Forest Healing: A 3-day, 2-night stay in Xitianmu Mountain

Self-driving to Tianmu Mountain Departing from Shanghai, it takes only 3 hours to reach, featuring a casual road trip 📍Xitianmu Mountain Forest Ecological Park Home to the world's largest ancient camphor tree group A sea of green as far as the eye can see! 🌳 📍Hiking route just follow the one provided by the park It takes 2 hours to complete, perfect for beginners ⏳Tour Route ▫️Choose to hike up the mountain and take a shuttle bus down (20 yuan/person, 30 minutes) (Most recommended route) ▫️Start hiking from 10:30 am, about 5 kilometers, make sure to bring enough food and water (There are few and expensive dining spots on the mountain) ▫️For the first half of the journey, stop at each scenic spot to rest and eat something (almost all have pavilions to sit in) ▫️Definitely bring plenty of water, we brought a total of six bottles of soda water and electrolyte water, and it's recommended to bring self-heating food. ▫️The scenery along the way is really great, all are very tall and sturdy fir trees, truly a kingdom of big trees. 📍Qingshan Lake The legendary 'Green Fairyland' It's a well-equipped, upscale scenic area You can cycle, kayak, or chase sunsets In autumn, from October to November, there's also a vast expanse of redwood trees that must have a unique charm