Spring tour routes worth recommending in Xiangxi Prefecture

Here are some special spring tour routes in Xiangxi worth recommending, allowing tourists to enjoy the beautiful spring scenery.

Tea picking tour route

Guzhang County, Baojing County, and Jishou City are the main tea producing areas in Xiangxi Prefecture. There are such Chinese historical famous tea as Guzhang Maojian tea and golden tea, with 10,000 mu (about 666.67 hectares) of tea gardens like a vast of green sea. Tourists can go to Niujiaoshan Village and Qingzhu Mountain Villa of Guzhang County, Huangjin Village and Guocha Village of Baojing county, as well as Pingnian Village, Aikou Village, and Dehang Miao Village of Jishou City to pick tea leaves.

Besides, they will soak up the charm of the “first Miao village” in Hangji Village, and taste the Miao door-blocking wine, Xiangxi cured meat and wild vegetables in Dehang Miao Village. Meanwhile, they can experience the tea culture of Xiangxi by observing, picking, making, and tasting tea. Flower appreciation tour route

Flowers of every kind are now in full bloom in Xiangxi Prefecture with beautiful natural scenery.

Tourists can arrive in Luxi County first to appreciate the 10-li landscape gallery by the Yuanjiang River. There are also cole flowers, quaint villages, clear rivers, and the undulating mountains in the distance. Thousand-mu (about 66.67 nhectares) cole flowers are in bloom in Dapiliu Village of Tanxi Town, allowing tourists to immerse in the beauty of spring. And then, they can head to Guzhang County, where 5,000 cherry trees bloom by Qifeng Lake, a provincial-level scenic area, and the cole flowers in terraced fields are in full bloom in Yanpaixi Village, a thousand-year-old Tujia ancient village.

Next, they can visit Furong Town of Yongshun County to explore the secrets of spring amidst the blooming flowers. By the Lingxi River, Laosicheng is adorned with a hundred peach trees full of blossoms. In Chenjiapo Village, bamboo and plum blossoms send forth a delicate fragrance, making them intoxicated in the beautiful spring. Ancient town tour route

The night view is a highlight of Furong Town. Tourists can stay over in the town on cliffs, listen to the waterfall, and feel the passion of the Tujia ethnic group. They can stroll in the long streets and alleys, as well as high and deep courtyards in Morong Miao Village and Pushi Ancient Town.

After that, they can tour Fenghuang Ancient Town, the most beautiful small city in China, take a cruise on the Tuojiang River, enjoy the pleasure of photo-shooting tour, and stay overnight by the river to view the brightly-lit stilted buildings. Then, they come to the Aizhai-Shibadong-Dehang Grand Canyon Scenic Area to appreciate the extraordinary craftsmanship of nature as well as the magnificent world-class project of Aizhai Bridge, and experience the great changes taken place in mountain villages in the new era.

Next, they will visit Biancheng Chadong and Liye Ancient Town to recall their historical culture.

Finally, they will get to the Bamian Mountain to watch sunrise and a sea of clouds, ride horses, go grass skiing, and taste roasted whole lamb.

Tourists around the world are welcome to visit “Mysterious Xiangxi” for the splendid spring scenery.