Weekend Car-Free Getaway Around Shanghai ∽ No Early Rising, No Staying Up Late ∽

Two-Day Weekend Trip Around Shanghai ∽ Non-Self-Driving ∽ ∽ No Early Rising, No Staying Up Late ∽ ∽ Lazy Senior Tour ∽ ❤️ Friday Departure go go go! 🚅 18:34 Shanghai South → 21:04 Lishui High-Speed Rail Station 🏨 Lishui Yintai Marriott Hotel (4 km from Lishui High-Speed Rail Station) ❤️ Saturday Yunhe Terraces 🚌 Outbound: 8:30 Lishui High-Speed Rail Station → Yunhe Terraces Visitor Center (Baba Express Bus ≈ 70 min) 09:50-12:00 Cable car to Jiǔqū Yúnhuán Scenic Area, 2 hours of sightseeing (super beautiful terraces, highly recommend the glass plank road, not for those afraid of heights) 🍱 Jiǔqū Yúnhuán Visitor Center: KFC 12:00-14:00 Cable car to Baiyin Valley Scenic Area 🚶🏻‍♀️ Walk to Qīxīngdūn (just a viewing platform area with great views) 🚶🏻‍♀️ Return to Baiyin Valley cable car area, walk to Kēnggēn Stone Village (this route is all downhill with steps, not recommended for bad knees) 🚌 14:00 Kēnggēn Stone Village scenic shuttle line 2 → Jiǔqū Yúnhuán Visitor Center 🚡 Jiǔqū Yúnhuán Visitor Center cable car → Yunhe Terraces Visitor Center 🚌 Return: 14:30 Yunhe Terraces Visitor Center → Lishui High-Speed Rail Station (Baba Express Bus ≈ 70 min) 🏨 Lishui Yintai Marriott Hotel (breakfast sesame flatbread is super delicious!!) 🚶🏻‍♀️ Evening can explore Lishui city for food and stroll ∽ Yingxing Tower near the hotel ❤️ Sunday Jinyun Xiandu (reverse route, partial sightseeing) 🚅 9:00 Lishui Station → Jinyun West Station (13 min) 🚕 Jinyun West Station → Jinyun Xiandu Visitor Center (30 min taxi, also direct bus but long wait) Free luggage storage lockers at Jinyun Xiandu Scenic Area 🚌 Jinyun Xiandu Visitor Center → Zhutan Mountain (Old man leading an ox performance, crossing the thousand-year-old stone beam bridge) 🚶🏻‍♀️ 1 km to Dinghu Peak (can climb ⛰️ or leisurely explore) 🚌 Dinghu Peak bus stop → Xuanyuan Cultural Street 🍱 Lunch at Jinyun Sesame Flatbread Headquarters (various carb staples, not highly recommended) 🚌 Xuanyuan Cultural Street → Xiandu Temple (unique perspectives → Zhaoyin Cave, Tiyun Cave) 🚶🏻‍♀️ 500 m from Xiandu Temple → Little Red Cliff (locked onto Longgeng Road entrance, Qingyunian Hanging Temple plank road! Amazing views. Missed the entrance first time, luckily went back!) 🚌 13:50 Little Red Cliff bus stop → Visitor Center 🚗 Jinyun Xiandu Visitor Center → Jinyun West Station 🚅 15:24 Jinyun West Station → Shanghai South