, and tea gardens. This area is a typical distribution area of granite geological landforms. Due to the uplift of the mountain body by multiple neotectonic movements, multi-level canyon basins are formed.
The Tianchi in the scenic area is a small natural lake, with Tianhe upstream, and the scenery is very beautiful. In order to irrigate agriculture during the Great Leap Forward in 1958, two reservoirs were built. There is a stone valley about 2 kilometers long between Tianchi and Longchi. The stone valley is stacked with a large amount of glacial drift, with unique caves, connected caves, and clear spring water. The ecological vegetation in the stone valley is well preserved, and strange ancient trees, vines, and moss grow on the rocks; the woods on both sides of the stone valley are lush, with hundreds of birds singing; the deep woods, fresh air, static boulders, and dynamic waterfalls flow down, forming the wonder of 'Tianhe Hanging Green Water', which is known as the best in the south of the Yangtze River.
Jiuhua Tianchi integrates natural and cultural landscapes, and is an ideal place for tourism, vacation, leisure, and sightseeing. The scenic area has complete tourist service facilities, such as parking lots, tourist centers, catering services, etc., which can meet the needs of tourists.
JAX MALDONADO
Jiuhua Tianchi
Jiuhua Tianchi. Jiuhua Tianchi is a comprehensive tourist area integrating natural scenery, cultural landscape, and leisure vacation. It is located in the middle reaches of Jiuhua River, Mayajie, Guichi District, Chizhou City, Anhui Province. It is a national 4A level tourist area with a total area of 20 square kilometers. The scenic area is themed on natural landscapes, characterized by Buddhist culture, and centered on attractions such as Tianchi, Longchi, Tianchi Waterfall, Tianchi Ancient Temple, and Jiuzi Quansheng. It is a comprehensive tourist area integrating natural scenery, cultural landscape, and leisure vacation.