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National Day Highlights: 80% chance of morning mist and sea of clouds ☁️, golden autumn colors on the windmill meadow 🍂, high mountain stargazing camping 🌌 (Milky Way clearly visible in early October)! ⚠️ Core Information (Must Save!) 10 Transportation Options: → Best by self-driving: From Guilin, navigate to "Quanzhou Tianhu Scenic Area," take G72 Quannan Expressway → Quanzhou → Y314 County Road (2.5 hours drive, winding mountain roads require experienced drivers). → High-speed train + shuttle: Take the bullet train to Quanzhou South Station, transfer to the ski shuttle bus (departs at 9:00, ¥45/person round trip) directly to the scenic area, return at 16:30. 20 Climate and Gear: → October average temperature on the summit is 10-18℃, near 0℃ at dawn and dusk, bring windproof jacket + light down jacket; → Must bring anti-slip hiking shoes (meadow is slippery) + SPF50+ sunscreen (strong UV index). 30 Ticket Policy: → Scenic area entrance is free, but internal activities charge separately (ski resort, rafting, etc.); → Yunhai Tianzhou Glass Viewing Platform ¥20/person, windmill base open for free. 📅 3-Day Itinerary: From Emerald Clouds to Windmill Star River Day 1: Prologue of the Sea of Clouds | Bihu Lake Tour × Meadow Wind Chase ▫️ 12:00 (Avoid peak time going up!) → Stock up in Quanzhou County: Slurp spicy red oil rice noodles (old shop on Jiefang Road ¥6/bowl), buy high mountain grapes (roadside stall ¥10/5 jin, sweet and juicy). ▫️ 14:30 → Tianhu Main Lake Secret Spot: ✅ Climb the lakeside viewing platform for panoramic shots of 13 lakes, hike the meadow boardwalk to find wildflowers (mainly marigolds and dandelions in autumn), wide-angle shots of windmill clusters × lake reflections (best spot: east slope of main dam). ▫️ 18:00 → Fisherman’s Wharf Sunset: → Capture the rare spectacle of the sun swallowed by Zhenbao Peak (18:20-18:40), telephoto silhouette of windmills × golden lake surface (200mm lens + tripod). ▫️ Overnight at Tianhu Resort (¥280/night), or camp by the lake (bring your own gear, camp near Zhulongdong for wind shelter). Day 2: Windmill Rhapsody | Yunhai Tianzhou × Dark River Exploration ▫️ 5:30 (Race against time!) → Yunhai Tianzhou Showdown: ✅ Rush to the glass viewing platform (altitude 1680m), if morning mist appears, capture cloud waterfalls flowing over peaks (ISO 400 + shutter 1/1000s), overlook 613m deep sinkhole cluster. ▫️ 9:00 → Windmill Base Power Walk: → Close-up shots of 100-meter-high wind turbines (no entry within rotating zone!), run on the meadow to capture autumn oil painting vibes (wear white dress/bright jacket for better photos). ▫️ 14:00 → Gulong Mountain Rafting (1 hour drive, ¥198/person): → Ride inflatable rafts through a three-day, three-night underground river, headlamps illuminate stalactite forests, touch icy underground water (bring waterproof phone pouch). ▫️ 20:00 → Stargazing Camp Night: → If clear and cloudless, see the Milky Way arching through windmills with naked eye (exposure 25s + ISO 3200), high chance of meteor sightings. Day 3: Autumn Finale | Yao Village Fireworks × Wild Game Secret Battle ▫️ 8:00 → Tea Mountain Pyramid Autumn Picking (40 min drive, ¥40): ✅ Pick Lingyun white tea (includes roasting experience), climb to shoot curves of thousand-acre terraces, drink oil tea with grilled glutinous rice cake. ▫️ 11:00 → Caiwan Town Wild Game Sweep: → Eat vinegar blood duck (firm duck meat + sour vinegar blood flavor, ¥48/portion) + Hehua fish soup (milky fish soup with lemongrass, ¥30/fish). ▫️ Return Trip Bonus: → Buy wild honey (roadside beekeeper ¥50/jar) + vacuum-packed sour snacks (green mango and plum mixed with chili, ¥15/box). 🍜 Hardcore Food Red and Black List Red List Must-Eats - Vinegar Blood Duck (Caiwan Town farmhouse): Quanzhou intangible cultural heritage dish, duck meat fragrant with vinegar blood, sour and spicy hit ⭐avg ¥45/person - Hehua Fish Soup: Rice field fish stewed with tofu, milky soup without fishy smell, perfect with rice ⭐¥30/fish - Oil Tea with Stewed Glutinous Rice Cake: Yao village morning tea, ginger spicy tea aroma mixed with sticky rice cake, cold weather remedy ⭐¥15/set Black List Avoid - Scenic Area "High Mountain Medicinal Chicken": tough meat + expensive (¥188/whole), not as good as farmhouse dishes - Air-dried Wild Rabbit: strong gamey smell, even locals avoid it ⚠️ National Day Pitfall Avoidance Guide 10 Transportation Traps: → Mountain roads not for novice drivers! Y314 County Road has many sharp turns + falling rocks, hire a car with a Guangxi C license experienced driver (¥400/day); → Ski shuttle bus only runs once at 9:00, missing it means haggling for black taxis (down to ¥60/person). 20 Photography Red Lines: → No entry within 50 meters of wind turbines at windmill base (dangerous strong winds), drones prohibited at Yunhai Tianzhou (interferes with radar); → When photographing Yao elders, offer a cigarette first (polite greeting), no close-up shots forcing faces. 30 Ecological Rules: → Do not trample medicinal herbs in the meadow (e.g., Paris polyphylla), no swimming in the lake (strong currents + low temperature risk hypothermia); → Take all trash with you, violators fined from ¥500! 🌌 Hidden Gems - Free Secret Spots: → Zhenbao Peak Wild Trail: 2km hike to the summit of South China’s second highest peak (altitude 2123m), overlook Tianhu cluster like scattered diamonds ⭐guide required; → Abandoned Chaping Hydropower Station: rusty machinery + moss walls, industrial ruin photography spot ⭐navigate to "Chaping Hydropower Station". - Local Wild Fun: → Night fishing for rice field fish (Caiwan terraces ¥30): use kerosene lamps to catch fish, includes charcoal grilling ⭐reservation needed at farmhouse; → High Mountain Stargazing Class (campground ¥50): Yao youth teach autumn constellations, includes hand-drawn star maps. Appendix: 24-Hour High Mountain Survival Schedule ⏰ 6:00 Oil tea with glutinous rice cake to fight cold ⏰ 9:00 Vinegar blood duck rice soup power boost ⏰ 12:00 Hehua fish soup with stewed wild mushrooms ⏰ 15:00 Sour snacks with honey water to cool down ⏰ 19:00 Charcoal fire cured meat with bamboo tube rice ⏰ 22:00 Self-heating hotpot to warm starry night