Hidden Gem! Complete Guide to a One-Day Self-Drive Tour in Guangde, Anhui

🌟A treasure small town just 1.5 hours' drive from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai! 99% of people miss the secret bamboo sea and the beautiful lakes and mountains here. One guide covers it all: Northern Song Dynasty Corner Tower, ancient pagoda tea aroma, and Jianshan Coffee—perfect for niche travelers!

🚗 Check-in route: Guangde Hengshan → Tianshou Temple Pagoda → Gujiao Tower → Luhu Bamboo Sea → Bamboo Village Gallery

1️⃣ Hengshan National Forest Park
Cishan Temple: An ancient temple with a thousand years of incense, yellow walls, and bamboo shadows perfect for photos📸
Summit Garden: Climb the trail beside Cishan Temple to reach the top. The garden itself is not very special, but the abandoned elk forest along the way feels wild and you can overlook the endless bamboo sea from above🌿
Cloud Forest: Mountain-top café + bamboo specimen hall, floor-to-ceiling windows with a viewing platform perfect for photos!

2️⃣ Tianshou Temple Pagoda
A Jiangnan pagoda built in the Northern Song Dynasty, solemn and simple. Turn into the neighboring "Light Tea Affair" 🍵 tea bar, enjoy tea and breeze in a Chinese courtyard with white walls, black tiles, and bamboo blinds—super soothing~

3️⃣ Gujiao Tower
A must-see landmark in Guangde! Northern Song city wall ruins + Ming Dynasty rebuilt pavilion, touching the uneven stone bricks instantly transports you back🏯

4️⃣ Luhu Bamboo Sea
Go! The emerald lake reflects endless waves of bamboo. Driving along the lake feels like entering the Land of Oz🌊 (If you have more time, we recommend navigating to "Jishan Bamboo Sea" nearby for an even better experience)

5️⃣ Bamboo Village Gallery Jianshan Station
The highlight section of National Highway 318! The viewing platform overlooks the rolling bamboo sea, everyone with a cup of "Jianshan Coffee"☕, a perfect road trip photo spot! (Navigate directly to "Daxiwu Viewing Platform")

😋 Taste Explosion
Tonghua Fish (wild fresh fish from Luhu), Jishan Bamboo Shoots (freshly dug and tender)—order with your eyes closed!
👉 Recommended: "Bamboo Village Family" farmhouse stove fish, "Guangde Grand Hotel" bamboo shoot feast

💡TIPS
1️⃣ Wear comfortable shoes for the drive! Hengshan has many stone steps for climbing
2️⃣ Bamboo Sea Station has fierce mosquitoes, bring mosquito repellent and mint balm
3️⃣ Cloud Forest costs about 50+ per person, Western food is average but the view is stunning, coffee is recommended

🎋 The rustling bamboo is the poem written by the wind, and the wheels rolling over are the rhyme of freedom. Guangde, Anhui, is worth slowing down for and staying a while!