5 Day tour to Zhangjiajie and Phenix Ancient City
Day 1 Entrance City to Zhangjiajie
Upon Arrival at Zhangjiajie , you will be met and transferred to your hotel with private vehicle and guide.
Day 2: Zhangjiajie Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Full day trip to visit Mengdonghe, Hibiscus Town. Enjoy Mengdonghe rafting. Have a taste of local flavor tofu snacks meters. Stay in Phoenix City.
Mengdonghe: The river flows 200 kilometers in Yongshun County. An area of 4,000 hectares along the river has been opened for tourists. Major scenic spots include Eight-Scene Cave, Small Dragon Cave,natural cliff side murals, Golden-Star Gorge, Fairy Gorge ,Line of Sky, Jumping Monkey, Yuanyang Gorge and Laojun Gorge. Tourists can enjoy rafting on Si River, a tributary of Mengdong Rirer. The river flows along a narrow valley and the water is swift. It is a great adventure to drift on it.
Hibiscus Town: The town used to be named Wangcun until a famous movie entitled Furong Town was filmed there. Most of the people there are of the Tujia ethnic group. Furong’s main attractions are the older, architectural structures and the wooden buildings that provided most of the film’s sets. There is also a large stone archway, over 100 years old, built to commemorate the virtue of a young woman.
Fenghuang (Chinese for Phoenix) : It is a small and old city, 140km south to Zhangjiajie City and 52km south to Jishou City in Hunan Province, China. It covers an area of 1700 km with a population of 370,000, there are the minority ethnic group, such as Miaos, tujias, it was called the most beautiful ancient city in China by the famous writer Louis in New Zealand. Fenghuang has lots of relics and the sightseeing , the ancient city`s mountains and Tuo river, residents and establishment, temples and pavilions and so on .
Day 3: Zhangjiejie Forest Park Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Full day trip to Shen Congwen's former residence, Xiong Xiling's former residence, Yang ancestral halls, Hongqiao Arts House, Thousand towers, ancient buildings, Tuojiang River Tiber, Diaojiaolou. Then Drive to Forest Park. Stay over night in Forest Park.
Shen Congwen's former residence: It is located in the South China Camp Street, which is a typical South Sihe ancient homes. Ancient House is the center of the small patio with stone paved Hongshi side. The courtyard of the brick-wood structure around the historic houses and estates are three rooms. Total there are more than 10 rooms. Housing is short. There no painting , but is exquisitely compact, antique.
.Tujia people's Diaojiaolou: This (stilted house) house has its own ethnic distinctiveness; for, it is constructed in such a way as to overhang the water and be supported by many wooden pillars. According to old tang book, the specific reason for building such a structure is to deliver the inhabitants from miasma, poisonous vegetation and venomous snakes. Aside from this, Tujia people are accustomed to constructing their houses over the water and in proximity to the mountains, with most residences established in the valleys, giving the appearance of crouching tigers. Clearly, the best way to construct a spacious and stable house, while economizing on material, is to lay the foundation on wooden pillars and build the structure upon it. Over several millennia, a simple shelter against wind and rain has evolved into a construction, which is practical, graceful and artistic, harmonizing with the surrounding natural environment.
Day 4 Zhangjiajie Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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Day 5: Zhangjiajie Breakfast & Lunch
Full day trip to Fenglin King , Tianzi Mountain , West Sea , He Long Park colored flowers, Royal stroke, Geology. You can enjoy urban free shopping.
See you Off.
Price Includes:
1.Entrance fees as listed.
2.Scheduled sightseeing by air-conditioned car with English speaking guide service.
3.Meals and Hotel accommodation as indicated in the itinerary. L=lunch B=breakfast