Shenzhen workers challenge weekend travel to Hezhou

🚄 Depart from Shenzhen North by high-speed rail, arrive in 2 hours, two days and one night per capita 800+ ⛰️ Hezhou is a seriously underrated treasure city, with rich attractions, fresh air, very suitable for weekend trips 🌳 Gupo Mountain is very cool in summer, with waterfalls, streams, tea gardens, and monkeys 🎑 Check-in at one of China's top ten most beautiful ancient towns, Huangyao Ancient Town & Karst Cave Ziyun Wonderland ✅ Itinerary: Gupo Mountain Scenic Area - Huangyao Ancient Town - Hezhou City 🔷DAY1 Gupo Mountain - Huangyao Ancient Town ▪️8:10 Depart from Shenzhen North, arrive at Hezhou Station at 10:14, take a taxi to Gupo Mountain Scenic Area (50R, half an hour) ▪️11:00 Gupo Mountain Scenic Area It's very cool even in the peak of summer in August, the ticket is 66R, and the visitor center offers free luggage storage 🛅 Take the sightseeing bus to the terminal Xiangu Waterfall, 15R 🔜 Play route Xiangu Waterfall ➡️ Xiangu Lawn ➡️ Jiutian Waterfall ➡️ Fangjia Tea Garden ➡️ Xiangu Village ➡️ Guyaochong It is recommended to walk around after coming out of Fangjia Tea Garden, the bamboo forest boardwalk is very comfortable ▫️ Xiangu Waterfall: The waterfall is not big, many people ▫️ Xiangu Lawn: There is a wine fragrance workshop, Xiangu Temple, the lawn is also very good for photos 🆗 ▫️ Jiutian Waterfall (highly recommended): Walk 1.1KM, round trip takes about 1 hour, few people, a bit tiring but worth it, the water is clear, play in the water to cool off if you get hot ▫️ Fangjia Tea Garden: Great for photos 📷, the oil tea at the entrance is very good, and there is free tea in the tea house ▫️ Xiangu Village: A bit like a homestay town, the water is very clear ▫️ Guyaochong: You can see many monkeys 🐵🐒 ▪️17:00 Carpool at the scenic area entrance to Huangyao Ancient Town, night ticket 50R/person, arrive in 1.5 hours, stay in a scenic area homestay The barbecue at the entrance of the scenic area is very delicious 🤤 🔷DAY2: Huangyao Ancient Town - Ziyun Wonderland - Hezhou City ▪️ Wake up naturally, stroll around Huangyao Ancient Town Known as one of the top ten most beautiful ancient towns, it is the filming location of the movie The Painted Veil (love this book), the ancient town is nestled among the karst mountains, with a history of thousands of years, more than 300 ancient buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties Centuries-old banyan trees and temples can be seen everywhere, highly recommend taking a bamboo raft tour, 20R for half an hour, the scenery is no less than Yangshuo ▪️ 14:00 Ziyun Wonderland A very niche and quiet scenic spot, but actually very cost-effective, the ticket is 45R, you can see karst caves, with lighting and a metaverse storyline, quite interesting ▪️ 17:00 Yongfeng Lake Wetland Park You can take photos of the tower and distant mountains, quite niche, few people, quiet 😂 ▪️ 18:00 Stroll and eat near Lingfeng Square, the area near Far East Tourism Street is very lively ✔️ Yijingqiao Snail Noodles: Hezhou's old brand snail noodles shop, 10R ✔️ Qiang Gulao Cold Drink: Chrysanthemum Qingbuliang, 6R ✔️ Fat Aunt's Sour Food: Local specialty, not very accustomed to it ▪️ 19:30 Take a taxi for half an hour to Hezhou Station, 20:37 High-speed rail from Hezhou Station back to Shenzhen