Things to do in Anhua

No. 1 of Fall Viewing Attractions in Yiyang

Anhua Ancient Tea-horse Road Scenic Spot

The Anhua Ancient Tea Horse Road Scenic Area is located in Gaocheng Village, Anhua County, Yiyang City. It retains the natural scenery of alpine dwellings, canyon scenery and rich cultural landscapes. If you have a day, you can visit Yongxi Bridge first. This is a wooden covered bridge. It was built in the seventh year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (1881) and was donated by 43 local tea shops and the people of "Jiuxiang". build. Then go to Dongshi Old Street, an ancient commercial street on bluestone slabs. Historically, it was a big township. It used to be the only way from Anhua to Xinhua, Shaoyang, Yungui, and an important transit station on the Ancient Tea Horse Road. . The old street is better kept in its original appearance. The bluestone pavement is lined with wooden houses with local characteristics. There are many shops on the old street, where you can taste some local food and buy some local specialties. The tea horse tribe is about 30 minutes' drive from Dongshi Old Street. It is hidden among the mountains and streams. You can walk here to explore the history of the old road caravans. You can think of the distant sound of horses' hooves, echoing in the valleys and villages. The caravan walked silently on this road. You can also jump on a horse here and ride a horse to visit an ancient tea-horse road. Not far from the tea-horse tribe is the Guanshan Gorge. The total length of the canyon is about 3 highways. The ancient trees in the valley are towering, the mountains are high and the valleys are deep, and there are crystal-clear streams. This is not only an ancient trail, but also a good place for outdoor adventure and rock climbing.

No. 2 of Fall Viewing Attractions in Yiyang

Yuntai Mountain Scenic Area

Yuntaishan Scenic Area is located in Malu Town, Anhua County. The Attraction is unique in its danger, beauty and seclusion, and has unique tourism resources endowed by nature. Yuntaishan is steep and deep in the valley, surrounded by clouds and mist all year round. The top of Yuntaishan is 998.17 meters above sea level. On the top of Yuntaishan is a beautiful basin of 9 square kilometers, known as the "mountain platform" and the "plain on the mountain". It has beautiful scenery and a pleasant climate, like a "paradise on earth". The Longquan Cave at the foot of the mountain was formed more than 200 million years ago. It was formed by the erosion of the Paleozoic Carboniferous limestone. The Longquan Waterfall and the "Peerless Goose Pipe" in the cave are rare in the world. Yuntaishan has a thousand-year-old Taoist temple and a well-known religious place, the Zhenwu Ancient Temple. On the basis of the Zhenwu Temple, the Attraction will expand the Yunshan Temple, which is based on the tea ceremony and Buddhism as its soul, and will also create a comprehensive scenic spot integrating Zen, tea, stone, and forests, the Wanfo Stone Forest. In the Yuntai Fairy Paradise Attraction, the beautiful scenery of strange peaks, the flourishing pastoral scenery, and the four-season garden make the Fairy Rock a scenic Attraction like the fairyland of Penglai. At the same time, the "World Tea King" - Qianliang Tea has world scientific value, and the Yuntai Large Leaf Tea Gene Bank has national scientific value. The tourism resources of Anhua Yuntaishan Scenic Area have seven main categories: geographical landscape, water scenery, biological landscape, astronomical and climate landscape, buildings and facilities, tourist products and cultural activities. And many natural and cultural landscapes.

Tea Country Flower Sea

Tea Country Flower Sea is located in Anhua County, featuring a hilly terrain with karst landforms composed of nearly a hundred small hills. Beyond admiring tea gardens and flowers, the park offers exciting activities like glass river rafting, rainbow slides, high-altitude cycling, skywalk, and cliff swings, making it incredibly fun.

Qingyun Cave · Nine Songs in the Clouds

Introduction to Qingyun Cave·Yunshang Jiuge Cave Scenic Area Project Qingyun Cave·Yunshang Jiuge (national AAAA level) tourist attraction is located in Maluxi Village, Anhua County, Hunan Province. "When you are fighting against Wu Ge, you are captured by a rhinoceros, and when your chariot is on the wrong side, you are caught in close combat." Legend has it that the patriotic poet Qu Yuan once stationed 100,000 troops in Qingyun Cave to resist the Qin State. Therefore, Qingyun Cave is also known as "Qu Zi's Troop Cave". The scenic spot is based on Qu Yuan's famous poem "Nine Songs" in "The Songs of Chu", based on traditional Chinese mythological stories, and combined with the allusion of "The Young Man Slays the Dragon" to create the story of "Nine Songs on the Clouds". The use of digital technology to empower history and culture, combined with the unique natural landscape of Qingyun Cave, creates a movie-level scene and creates an immersive experiential scenic spot in the style of a fairy tale and a national trend. The beauty of Qingyun Cave is perfectly presented to tourists. Here, you can not only experience the marvelous karst landforms, but also immerse yourself in a brand new fairy tale.

Baihua Village Scenic Area

Baihuazhai is a Attraction with the integrated development of tea tourism, culture and health as its core. It is located in Taoxi Town, Anhua County, Hunan Province. It takes experience, refinement, quality and characteristics as its direction, combines excellent natural environment and rich resources to create a tourist destination combining natural scenery and cultural landscape. There is a No. 1 warehouse of Wanzhi Qianliang Tea in the Attraction, which displays 10,008 Qianliang black teas and 4 40,000 Liang black teas that have won the Guinness record, as well as a thousand-year-old tea garden research base guided by Academician Liu Zhonghua. In addition, a high-end art gallery has been built, which was personally guided by the famous design master Yang Ying and displays Huang Yongyu's precious works.

Yuntaishan Scenic Area Cable Car

China Dark Tea Museum

China Black Tea Museum, located in Anhua County, Yiyang City, Hunan Province, the "hometown of black tea", is an important cultural tourism project for Anhua County to implement green rise and vigorously promote the integrated development of tea, tourism and culture. China Black Tea Museum covers an area of ​​10 acres, with a total investment of more than 40 million yuan. The main building and basement have a total of 10 floors, about 39 meters high, two floors of podium, and a construction area of ​​about 6,250 square meters. It adopts the traditional Chinese pavilion-style architectural style, with reasonable design, exquisite craftsmanship and magnificent shape. China Black Tea Museum is a unique black tea theme exhibition museum in the country, integrating collection display and sightseeing tourism. It is a landmark building in the hometown of Chinese black tea. It is also an important window for tasting tea, discussing Taoism, and climbing to show the cultural history and overall image of Anhua.

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Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park

Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park is named after the natural wonder "Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park - Tianmen Cave." When visiting the attraction, you can enjoy a bird's-eye view of the winding Heaven-Linking Avenue and the stunning mountain scenery from the cable car. The brave can also walk along the cliff-hugging glass skywalk for an exhilarating aerial experience. Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park is located close to Zhangjiajie city. The Tianmen Cave in the park is a natural karst cave, and locals believe it leads directly to heaven. For ordinary travelers, Tianmen Cave is not open year-round. During winter each year, due to snow and icy roads, both Tianmen Cave and the Avenue toward Heaven (a winding mountain road with 99 turns) leading to it are closed. The lower station of the attraction's cableway is located in Guanliping, Yongding District, and the upper station isTianmen MountainTop. In 2020, the attraction opened the express cableway. The lower station of the express cableway is near the entrance to Tianmen Mountain, and the upper station is atTianmen CaveNear the parking lot. Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park is filled with ancient towering trees and intertwined vines. The attraction is divided into several main areas, including Tianmen Mountain National Forest Park - Tianmen Cave, central route, eastern route and western route. Travelers can choose different routes and areas to explore based on their preferences and physical condition. The core attraction along the central route is Tianmen Mountain Temple. Nearby lies the "Child-seeking cave," where folk legends claim Guanyin, the child-giving bodhisattva, manifested her divine power—devout prayers here are believed to grant offspring. The western route's highlight is a 60 m-long glass walkway clinging to sheer cliffs, with fully transparent flooring that induces both vertigo and exhilaration as visitors tread above abysses. Currently, the eastern route and Panlong Cliff each feature their own approx. 60 m glass walkways. No stay is allowed in the attraction, so it can only be visited within one day. There is a "Cherry Bay Restaurant" near Tianmen Mountain Temple, which offers snacks and fast food. Near the lower station of Tianmen Mountain cableway, there is transportation to the "Grand Canyon Theater", where you can watch the live show and magical musical "Tianmen Fox Fairy". Adapted from the mythological tale "Liu Hai cuts firewood", it tells a touching love story between a human and a fox. With live music, lighting effects, and captivating scenes like a giant moon, fox spirit transformations, snowflakes filling the sky, and high-altitude flying bridges, this legendary romance is vividly brought to life.

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Zhangjiajie National Forest Park

Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is where Zhangjiajie tourism starts. "The world knows Zhangjiajie, but who knows Wulingyuan?" Many travelers cannot distinguish the relationship between Zhangjiajie and Wulingyuan. Generally, Zhangjiajie has two concepts: Zhangjiajie City and Zhangjiajie Scenic Area. Zhangjiajie Scenic Area refers to Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, which together with Tianzi Mountain, Suoxiyu, and Yangjiajie forms the Wulingyuan attraction. Because Zhangjiajie National Forest Park was developed early and is well-known, even Zhangjiajie City was renamed after it, and people are accustomed to using Zhangjiajie National Forest Park or Zhangjiajie Scenic Area to refer to the Wulingyuan attraction. "Three thousand exotic peaks and eight hundred beautiful waters." The three thousand exotic peaks, in particular, are renowned worldwide. The mountains of Wulingyuan are entirely different from famous mountains around the world. Within its 398-square-kilometer area, more than 3,000 dense and intact sandstone peak pillars are scattered throughout, including 243 peak pillars over 1,000 meters tall. When the sea of clouds surges, these peak pillars appear to have no base, rising abruptly from the ground and piercing straight into the sky. Together with the redwood forests of North America and the glacial landscapes of Greenland, they constitute one of the world's four major natural geological wonders. Wulingyuan has a low elevation and is located in the subtropical zone. The area features lush forests and abundant water sources, and is home to a large number of endangered animal and plant species. Every peak pillar is full of vitality. Peak pillars, natural bridges, gorges, waterfalls, streams, pools, caves, and dense broad-leaved forests are often shrouded in mist and clouds on site, enhancing the beauty of the view. Together with the unique landforms, they form a distinctive view characterized by "steep mountains, elegant waters, wondrous peaks, secluded gorges, and beautiful caves," and are hailed as "an enlarged bonsai and a miniature fairyland." On December 14, 1992, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee unanimously approved the inclusion of Wulingyuan in the World Heritage List, filling the gap of China having no World Natural Heritage sites. The recognized outstanding universal value is: the quartz sandstone peak forest landform is rare in the world and has extremely high aesthetic value. UNESCO points out: "In terms of scenery, Wulingyuan can be compared with several national parks and monuments in the United States, such as the Grand Canyon, and can also be compared with the prominent sandstone peak areas of the Kimberley in Western Australia. However, because Wulingyuan has a lower elevation and is located in the subtropics, it has lush forests and abundant water sources. It also possesses a large number of peaks, displaying a more vertical profile than the heritage sites of the United States and Australia." At the end of 2009, the mesmerizing planet Pandora in the globally popular movie "Avatar" attracted countless viewers, and the prototype of its floating mountains originated from Wulingyuan. Meanwhile, Wulingyuan is also a live-action filming location for the Chinese classics "Dream of the Red Chamber" and "Journey to the West," as well as for films and TV dramas such as "Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal" and "Monster Hunt." In 2010, the unique landform of Wulingyuan was named "Zhangjiajie landform," becoming a globally recognized term and a rare landform type in the world named after a region. Attraction highlights Yuanjiajie: Landing on Pandora, the planet of Avatar Yuanjiajie is the filming location for the "Hallelujah Mountain" in the movie "Avatar," where you can explore the magical world of floating and scattered mountains from the film. If you happen to encounter a light rain in the mountains, or wait until the sky clears after the rain, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of misty fog and layered peaks even more. The Mihun Platform is an ideal viewing spot; standing on it, you are surrounded by hundreds of towering stone peaks with magnificent momentum. Tianzi Mountain: once you've seen Tianzi, no other mountain will do When visiting Tianzi Mountain, you will see various uniquely shaped geological views and oddly formed peaks, such as Yubi Peak, Fairy Presenting Flowers, Dianjiang Terrace, Hanging Garden, and Immortal Bridge. There is no need to worry too much about whether these natural formations resemble what they are named after, because "the primitive scenery and natural beauty" are what make Tianzi Mountain so captivating. Especially in the hazy fog after a fresh rain, it feels as if you are in a fairyland. By winter, when the mountain is covered in silvery white, the scenery becomes even more enchanting. Huangshizhai: see all the other mountains as small from the summit "If you don't climb Huangshizhai, your trip to Zhangjiajie is in vain." Huangshizhai is a viewing platform in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, surrounded by sheer cliffs and lush trees, and the top of the village is often shrouded in mist and clouds. Standing atop Huangshizhai and looking around, you can experience the lofty sentiment of "seeing all the other mountains as small." Yangjiajie: Thrills found in danger Yangjiajie is primarily known for its pristine natural beauty. With high mountains and narrow paths, it is famous for being "perilous" and is deeply favored by backpackers and adventurers. Wulong Village within the attraction is a very magical place in Zhangjiajie. It was once inhabited by bandits from western Hunan, and was later renamed after the TV series "Tales of Suppressing Bandits in Wulong Mountain." The village is built along the mountain, and there is a path up and down the mountain that requires using both hands and feet to climb to the summit. Suoxiyu: A natural ink wash landscape painting Suoxiyu is also called Suoxi, named because the stream within the attraction is shaped like a rope. Unlike other parts of the forest park, which are so steep and rugged, this place is shrouded in mist and clouds year-round, with clear streams flowing continuously through all four seasons and graceful peaks visible everywhere. Ten-Mile Gallery is the highlight attraction of Suoxiyu; within the 5 km-long gorge, wildflowers fragrance the air and fantastic peaks and unusual rocks abound. Walking through it is like stepping into a natural landscape painting. Golden Whip Stream: filming location of Journey to the West Jinbian Stream Gorge is the earliest developed area in the attraction. A clear stream runs through the valley, with towering peaks on both sides and lush greenery as far as the eye can see. This is also one of the filming locations for the classic version of Journey to the West, where fans can come and see iconic scenes such as the Water Curtain Cave and Cleaving the Mountain to Save the Mother.

No. 3 of Best Things to Do in Hunan Jiangxi Fujian Region

Orange Isle Scenic Area

Orange Isle Scenic Area is a narrow sandbar lying across the heart of the Xiang River in Changsha, stretching approx. five km. It faces Yuelu Mountain to the west and borders Changsha's old city to the east, surrounded by water on all sides. Named after the abundant orange trees planted on the isle, it was historically called Shuiluzhou. Formed by river alluvium, this sandbar has existed for over a millennium, where the "River and sky in evening snow" scenery was once among the Eight Views of Xiaoxiang. In 1925, the poem "Spring in a pleasure garden - Changsha" was composed here, with its iconic line "Alone I stand in the biting fall, watching the Xiang River flow north past Orange Isle's head," which made this riverine landmark widely renowned. The highlights of the visit are concentrated at the islet's head: A granite art sculpture over 30 m tall, modeled after the 1925 youth image, stands facing the river as Changsha's highly recognizable landmark. Nearby, the Questioning Heaven Platform extends toward the river center, where leaning on the railing reveals the mighty Xiang River flowing northward, with Yuelu Mountain and the city skylines on both banks facing each other across the water. The Songju Pavilion, white marble poetry stele, and the 200-year-old ancient phoenix tree at the islet head are all in this area. Heading north from the islet head, a hundred-acre orange orchard bears golden fruits in fall, while bamboo groves, peach orchards, plum gardens, and osmanthus groves take turns showcasing seasonal flora. The historic Zhuzhang Ferry (where Zhu Xi and Zhang Shi once crossed the Xiang River for lectures) and the Huxiang Culture Exhibition Hall are scattered along the way. At the islet's tail, the reconstructed Jiangshen Temple and Gongji Tower area was precisely where ancients admired the "River and sky in evening snow" scenery. The island is long and narrow, making round-trip walks quite tiring. A sightseeing train is available for transportation, with multiple stops along the way for hopping on and off. Travelers with limited time are advised to head straight to the island's tip to see the sculpture and river views, then stroll leisurely along the riverside path. At dusk, watching the sunset over the Xiang River and seeing the lights gradually illuminate both shores from the island's tip is especially worth setting aside time for.