Border Town Tea Tuo - A Three-Day Two-Night Travel Guide to Three Provinces with One Step

Border Town Tea Tuo A Three-Day Two-Night Travel Guide to Three Provinces with One Step Step into the real border town described by Shen Congwen - Border Town Tea Tuo, located at the junction of Hunan, Guizhou, and Chongqing provinces, known as a summer retreat treasure where you can 'step across three provinces' Location: Tea Tuo Ancient Town Scenic Area, Huayuan County, Xiangxi 🎫 Ticket: Free for the ancient town, La La Ferry (Hunan-Chongqing) ¥2, boat trip (step across three provinces) ¥25 🅿 Parking: There is a parking lot in the ancient town ¥40/vehicle (3 days and 2 nights) Transportation: Self-driving: Depart from Guilin, take the Baomao Expressway High-speed train: Take a train to Jishou, then a bus to Huayuan County, and finally a bus to the border town 🇨🇳 Border Town Itinerary: ✅ 3 days and 2 nights in Border Town Tea Tuo, per capita ¥1000 💫Day1: Depart from Guilin at 13:00→Arrive at the border town at 19:30→Check into a homestay (Xiangxing Mansion)→Go downstairs for about 5m and have dinner at the Three Provinces Restaurant (ate corner fish, combining the spiciness of Hunan, the numbness of Chongqing, and the sourness of Guizhou) 💫Day2: 🎈7:30-9:00: Opposite the homestay is Cuicui Island, go downstairs to the riverside to capture the full view of the border town with a drone→Breakfast 🎈9:00-11:10: Walk along the river to Cuicui's former residence→White Pagoda→Return to Tea Tuo Ancient Pier 🎈11:30-15:30: La La Ferry→Tri-provincial junction photo spot (20-minute walk), you can choose to take a small boat in the Xishui River, passing through three provinces (Guizhou, Hunan, Chongqing), and take photos at the tri-provincial junction, ticket price ¥25 (peak season), return to La La Ferry and directly stop at the opposite (Chongqing) Hong'an Ancient Town→Southeastern Chongqing Gate→Liu Deng Memorial Square→Hong'an Old Street→Quotations Tower→Three No-Care Island→Lunch (Chongqing hotpot) 🎈15:30-16:30: Return to Tea Tuo Ancient Town→Tea time→Rest at the homestay 🎈19:00-22:30: Sunset glow→Dinner→Listen to songs at a small tavern 💫Day3: Check in along the way to beautiful scenery→Breakfast→Hanging Road (ticket ¥68/person)→Aizhai Bridge→Guilin Food Recommendations: Sour and spicy corner fish, oil cake, rice tofu, fried potato flowers, sticky rice crust, barbecue, beef noodles/soup, Chongqing hotpot Overall Experience: Border Town is suitable for walking tours, the scenic area is not highly commercialized, prices are reasonable, and the place is clean and orderly. The town is naturally simple and leisurely, it is the prototype location of Shen Congwen's famous novel 'Border Town', and the ethnic Tujia and Miao style in the ancient town is unique. The waterside scenery along the river is like a Jiangnan ink painting no matter how you photograph it, and you must experience the 'Three No-Care Island' and 'La La Ferry'! 📽 Here you have old streets, natives, a lively atmosphere, and a slow life like small bridges and flowing water! Cuicui Island is currently being renovated and is more modernized; 🎞 The true beauty of Border Town is actually the beauty of Shen Congwen's beautiful words, as well as the beauty of kind and simple human nature and first love in the dark. There is a river by the town, and an island in the river. When night falls, to feel the lights of thousands of homes, you need to spend to understand the culture of Border Town Tea Tuo