2025 Golden Autumn Complete Guide! Bamboo Rafting + Ancient Village Autumn Drying + Landscape Poetry and Painting

🌟 Must-Visit Reasons 1️⃣ Cradle of Chinese Landscape Painting: 36 bays and 72 shoals with jade-like clear water, bamboo rafting through a millennium of poetic scenery 🛶 2️⃣ Living Ancient Village Clusters: Furong Village's "Seven Stars and Eight Dippers" wonder, Cangpo Song Dynasty farming and reading culture, touching the texture of Ming and Qing architecture 🏯 3️⃣ Dense Geological Wonders: Baizhang Waterfall with a 128-meter drop, Shiwey Rock standing like the "Southern Zhejiang Heavenly Pillar" 🗻 --- 🍁 Limited Experience in September-October ✔ Cangpo Ancient Village Autumn Drying Feast (starting October): ▸ A kilometer-long corridor hung with fiery red chili peppers and golden corn, free admission for photos in Hanfu 📸 ▸ Participate in pounding rice cakes and grinding tofu, receive a mini sauce jar as a gift ✔ Mid-Autumn Nanxi River Night Tour: ▸ Lion Rock bamboo raft light show (7:00 PM/8:00 PM sessions), release lotus lanterns to make wishes 🌠 ▸ Ancient village lantern DIY, stroll with lanterns on the bluestone paths 🏮 --- 🚣 Top 5 Must-Do Activities 1. Bamboo Rafting: - Enjoy the "Twin Lions Playing with a Ball" spectacle at Lion Rock section, 30-minute electric bamboo raft ride (save ¥50 with Trip.com booking) 🛶 - Explore the cliffs and deep pools of the Little Three Gorges section, crystal-clear water perfect for swimming 💦 2. Explore Ancient Villages: - Furong Village's "Wabi-Sabi" old houses, find filming locations of "Nirvana in Fire" - Lishui Ancient Street’s 300-meter covered bridge, stay overnight in a Ming and Qing guesthouse listening to flowing water 🌉 3. Conquer Baizhang Waterfall: - Check in at "Lock Heart Terrace" under the 128-meter waterfall, 90% chance of rainbow after rain! 🌈 4. Shiwey Rock Light Hiking: - Free ferry crossing the Little Three Gorges, climb the glass walkway for a panoramic view of Nanxi River 🚶‍♂️ 5. Culinary Intangible Cultural Heritage Experience: - Brew soy sauce by hand at Renchang Sauce Garden, dinner must-try: preserved vegetable and meat dumplings + sausage skewers 🍢 --- 📅 Practical Guide ⏰ Best Times: ▸ Sea of Clouds Viewing: 6:00-8:00 AM (recommended to stay in scenic area guesthouses) ▸ Autumn Drying Photography: 2:00-4:00 PM (soft, non-glaring light) 🎫 Ticket Policy: ▸ Trip.com combo ticket ¥198 for 5 attractions (original ¥260, includes rafting + ancient village + Baizhang Waterfall) ▸ Half price for teachers/students with ID (until September 30) 🚌 Transportation Tips: ▸ Wenzhou South Station → Scenic Area Shuttle ¥35 (departures daily at 8:00 AM/1:00 PM) ▸ Self-driving navigation to "Lion Rock Parking Lot" ¥10/day --- 📸 Photography Hotspots • Furong Village South Zhai Wall: overhead shot of the "Seven Stars and Eight Dippers" star map pattern • Lion Rock River Island: capture the "Twin Lions Playing with a Ball" reflection in morning mist • Cangpo Autumn Drying Corridor: use chili peppers and corn as foreground to shoot ancient buildings --- 💡 Rainy Day Bonus • Free rental of straw raincoats and bamboo hats, Nanxi River in misty rain turns into an ink painting • Ancient village tea house experience of Song Dynasty tea preparation, complimentary warming ginger jujube tea ☔ --- ✨ Autumn Preview: Red maples reflect ancient villages at the end of October, white egrets fly with the reeds in November! 🍂