Foping County Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Jun)
Foping Panda Valley Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Jun)
A Solo Trip to Foping: The Complete Guide!
😍😍Decided to go to Foping on a whim, bought a high-speed train ticket for 8:47 am the next day, and off I went~
It's a 50-minute journey. Stepping out of the station, the first thing I felt was the coolness! The climate was around 20 degrees, so pleasant that even the midday sun didn't feel hot.
First stop: Rented an electric bike to eat General Tower's hot bean curd skin noodles.
Second stop: Walked to Dongshan Park, started climbing at 10 am, and reached the top in half an hour! Note that the climbing point indicated by the map has many steep stairs, which made me tired and hot. I didn't encounter anyone on the way up, but I did unexpectedly come across a little squirrel🐿️, which was delightful!
There's a viewing pavilion at the top where you can overlook the county scenery, beautiful and breezy, very comfortable!
I took another path down the mountain, which was in good condition. The exit point was next to a residential house, quite hidden!
Third stop: Foping Old Street. Just a short walk down from the mountain, the old street isn't long and is lined with restaurants. There's a Panda Library, which is small.
Fourth stop: Took a taxi to Wangjiawan, a flat rate of 20 yuan. Taxis are scarce in Foping, and there are no ride-hailing services. I had planned to ride an electric bike there, but for some reason, it indicated that I was out of the operational range midway, so I took a taxi to be safe. However, I found out later that I could ride back, so I biked back to the county.
Wangjiawan is a newly popular attraction with an internet-famous red bench, hot air balloons, and lotus ponds. But it was too sunny at noon, nothing was operating, and the only cafe was closed. I guess it would be better early in the morning or in the evening.
Fifth stop: A farmhouse meal! The owner suggested one dish would be enough, so I ordered the spicy and sour konjac, delicious!
Sixth stop: Panda Base. It's free, just need to register! I took a bus from the high-speed train station, which usually departs around the time the train arrives, a 30-minute ride costing 10 yuan. I arrived at the base at 3:30 pm, and it was still a bit sunny today, so the pandas would come out for a bit and then go back in. The base isn't very big, but there are four pandas. Panda Valley seems to have only two, but the scenery is nicer.
Took the 6 pm high-speed train back after the tour!
In summary: Foping is a small place, and you can finish touring it in one day without staying overnight!
If you do want to stay, you can choose one of those internet-famous hotels with recreational activities to enrich the experience.
A must-try: Schisandra berry sparkling water, super refreshing when chilled!
There are designated parking spots for shared electric bikes, and you can't just park them anywhere!
Jinshan Park is opposite Dongshan Park, and I've heard that the scenery is even more beautiful and it's easier to climb!
Compared to Jiangnan, I prefer this ancient town that doesn't require an entrance ticket
|||Per capita 500r! A 2-day and 1-night summer vacation trip
Surrounded by mountains, the greenery is super cool! 🍃
Rich species, lush vegetation, and beautiful landscapes...
Crested ibis, golden monkeys, pandas... can all be seen. If you're lucky, you can even get close to them, especially the group of golden monkeys that often wander in Panda Valley 🐒 They are the gentlemen among monkeys, cute and polite
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🔍 Foping 2-day and 1-night travel guide
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🚕Transportation: Self-driving or public transportation
The small town provides 10 shared electric cars 🚗 and many shared electric motorcycles, all scenic spots have direct bus access 🚌
🏡Accommodation: There are hotels and homestays around, the prices are very beautiful, and the environment and facilities are very 👌
⛰️Attractions:
✔️Foping Old Street
An ancient city street with a history of more than 300 years
Open all day, there are people strolling until 22:00 in the evening. Through the long old street, you can see the local people's life and the Qinling Mountains in the distance blending together, the night view is very beautiful!
📮There are post office check-in points, local snacks, and a one-stop food and drink.
✔️Local specialty dishes 'Foping Three Fragrances', 'Foping Slippery Meat' river fresh 'Pickled Small Fish' are very delicious!! Personal recommendation Jin Yi Restaurant (especially pot rice)
✔️Foping Panda Base
Completely free‼️Newly opened panda museum! You can watch for free with a reservation! There are four giant pandas 🐼 in the whole museum that can be observed at close range, I'm so cute that I can't walk anymore😭
The overlooked natural oxygen bar around Xi'an, where you can also see pandas
I really love Xi'an! The fun Chang'an Street, the delicious Rou Jia Mo🥙, the fun city tour,
Unexpectedly, less than 1h from Xi'an🚝, there is a small county town with few people, where you can see pandas, stroll around the old street, and eat delicious food—Foping County
📍Location: Foping
It takes about 4h to drive from Xi'an
How to play here:
✅See pandas
As a level ten panda lover, coming here finally doesn't have to squeeze with people to see pandas. The panda breeding base here is free to see pandas, and you can see the cute giant pandas🐼 as soon as you enter (it is recommended to make an appointment in advance) In addition, there is Panda Valley (requires tickets) which is the first place in Qinling where giant pandas were found, and you can also come here to see giant pandas.
✅Visit the Qinling Man and Nature Museum
Here you can learn about Qinling biology, Qinling ecosystem, be infected by the charm of this land, and there is also the specimen of the world's only brown giant panda 'Dan Dan', and you can also see more than a hundred kinds of animal and plant specimens in Qinling, which can't help but praise the diversity bred by this land!
✅Stroll around the old street for a hundred years
A 300-year-old street, with white walls and black tiles, the streets are full of life during the day, and at night it's like traveling to the ancient world～
✅Local farmers keep bees and catch fish
There is a famous beekeeping base in Foping, where you can taste the freshest honey and experience the fun of beekeepers; you can also come here to eat the farmed cold water fish, the fish here are fat and delicious～
It is recommended to arrange 2 days and 1 night here, taste the local special food, and you can also live in the green mountains and rivers, and breathe the negative ion air freely! This time I came to Foping with Ali Public Welfare to do public welfare, and let Foping, this small county town, become better～
A comfortable small city deep in the Qinling Mountains, the panda kingdom around Xi'an
Why bother going to Sichuan to see pandas when there are crowds of people
There is also a giant panda habitat around Xi'an in Foping
It's a great choice for a holiday getaway
It's very suitable for sightseeing and parent-child science popularization
𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙮 tour guide
1️⃣This is a natural museum gifted by heaven. There are many natural ecosystems, wild animals, and large museums are also very suitable for children's science popularization
2️⃣There are some of the world's first brown giant panda Dandan specimens (there are also many national protected animals here)
3️⃣There are also many local characteristic experiences such as shaking honey, intangible cultural heritage carpentry crafts
(Secretly say that Alibaba public welfare and the government are protecting our intangible cultural heritage together)
4️⃣You can stroll around the old city night market at night, it's very lively and there are many snacks
Transportation🚅 | 43 minutes from Xi'an
Address📍 | Panda Valley, Foping County, Hanzhong City
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Trip.com Group Country Retreats (Shaanxi Foping) Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Jun)
A secluded resort hidden in the mountain ravines - Ctrip Vacation Hotel
🌟 Highlights:
The environment must be mentioned, it's quite comfortable with fewer people around
📍 Detailed Address:
We drove there, and the hotel offers a shuttle service from the station, so you can take the high-speed train 🚄 and the hotel will pick you up
🏨 Hotel Environment:
The environment is very good, although the golden monkey conservation base on the mountain was under construction and a bit noisy when we visited, it was still okay
🛏 Room Facilities:
We booked a Takin room, which was actually sufficient. The so-called intelligent system in the room was not smart at all; the air conditioning sometimes wouldn't turn on, and the TV wouldn't turn off. The most important thing that needs improvement is the bed. We booked a king-size room, but the king bed was just two single beds pushed together. Every time I turned over at night, the bed would creak, which must be criticized
👎 Least Recommended:
Another thing to criticize is the entertainment projects in front of the hotel, such as sand buggies, little trains, and various toy facilities, all of which were broken. There were some powerless attractions on the hillside, which were also not very interesting. I hope these can be improved.
It's very close to the Panda Base, where you can see giant pandas up close, really up close.
Xi'an Surrounding Tour | A 3-day and 2-night trip to Foping
From Xi'an, it only takes 40 minutes by high-speed train🚄
to reach this small town in the Qinling Mountains
See pandas/golden monkeys/enjoy cornelian cherry flowers/stay in resort hotels/eat delicious food
You can have a clear and fun time here in three days and two nights
The summer retreat town in the Qinling Mountains, set off for the May Day holiday!
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🚗About travel:
Departing from Xi'an, there are about a dozen high-speed train trips a day
There is a train every hour
It only takes forty to fifty minutes to arrive
1. Foping High-speed Train Station is in the county town
You can take a bus, 10 yuan/person
to reach Panda Valley or the panda base
2. You can rent a car by scanning a QR code, the Wuling Hongguang Mini Panda model
Very cute! Available at the high-speed train station
3. Small electric motorcycles, 10 yuan for 30min, suitable for short trips
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🏨About accommodation:
Ctrip Holiday Farmhouse (Shaanxi Foping Store)
The hotel provides pick-up and drop-off services, which is very convenient
Located in Shawo Village
2km from the panda base
Only 1km away from enjoying the cornelian cherry flower sea and the Red Army's old site
Situated halfway up the mountain, you can enjoy the mountain view while lying in bed
The room layout is reasonable, and you can relax on the terrace
Every morning and evening, I would space out here
It's so comfortable
The room we stayed in was named 'Crested Ibis'
Each room type named after the 'Four Treasures of Foping' is unique and beautiful
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🍜About food:
We ate all three meals at the hotel
The dishes were rich and delicious, and the presentation was exquisite
Very satisfied for all three days
In the afternoon, you can also have coffee in the lobby
Comfort is the most important thing when going out for a vacation
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🐼About sightseeing:
2. Qinling Giant Panda Foping Rescue and Breeding Research Base
2km from the hotel, free admission
Open daily from 8:00-11:00, 14:-17:00
You can watch 4 giant pandas up close
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2. Panda Valley
The road is under construction recently, and it's not very convenient to travel
There are 2 giant pandas and golden monkeys inside
It is recommended to inquire in advance whether it is open
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3. Red Army's Old Site + Cornelian Cherry Flowers
A walking route I really like
Walk from the hotel to the Red Army's old site
The road is filled with blooming cornelian cherry flowers, a golden sea of beauty
From mid to late March to April is the best time for the cornelian cherry flowers
Friends who go during this period can refer to this route
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PS: As someone from Shaanxi, I rarely visit the surrounding counties
The mood during this trip was complex, admiring the beauty of the holiday resort
On the other hand, lamenting the inconvenience of transportation in the surrounding counties
The Ctrip Holiday Farmhouse has a sign supporting the rural economy
Let's look forward to a better future together!
Wish you a pleasant journey
Escape the hustle and bustle of the city and spend the weekend at a holiday villa
🌟Highlights: Escape the hustle and bustle of the city and spend a happy weekend in Foping, Shaanxi🍃.
👍Most recommended: In recent years, Foping homestays have made a name for themselves with a golden signboard. Ctrip's holiday farmhouses are built in a valley with a great sense of design, very photogenic, featuring the 'Four Treasures of the Qinling Mountains': pandas, takins, golden monkeys, and red parrots themed rooms.
✅Must experience: I love the large floor-to-ceiling windows and terrace of the rooms, which offer a cool view of the entire Qinling Mountains. Let your soul wander in the mountains! In the morning, wake up to the singing of birds, push open the window, and face the fresh mountain breeze to feel the breath of nature. Here you have fresh air, mountains full of cornelian cherries, leisurely pastoral scenery, suitable for you to put down fatigue and enjoy the gifts of nature.
❤Recommended reason: Here, you can stroll among the green mountains and waters, feel the wonder of all things growing; you can taste delicious food, feel the warmth of the farmhouse; you can also look up at the starry sky at night, feeling the grandeur of the universe.
🚉Travel tips: High-speed train from Xi'an goes directly to Foping, and the hotel also offers a shuttle service.
⏳Playtime: There are many things to experience during your stay.
Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Jun)
The overlooked natural oxygen bar around Xi'an, where you can also see pandas
I really love Xi'an! The fun Chang'an Street, the delicious Rou Jia Mo🥙, the fun city tour,
Unexpectedly, less than 1h from Xi'an🚝, there is a small county town with few people, where you can see pandas, stroll around the old street, and eat delicious food—Foping County
📍Location: Foping
It takes about 4h to drive from Xi'an
How to play here:
✅See pandas
As a level ten panda lover, coming here finally doesn't have to squeeze with people to see pandas. The panda breeding base here is free to see pandas, and you can see the cute giant pandas🐼 as soon as you enter (it is recommended to make an appointment in advance) In addition, there is Panda Valley (requires tickets) which is the first place in Qinling where giant pandas were found, and you can also come here to see giant pandas.
✅Visit the Qinling Man and Nature Museum
Here you can learn about Qinling biology, Qinling ecosystem, be infected by the charm of this land, and there is also the specimen of the world's only brown giant panda 'Dan Dan', and you can also see more than a hundred kinds of animal and plant specimens in Qinling, which can't help but praise the diversity bred by this land!
✅Stroll around the old street for a hundred years
A 300-year-old street, with white walls and black tiles, the streets are full of life during the day, and at night it's like traveling to the ancient world～
✅Local farmers keep bees and catch fish
There is a famous beekeeping base in Foping, where you can taste the freshest honey and experience the fun of beekeepers; you can also come here to eat the farmed cold water fish, the fish here are fat and delicious～
It is recommended to arrange 2 days and 1 night here, taste the local special food, and you can also live in the green mountains and rivers, and breathe the negative ion air freely! This time I came to Foping with Ali Public Welfare to do public welfare, and let Foping, this small county town, become better～
Foping Panda Base has four giant pandas
Foping Panda Base has four pandas, the environment is quiet, the playful Qin Yun panda is particularly cute, can pretend to be lame and slide on grass, is very good at business, and can also play hide and seek.
⛰【Travel Guide】
📍Detailed address: Foping Shawo
🚗Transportation strategy: Get off at Foping Station by high-speed rail, there are two buses to the base in the morning, and two in the afternoon. The 8:30 am bus can take you directly to the opening of the base. The 1:30 pm bus is the same. The bus fare is 10 yuan per person per trip. The return fare is the same.
🕙Opening hours: 9 am to 11 am, 2 pm to 4 pm
💰Ticket price: Currently free admission, the second phase is under construction, and it is estimated that tickets will start to be charged after completion.
📌Small Tips:
Watch quietly, do not call the panda's name, do not make noise, do not talk, pandas like quiet.
Tianhua Mountain National Forest Park Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Jun)
Camping Paradise "Tianhua Mountain"
🌟 Highlights:
Tianhua Mountain is a national nature reserve, located on the southern slope of the middle section of the Qinling Mountains, bordering Ningxi Forestry Bureau of Shaanxi Province to the east and south, adjacent to Foping County to the west, and Zhouzhi National Nature Reserve to the north with the main ridge of the Qinling Mountains as the boundary. It is a provincial nature reserve mainly for the protection of habitats for giant pandas, takins, and golden monkeys, as well as forests and wildlife. Due to the uniqueness of the route, few teams go there for exploration, making this high mountain meadow, comparable to Luojiaoliang, unknown to many!
📍 Detailed address:
Birch Tree Ping Post Station
🚉 Travel Strategy: Only self-driving is recommended
Depart from Xi'an city area to navigate to Birch Tree Ping Post Station, about 200 kilometers round trip. Currently, the highway is under construction, and only Laoyukou can enter. Continue driving about 18 kilometers past the post station to reach the stairway entrance for climbing! If hiking, it's about 3 kilometers one way
Difficulty Level: ⭐️
Scenery Level: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Travel Tips: It's best to travel by SUV, make sure to fill up the gas tank before departure, really fill it up! Check the vehicle condition to avoid accidents, do not chase after encountering wild animals!
Prepare for sun protection in summer, and keep warm in winter! Understand the principles of outdoor dressing
Mountain weather is unpredictable, refer to the weather forecast! Carry outdoor survival and rescue equipment!
Carry a trash bag with you, do not leave garbage in the great outdoors
Qinlingren Yu Ziran Museum Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Jun)
The overlooked natural oxygen bar around Xi'an, where you can also see pandas
I really love Xi'an! The fun Chang'an Street, the delicious Rou Jia Mo🥙, the fun city tour,
Unexpectedly, less than 1h from Xi'an🚝, there is a small county town with few people, where you can see pandas, stroll around the old street, and eat delicious food—Foping County
📍Location: Foping
It takes about 4h to drive from Xi'an
How to play here:
✅See pandas
As a level ten panda lover, coming here finally doesn't have to squeeze with people to see pandas. The panda breeding base here is free to see pandas, and you can see the cute giant pandas🐼 as soon as you enter (it is recommended to make an appointment in advance) In addition, there is Panda Valley (requires tickets) which is the first place in Qinling where giant pandas were found, and you can also come here to see giant pandas.
✅Visit the Qinling Man and Nature Museum
Here you can learn about Qinling biology, Qinling ecosystem, be infected by the charm of this land, and there is also the specimen of the world's only brown giant panda 'Dan Dan', and you can also see more than a hundred kinds of animal and plant specimens in Qinling, which can't help but praise the diversity bred by this land!
✅Stroll around the old street for a hundred years
A 300-year-old street, with white walls and black tiles, the streets are full of life during the day, and at night it's like traveling to the ancient world～
✅Local farmers keep bees and catch fish
There is a famous beekeeping base in Foping, where you can taste the freshest honey and experience the fun of beekeepers; you can also come here to eat the farmed cold water fish, the fish here are fat and delicious～
It is recommended to arrange 2 days and 1 night here, taste the local special food, and you can also live in the green mountains and rivers, and breathe the negative ion air freely! This time I came to Foping with Ali Public Welfare to do public welfare, and let Foping, this small county town, become better～
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