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Autumn Family Camp in Dabie Mountains: Chestnut Picking and Sweet Persimmon Harvest, Stay in an Ancient Village to Learn Red History Nature Class

Hi~ I’m Coco’s Mom! October in the Dabie Mountains at 31°N is a harvest painting—chestnuts cracking open, sweet persimmons weighing down branches, and ancient villages busy drying autumn crops! We take the kids to pick chestnuts by day and stay overnight at a farmhouse, a 5-day 4-night itinerary that helps kids understand the true meaning of “every grain is hard-earned.” 🚗 Itinerary: Enter the mountains from Wuhan/Hefei, circular tour Day 1: Wuhan → Sanliban Town, Luotian (2.5h drive) • Stay at “Shili Muge” homestay, open the window to see a century-old persimmon forest, kids compete to pick the “China’s sweetest persimmons” with bamboo poles. • Evening stroll at Jiuzhi Ancient City light show, watch the intangible cultural heritage iron flower performance, and drink chestnut stewed chicken soup. Day 2: Chestnut Picking + Farming Experience • Go with farmers into the chestnut forest, use long poles to knock down “hedgehog fruits,” kids wear gloves to pick them up, learn the traditional method of sugar-roasting chestnuts. • Afternoon sweet potato digging and roasting, a national first-class pastry chef teaches how to make pumpkin cakes. Day 3: Jiuzhi River Red Leaves + Tiantangzhai Sea of Clouds • Early morning at Fenghuang Pass “Water Red Leaves,” rent a small boat to sail through the misty Chinese tallow forest, take artistic photos. • Morning hike Tiantangzhai, take the cable car to overlook the forest sea woven with red, yellow, and green. Day 4: Red Education + Movable Type Printing • Visit the New Fourth Army Fifth Division Memorial Hall, listen to revolutionary stories, kids do rubbings of red stars to take home. • Afternoon at Bi Sheng Memorial Park to experience movable type printing, personally typeset and print ancient poems. Day 5: Four Seasons Flower Sea & Cute Pet Interaction → Return • Flower sea mini train tour, feed alpacas, make leaf collages, end the harvest trip. 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Exclusive Tips Farming Gear: Thorn-proof gloves (essential for chestnut picking), durable pants + rain boots (sweet potato digging gets muddy). Diet Adaptation: Hot pot can be ordered mild, sweet persimmons are freshly picked daily but should not be eaten in excess (may cause diarrhea). Red Education: The memorial hall provides children’s audio guides that tell history through stories. 🌟 Highlights • Overnight in an ancient village: Stay at Shengrentang Village farmhouse, wake up to capture the pastoral scene of cooking smoke mingling with red leaves. • Charity Action: Kids pick up forest trash to earn “Little Environmental Guardian” badges, fostering a sense of responsibility. Autumn in the Dabie Mountains is a symphony of sweat and sweetness. See you in the next Simianshan guide! 🍁
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