Summer Stream Tracing Guide | Butterfly Valley

| Butterfly Valley. In July and August, if you find it too hot outside and boring to stay at home, why not invite a few friends to go stream tracing at Butterfly Valley🦋. 🗺️Location: Butterfly Valley, Lin'an, Hangzhou. 📲Navigation: Butterfly Valley Bus Station, turn right after arrival and follow the small road all the way to the end, which is the entrance to the canyon. 🎫Ticket: None (wild scenic spot). ⏰Opening hours: All day 🛣️Transportation: Self-driving. Tip: Shanghai to Butterfly Valley takes about 3 and a half hours by car 🅿️Parking: There are parking spots at the entrance. ⭐Equipment: ✅Stream tracing shoes👟: Be sure to buy stream tracing shoes, the stones underwater are very slippery, and it's easy to fall. ✅Quick-dry clothing🩱: There's a section on the road on foot and a section in the water, to avoid clothes sticking to the body uncomfortably. ✅Waterproof bag🏷️: To take photos with your phone, avoid getting it wet. ✅Waterproof backpack🎒: If you have a camera, etc., you can put it in the bag, because some places have deeper water. ✅Life jacket🦺: Be sure to wear a life jacket, even if you can swim, because the stones in the valley are very slippery, and it's difficult to get ashore. ✅Protective helmet🪖: Try to wear a protective helmet, the stones in the valley are quite slippery, and it's easy to fall. ✅Sunscreen🧴, mosquito repellent, and band-aids are also necessary to bring. ♻️There are two stream tracing routes: 1⃣️From top to bottom: Hiking stream tracing From the entrance, keep hiking forward and up the mountain, it takes about 40 minutes of mountain road to reach the stream valley. 2⃣️From bottom to top: Enter the entrance to reach the stream valley, follow the current upwards, then hike down from the mountain. (Recommended👍🏻) 🏄🏻‍♂️Entertainment: Taking photos📸, lakeside barbecue🍖, fishing🐟, walking dogs🐶, swimming🏊🏻‍♂️. ⚠️Caution: It's best not to bring elderly people and children, as it is particularly dangerous. 🔍About me An engineer in a foreign company Part-time travel note writer