High-speed rail direct access to a little-known ancient town in Sichuan with no tourists

National Day highlights: Autumn brewing cellar opening ceremony at the distillery🏮, Huangjing Old Forest red leaf season🍁, prime season for fresh fish from the Chishui River🐟! 🚗 Transportation and itinerary tips - Major transportation: → Fly to Luzhou Yunlong Airport (direct flights from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou), or take high-speed rail to Luzhou Station (1.5 hours from Chengdu/Chongqing). - Local transportation: → Attractions are scattered, renting a car for self-driving is more flexible (SUV preferred, many winding mountain roads). - Key tips: → National Day daily temperature 18-25℃, expect showers and bring a rain jacket; → Distillery experience requires advance reservation (cellar opening ceremony has limited spots). 📅 3-day itinerary: From the aroma of wine in the morning mist to the starry river of Chishui Day 1: Prelude to the Wine City｜Old Cellar × Ancient Bridge × Jianghu Night Feast ▫️ 8:00 (Wine aroma at dawn!) → Luzhou Laojiao Scenic Area (¥80): ✅ Watch the opening ceremony of the 1573 national treasure cellar group (National Day special), taste the first original mash at 68° (limit 3 cups). 📸 Photo tip: When steam rises from the cellar, use a telephoto lens to capture workers silhouetted while drawing wine (200mm+ backlight). ▫️ 12:00 → Luzhou Jianghu cuisine feast: → Devour Hejiang grilled fish (fresh fish from Chishui River) + Gulin spicy chicken (peppercorn aroma penetrates the bones), paired with lychee wine to relieve the spiciness. ▫️ 15:00 → Explore Longnao Bridge (free): → Walk the Song Dynasty stone arch bridge, touch the stone lion reliefs on the bridge (to ward off evil and pray for blessings), use a wide-angle lens to shoot the bridge arch reflections × autumn waters of the Tuojiang River. ▫️ Dusk → Riverside Road fireworks market: → Eat tofu pudding grilled fish (with pickled vegetables + litsea cubeba for freshness), try making oil-paper umbrellas (intangible cultural heritage artisans painting on site). Day 2: Mountain and Water Rhapsody｜Waterfall × Red Leaves × Miao Village Night Songs ▫️ 7:00 (Chasing the light!) → Huangjing Old Forest Bajiedong Waterfall (¥65): ✅ Hike through three-tiered plunge pools, red leaves pave the way in October, drone shoot rainbow through the forest (flight limit 120 meters). ▫️ 12:00 → Miao ethnic dark lunch: → Try niubie soup cooked with Chishui fish (herbal bitter aroma), plus fried bamboo worms and bee pupae combo (high protein and bursting flavor). ▫️ 15:00 → Yaoba Ancient Town (¥60): → Explore Ming and Qing Southern Sichuan residential clusters, learn oil-paper umbrella rubbing (intangible cultural heritage workshop ¥30), drink covered bowl tea while listening to Sichuan opera storytelling. ▫️ 20:00 → Chishui River starry sky camping: ✅ Lie on haystacks to stargaze, long exposure shots of the Milky Way × autumn leaf silhouettes (ISO3200+20 seconds, red light flashlight illumination). Day 3: Secret Valley Finale｜Stone Carvings × Flower Valley × Night Jianghu ▫️ 8:00 → Luxian Song Dynasty Stone Carving Museum (free): → See warrior statues with fierce eyes warding off demons, touch thousand-year-old relief patterns (flash photography prohibited). ▫️ 11:00 → Flower Field Wine Land (¥50): ✅ Ride a small train through the autumn pink flower sea, taste homemade grape wine (gift of hand-painted ceramic jar). ▫️ 14:00 → Fubao Ancient Town Jianghu feast: → Challenge grilled pig trotters with houttuynia + sour soup yellow catfish (wild fish from Chishui River), paired with fermented glutinous rice ice jelly to cleanse the palate. ▫️ Return trip bonus: → Bring home Luzhou Laojiao mini liquor set (scenic area ¥50/set) + Gulin cured meat vacuum pack (farmers market ¥30/500g). ⚠️ Pitfall avoidance guide 1 Ticket traps: → Huangjing Old Forest combo ticket includes sightseeing bus (buying ticket alone means tiring walk); → Yaoba Ancient Town free entry trick: enter before 7am or after 6pm (security shift change gap). 2 Safety red lines: → Swimming prohibited in Chishui River (dangerous currents + sand dredging boats); → Stone Carving Museum no touching real artifacts (fine ¥2000+). 🌌 Hidden gems - Free secret spots: → Fangshan Yunfeng Temple (15km west of city): climb to shoot morning mist at one bend of the Yangtze River, touch thousand-year-old ginkgo; → Zhangba Longan Forest: hike century-old ancient tree plank road - Local wild fun: → Traditional sorghum wine brewing (farmhouse ¥50): steaming grain → mixing with yeast → sealing in jar with mud, wine shipped home after three months; → Night fishing for rice flower fish (terraced fields ¥30): fish by kerosene lamp, freshly grilled with wild chili. Appendix: 24-hour Wine City survival schedule ⏰ 6:00 Slurp tofu pudding noodles with chili oil to wake up ⏰ 9:00 Oil tea mixed with fermented glutinous rice egg to warm stomach ⏰ 12:00 Grilled fish wrapped with houttuynia for a flavor punch ⏰ 15:00 Covered bowl tea with pumpkin seeds snack ⏰ 19:00 Sour soup fish porridge with bee pupae ⏰ 22:00 Sorghum wine stewed with ginger to ward off autumn chill