4-Day 3-Night Self-Drive Tour Guide to the Hidden Gems of Western Anhui

🚗🌿【Western Anhui Hidden Gems Self-Drive Journey】From Tianzhu Mountain to Baimajian, a 4-day 3-night exploration trip🌿🚗 🌟 Get your car keys and adventurous spirit ready, and join me as we weave through the verdant mountains and rivers of Western Anhui, unlocking a spontaneous self-drive feast!🏞️💨 📍 DAY 1: Depart from Jinzhai Railway Station, scenic views along the S209 🛣️ Starting from Jinzhai Railway Station, head south along the S209 provincial road, surrounded by pastoral scenery and rural charm. Pass through Youfangdian Township, where you can stop for a break and taste the local specialty dishes at a country-style restaurant, experiencing the simple local customs. 📍 DAY 2: Tianzhu Mountain National Forest Park 🌄 After arriving at Yanzihetown, head straight to Tianzhu Mountain, a national 5A tourist attraction. Climb in the early morning to see the sea of clouds, admire waterfalls, and reach the summit of Tianping Peak, overlooking the mountains as if you were in a fairyland. Spend the night at Tianzhu Mountain Resort, enjoying the tranquil night in the mountains. 📍 DAY 3: Yanzihetown → Baimajian 🌄 After passing through Daoshichong Township, the scenery keeps changing. After reaching Manshuihe Town, turn towards Taiyang Township and head for the highest peak of the Dabie Mountains—Baimajian. Trek through the primeval forest and enjoy the fun of mountaineering. The magnificent view from the top will make your trip worthwhile. Stay overnight in Dahuaiping Town, taste the high-mountain tea, and enjoy a night filled with the aroma of tea. 📍 DAY 4: Dahuaiping Town → Huoshan County 🏞️ On the last day, pass through Mozitan Town, admire the reservoir scenery, and feel the harmonious coexistence of nature and water conservancy projects. Head to Huoshan County, where you can stroll through the local market and buy some local specialties, such as Huoshan Huangya tea leaves, as a perfect memento of the trip. 🚗 **Road & City Information**: The S209 is in good condition, but the mountain roads are winding, so please drive carefully. The small towns along the way each have their own characteristics, retaining a strong local atmosphere, very suitable for slow travel. 🏡 **Accommodation Recommendations**: The resort in Tianzhu Mountain combines nature and comfort, while the tea house in Dahuaiping Town has its own unique flavor, offering an experience of the local tea culture. 🍴 **Culinary Exploration**: Jinzhai hanging pot, wild mushroom soup, chicken stewed with mushrooms—each dish is a mountain delicacy. Don't forget to try Huoshan Huangya tea, which is fragrant and refreshing, and invigorating to the mind. 📜 **Cultural and Historical**: Visit the ancient villages of Yanzihetown, learn about the revolutionary history of the Dabie Mountain area, and feel the resilient spirit of the old revolutionary base. 💡 **Travel Tips**: - Wear suitable gear for mountain climbing and carry rain gear, as mountain weather can be unpredictable. - Book accommodations in advance, especially during the tourist season. - Respect local customs, maintain environmental hygiene, and travel responsibly. - Carry enough cash, as some mountain areas may have poor signal, making electronic payments inconvenient. 🏷️

The surrounding area of Hefei is really great for autumn viewing

Where to go for the first weekend of December? We decided to go to Wujishan with friends! Date: December 3rd Location: Wujishan in Huoshan + Foziling Reservoir Participants: 8 young people + 1 child + a small dog Duration: 2.5 hours drive. Depart at 8:30 in the morning, arrive home at 7 in the evening Wujishan is located in Huoshan, with no admission fee, it's a primitive peak, quietly situated in the Dabie Mountains. The guide says it's suitable for watching sunrise and sunset, but for us, climbing exercise is the main thing, and a day trip is enough, so we set off. With two cars and nine people, we arrived at the Wujishan parking lot at 10:30 and started climbing! The mountain road of Wujishan is really great! I really like the original road (p4, p5), there are few people on the mountain, and we hardly met any tourists on the road, only our group, quiet, these days the temperature has dropped, the mountain road is full of fallen leaves, walking down with a crunch, only the sound of stepping on the leaves can be heard, very healing. The mountain road is quite gentle, up and down, there are viewing platforms set up in the middle where you can take pictures and rest, the beautiful view of p2 is the main peak, the autumn color is getting thicker. It took more than an hour to reach the top of the mountain (p3), the last section to the main peak is a bit dangerous, but not difficult. You can see the whole view of Foziling Reservoir, it's very beautiful, on the top of the mountain, you can see all the small mountains, the wind is blowing in your ears, take a victory photo and prepare to go down the mountain, hehe. The scenery on the way down the mountain is also very beautiful, I have to say, the most beautiful scenery of the whole Wujishan is from the snail platform to the main peak and then to the foot of the mountain, the bamboo forest when going down the mountain, lush, the sunlight shines down, the light and shadow in the bamboo forest is really amazing! Also encountered a small piece of redwood forest, the leaves are red. ps: There are 2 routes for climbing in Wujishan Scenic Area, one: reception center-main peak, return the same way after reaching the top, the disadvantage is that it's tiring and a lot of walking. Two: reception center-exit, climb the whole course without going back, (this is how we walked), enjoy more scenery, near the main peak you can see some chartered phone numbers, 30 yuan to send us from the downhill to the reception center, back to our own car, this road is about 2 kilometers. Have a local meal at noon, visit Foziling Reservoir in the afternoon (p1, p8, p9), the ticket is 40 yuan, the tour guide is free (bring your ic card), the fir trees by the reservoir are so beautiful~ just walk and take pictures, I've been to the reservoir many times, it's worth a look if you haven't been. Return at 4:30 in the afternoon. The happy weekend is over, in conclusion, climbing is really cool! Hahahaha

Into the hometown of Qianshan art, learn the acne ancient pottery, located in the southeast of the Dabie Mountains, the tributary of the Yangtze River tributary riverside, the acne town has ample sunshine, long frost-free period, depositing a large number of high-quality natural clay and rich pine fuel, with Blessed with pottery conditions. As early as the Neolithic Age, acne had a pottery production. There is a 100-meter ancient dragon kiln in the town of Pym, which can produce the top tea set. The soil is naturally fine and sticky, and the pinewood on the mountain is full of fire; and the special structure of the dragon kiln plays an important role.

Dabie Mountain, in my opinion, is more famous than the province in which it is located, or in the city of Lu'an, where it is located. It is because of the special contribution and historical imprint of the Dabie Mountains in the modern history, the mountains and rivers of the motherland come to the Dabie Mountains. It seems to have another meaning. And this trip, it is difficult to conceal the expectation of climbing in the Dabie Mountains. On the one hand, the profound meaning of these words, on the other hand, it has already told the difficulty of the summit of the main peak of Dabie Mountain at 1777 meters in advance, it takes almost one day. . This is indeed the case. Only four of our more than ten people have successfully climbed to the top. I also almost gave up in all the mountain climbing experiences, but fortunately, I finally insisted on reaching the top.

Suqian has a lot of beautiful scenery in the depths of the Dabie Mountains, but on the way to the Tongzhai Village, it is still amazing, Qisong strange stone sea, all the way to climb all the way, from the side of the boulder passing by only one person, in the natural The elephant made of stone climbed to the side, clearly watching the road has come to an end, but at the turning point, another path was found to pass through, and the pine trees in Taihang greeted us with various gestures.

Do you know that there are several most beautiful Panshan Highways in East China, such as the Shanyunling Highway in Jixi County, Anhui Province, which is the highest elevation of Panshan Highway, also known as Zhezhe Tianlu, and Martin of the famous Jinzhai Village. Highways, in addition to the above, the most beautiful and the latest people are the fast-track for poverty alleviation in the Dabie Mountains. The starting point of the Dabie Mountain Tourism Poverty Alleviation Fast Track Project is located in Liji, Nanxi Town, Jinzhai County, Jingguan Temple, Shahe to Bamboo Garden, along X054 via Wujiadian, Tiantangzhai, and S209 to Huoshan County in Yanzi River. Sun Township, along the X071 to the end of the Mozitan, and the Jiguang Temple of the Jiguang Expressway interchange. This road is known as one of the most beautiful roads in western Yunnan, and the journey time of Hefei to Tiantangzhai, Baimajian, Yanzihe and other famous tourist attractions has been greatly shortened.