Escape to the green wonderland just 2 hours from Wuhan! This Huangshi summer getaway route is absolutely amazing!
🌳 Sunshine filters through the trees onto mottled stones, little fish brush against your feet, and the mist from waterfalls refracts rainbows—this is Huangshi Daqianggou, Wuhan locals' hidden "Little Jiuzhaigou"! No long trek needed, just a 1.5-hour drive to this secret canyon paradise. Stream trekking and fishing, chilled watermelon, wild waterfall hiking... this is how summer should be!
📅 3 days 2 nights itinerary
📅 DAY 1 Industrial marvel + sky adventure
- 🏞️ Huangshi Mining Park
- 🎫 Tickets 33 RMB (online purchase), see the 444-meter-deep "Asia's deepest mine pit," exploring underground feels like traveling to the earth’s core! A must for families: underground mini train + colorful slide combo ticket
- 🌤️ Tips: Head underground before 4 PM to stay cool and avoid the sun!
- 🌌 Sky City
- 🎫 Head straight to the 520.1314-meter glass observation deck! Ticket + cable car combo 189 RMB (book 1 day in advance). Only true daredevils try the 20-meter cliff swing (additional 80 RMB)
- 📸 Photo spots: Heavenly Buddha’s hand, Bali bird’s nest; best light after 4 PM for magical shots
📅 DAY 2 Thousand Island Lake views + wild mountain thrills
- 🏞️ Xiandao Lake
- 🎫 Choose the East Route (Wangxian Cliff + Guanyin Cave)! 108 RMB including boat ticket, hike the glass plank road and drift down the mountain—super refreshing! The West Route is more artistic, suitable for elders
- 🏄♂️ Secret tip: SUP paddleboarding 158 RMB/person, enjoy your own private island in the lake
- 🏞️ Longjiao Mountain Eighteen Bends
- 🚗 A self-drive adrenaline rush spot! Hairpin turns + sea of clouds cliffs, from the summit you overlook Fushui Reservoir like blue silk (navigate to "Longjiao Mountain," no ticket required)
📅 DAY 3 Stream trekking + strange stone exploration
- 🏞️ Daqianggou
- 🎫 30 RMB to fully enjoy "Hubei’s Little Jiuzhaigou"! Bring nets and buckets to catch shrimp, cross single-log bridges and waterfalls, hike 3 hours on shaded plank paths without sunburn
- 👟 Must-have gear: non-slip stream trekking shoes! Regular slippers turn into ice skates instantly
- 🏞️ Xiaolei Mountain
- 🎫 30 RMB to see 600-year-old stone pines and stone coffins, wear Hanfu at the ancient school hall for martial arts movie-style photos, easy and fun for kids without tiring mom
🏨 Accommodation
- 🏨 Stay in the city near Huangshi Cihu Lake: chain hotels, enjoy night strolls by the lake with lit-up views
- 🏨 Stay lakeside at Xiandao Lake: recommended near "Xiandao Lake Pier," open the window to a landscape painting, book 3 days in advance during peak season!
💡 Pitfall tips
1. 🌧️ Don’t go to Daqianggou on rainy days! Sudden mountain floods are dangerous, check weather before departure
2. ⏰ Last boat at Xiandao Lake is 14:30, miss it and you’ll be stuck paying sky-high prices on the island!
3. 🚌 Must buy the 15 RMB shuttle bus at Mining Park, hiking under the sun will make you question life
4. 🍔 Food on Sky City mountaintop is expensive, bring your own water + snacks to save money