Tonglu Parenting Adventure Nightmare! These 3 Pitfalls Made Me Want to Live in a Cave

Sisters! During Labor Day, I bravely took my 5-year-old to a "National Geographic" recommended destination—the scenery was so stunning it left me speechless, but the mishaps nearly gave me a heart attack! My kid fed fish at Daqi Mountain, causing a "koi rain," while this mom turned into a bumper car during the cave rafting... Here’s my tearful 2-day survival guide to save you from soaking three sets of clothes! 🔥Death-Defying Itinerary Day1: Rushed from Hangzhou to Daqi Mountain—got drenched at the waterfall—posed like a diva at Tianchi Mirror Lake—peed my pants on the Jungle Flying Squirrel rollercoaster. Day2: Frozen into snot bubbles at Yaolin Wonderland—searched for the Jade Emperor at Galaxy Waterfall—flipped the boat during cave rafting—washed mud-stained undies three times at the homestay. 🌊Soul-Stirring Attractions: ✅Daqi Mountain Koi Pond My kid swore while buying fish food: "I’ll only feed ten pellets!" Then dumped the whole bag, causing a koi frenzy. She screamed: "Mom, the fish monsters are eating me!" 🐟 A nearby uncle dropped his phone into the pond, and my kid cheered: "Look! The koi are playing with a phone!" ✅Yaolin Wonderland Rafting The underground river’s chill shot straight to my skull! Bundled my kid in a raincoat like a silkworm. When the raft hit a stalactite, she shrieked: "My butt split in half!" Later, she insisted on keeping the life jacket as a "trophy." ✅Jungle Flying Squirrel Coaster Thought it’d be a gentle slide—ended up with brain-rattling bumps! My kid death-gripped the rails, crying: "Take me back to Earth!!" 🌍 Post-ride, her bangs stood up like antennae, yet she boasted: "I’m tougher than Ultraman!" 💣Deadly Pitfalls: 1⃣️Don’t arrive late at Daqi Mountain! By 9 AM, the parking line stretched 2 km—had to carry my kid on gravel roads till my soles burned. 2⃣️Skip the koi pond fish food! ¥10 for gold-priced pellets—my kid spilled them and demanded three more bags. 3⃣️No sandals in caves! 17°C chill crept from toes to skull—my kid’s snot became a waterfall. 4⃣️Avoid the raft’s front row! Rapids swept my glasses away—I rowed blind with -600° vision. 5⃣️Ignore "easy trails"! 3-hour hikes turned my kid into a koala—now I have Popeye arms. 🍜Foodie Hits & Misses: ✔️Yaoji Noodles’ pork liver stir-fry—so good my kid chugged three waters after stealing chili sauce. ✔️Qunwang Snacks’ fermented rice buns—so fluffy my toddler demanded 20 as pillows. ✔️Scenic spot rice cakes—stuffed with pickles and bamboo shoots, giving my kid hamster cheeks. ✖️Viral cave popsicles: ¥15 dye sticks melted faster than stalactite drips. ✖️Scenic sausages: 100% starch—hard enough to hike with. 📸Instagram Gold: 1⃣️Tianchi Mirror Lake reflections (pretend to fish clouds). 2⃣️Galaxy Waterfall lights (add fairy wings in edits). 3⃣️Buyunting Bamboo Sea (rock a hat for wuxia vibes). 4⃣️Cave rafting entrance (hold a life ring with a "survival face"). 🏡Lodging Hits & Misses: ✔️Tonglu New Century Grand Hotel: Free kid’s kite + play area to stash your gremlin. ✔️Secret Mountain Homestay: Creek-side treehouse had my kid hunting fireflies at 3 AM. ✖️A viral "starry room": Freezing mountain temps + water heater mood swings = pure suffering. ⚠️Lifesavers: ✔️Water shoes (slippery waterfall rocks = existential crisis). ✔️Foldable toilet (forest bathroom queues = out-of-body experience). ✔️Windproof jacket (cave drafts = colder than an ex’s heart). ✔️Waterproof phone pouch (capture your kid’s meltdown mid-rafting). On the drive back, my kid suddenly said: "Let’s take stalactites home as slides!" Though I’m stuck washing mud clothes and inhaling oxygen, her doodle of "flying koi" makes it all worth it. (❗️Final warning: Pack FIVE pants! Creek falls = mud monster, cave mist = perpetually damp clothes...)