Chenzhou is a low-budget warm tourist destination with a per capita cost of several hundred yuan

🚘Transportation Guide (Money Saving Version)‌ ‌ 📍Main means of transportation‌ Train: Chenzhou Station (Old Town) and Chenzhou West Station (High-speed Railway Station) are the main hubs. You can take the green train (hard seat 50-80 yuan) or high-speed train (second-class seat 100-200 yuan) from surrounding cities such as Changsha and Guangzhou. ‌Long-distance bus‌: If there is no direct train to a nearby city, you can take the bus, which is usually about 30% cheaper than the high-speed rail. ‌ 📍Transportation in the city ‌Bus‌: Most scenic spots can be reached by direct bus, with a fare of 1-2 yuan (e.g., you can take bus No. 201 to Dongjiang Lake, and you need to transfer to a township bus to Yangtian Lake). ‌Carpooling/Rideshare‌: For more remote scenic spots such as Gaoyiling and Yangtian Lake, it is recommended to arrange a carpool in advance through "Didi Rideshare" or local youth hostels. The average cost per person is about 30-50 yuan. ‌ 📍Shared electric vehicles: Shared electric vehicles (2 yuan/15 minutes) can be used for short distance travel in the city. ‌ 💒Accommodation recommendation (budget type)‌ 💒 Youth Hostel/B&B Around Wuling Square/Beihu Park: Youth hostel beds are 40-60 yuan/night. We recommend "Chenzhou Slow Time Youth Hostel" or "Suxianling Foot B&B". Zixing City (near Dongjiang Lake): Economy B&B standard rooms are 80-120 yuan per night, which is convenient for getting up early the next day to see the foggy Xiaodongjiang River. ‌ ✅Must-visit attractions (low ticket price/free) ✅Gaoyiling (free) Features: Danxia landform, red rocks and clear water, free hiking trails. ‌Warm Tips‌: There is no entrance fee if you enter from the back mountain (Gaoyiling Village Committee). Please wear non-slip shoes and bring plenty of drinking water. ‌ ✅ Dongjiang Lake (partially free) Free way to play: Cycle or hike along the lake and avoid paid scenic spots (the entrance fee to the foggy Xiaodongjiang River is 80 yuan). ‌ 🗓Recommended route: Bailang Town Ring Road (free), rent an electric car for 20 yuan/hour, and enjoy the beautiful scenery of lakes and mountains. ‌Yangtian Lake Prairie (Ticket price 80 yuan, half price for students)‌ ‌ ‌🌟Highlights‌: Grasslands, windmills, and Hobbit huts, suitable for taking photos. ‌Suxianling (Ticket price: 47 yuan, free for night climbing)‌ ‌ Night Climbing Tips ‌: Free entry after 8pm, climb to the top of the Three Wonders Monument to see the night view of Chenzhou. ‌Yuhou Street (free)‌ Features: The thousand-year-old street has beautiful night lights and is suitable for walking and taking photos. ‌ 😋Food recommendations: (10-30 yuan per person)‌ ‌ breakfast ‌😋Fish rice noodles‌: Recommend "Jin Guo Fish Rice Noodles" (Train Station Store), spicy version 7 yuan/bowl. 😋‌Slaughtering Pig Rice Noodles‌: Bailutang Town's "Time-honored Slaughtering Pig Rice Noodles", 10 yuan/bowl, with a lot of ingredients. snack ‌ 😋Rice dumplings: "He Ji Rice Dumplings" on Xinglong Pedestrian Street, 3 yuan/piece, thin skin and fresh filling. ‌😋Guiyang Jar Meat‌: 5 yuan/skewer at a street stall, slightly spicy and salty. ‌Meal‌ ‌ 😋Roast Chicken: "Gaozi Roast Chicken" on Wulidui Road, a small portion for 60 yuan is enough for 2 people, and it is absolutely delicious when paired with rice! 😋Methods for saving money per person: buy fruits at the vegetable market (such as Dongjiang pears at 3 yuan per catty) and fried noodles at the midnight snack stall (8 yuan per serving). ‌ 🥶Itinerary (3 days and 2 nights, total budget within 400 yuan)‌ 1⃣️City culture + night view‌ Morning: Suxianling (daytime ticket 47 yuan) or free Nanta Park. Afternoon: Yuhou Street, Chenzhou Museum (free). Evening: Night view of Beihu Park, Youth Hostel in Sushi District (50 yuan). ‌ 2⃣️: Dongjiang Lake + Gaoyiling Morning: Take bus to Bailang Town, Dongjiang Lake, and cycle around the lake (rental fee: 20 yuan). Afternoon: Share a car to Gaoyiling (fare 30 yuan), and hike for 2 hours. Evening: Return to Zixing city and share a room in a B&B (60 yuan/person). ‌ 3⃣️: Yangtian Lake Grassland Full day: Township bus to Yangtian Lake (round trip fare 30 yuan + ticket 60 yuan), bring your own dry food. Evening: Return to Chenzhou West Station (25 yuan for a ride). 🗓Notes‌ Weather: It rains a lot in summer, so bring a raincoat; there may be frost in Gaoyiling in winter, so be careful not to slip. ‌Avoid pitfalls‌: Dongjiang rafting and other activities are expensive (180 yuan+), so you can skip them if you are traveling on a budget. Safety: There are no guardrails in some areas of Yangtian Lake and Gaoyiling, so do not risk climbing.