Huangling Village: A 500-Year-Old Ancient Village
by นน ChinoToShare
Oct 30, 2025
🌄Regret not coming sooner! 3-day 2-night Shangrao in-depth guide: Unlock fantasy realms + most beautiful villages for 800 RMB/person, direct high-speed rail with no driving!
✨Why Shangrao?
• Direct high-speed rail, no driving needed: Just 2 hours from Shanghai/Hangzhou to Shangrao by high-speed rail, with seamless shuttle connections between attractions - a lazy traveler's dream!
• World Heritage hub: Home to two UNESCO natural heritage sites - Sanqingshan and Guifeng, plus Wuyuan Huangling selected as one of "World's Top 10 Most Beautiful Villages"!
• Ultimate cost-performance: 50 RMB/day for tickets, 150 RMB/night for cliffside fantasy lodges, 10 RMB for filling rice noodle meals!
🚀3-day 2-night highlights itinerary (fantasy + countryside + night tours all included)
Day1: Enter the fantasy world
• Morning: Head straight to Wangxian Valley, check in at cliffside lodges (free photo ops), cross Qingyun Bridge to see waterfalls cascading through cliffs, lunch on Gan-style fried dough sticks with glutinous rice (5 RMB each).
• Afternoon: Walk the glass walkway for canyon views (100 RMB ticket), try canyon rafting (summer only, 138 RMB/person), catch sunset at Lanyue Bridge as lights illuminate earthen cottages like floating palaces.
• Evening: Join the bonfire party (free), stay at Wangxian Valley Fantasy Lodge (cloud sea views from window, 800 RMB/night including tickets).
Day2: Idyllic countryside exploration
• Early morning: 1.5-hour private car to Wuyuan Huangling (145 RMB for ticket + cable car), head straight to Sun-drying Workshop for autumn harvest photos (less crowded before 9am), enjoy rice milk coffee overlooking terraced fields.
• Afternoon: Stroll Tianjie Ancient Alley for bamboo woven bags (30 RMB), find the viral window photo spot (search "Photography Bar" on map), try DIY Qingming cakes (20 RMB experience).
• Evening: Transfer to Gexian Village (1-hour drive), wear hanfu for water screen show "Return to Truth" (130 RMB including ticket), lantern-lit stroll through Lingbao Immortal Street.
Day3: Danxia wonder finale
• Morning: Visit Guifeng Scenic Area (60 RMB ticket), boat tour to see "Welcoming Tortoise", climb Camel Peak's glass walkway, try Yiyang rice cake with bacon (28 RMB).
• Afternoon: Slurp Qianshan hot noodles (pork bone broth + fresh meat 15 RMB) before departure, bring vacuum-packed Yiyang rice cakes (10 RMB/jin) as souvenirs!
📸Top 3 divine photo spots
1. Huangling autumn harvest: Best light at 4pm, wear white dress by drying racks, drone shots for color feast.
2. Wangxian Valley nightscape: After 8pm lights-on, shoot lantern alleys at Drunken Immortal Street, long exposure for starry light trails.
3. Guifeng Tortoise: Morning mist shots of "Tortoises Crossing River", wide-angle for red cliffs and blue waters.
🏡Accommodation guide: Sleep inside the scenery
• Cliff lovers → Wangxian Valley Fantasy Lodge (tickets included, time-saving)
• Hanfu fans → Gexian Village Xixin Courtyard (Tang-style villas + private hot springs, from 600 RMB)
• Photography buffs → Huangling Sun-drying Lodge (postcard views from window, book 1 month ahead in peak season)
Real experience: Watching grannies spread red pepper harvests in Huangling's morning mist; hanfu girls smiling with lanterns in Gexian Village's alleys - this city blends fantasy and earthly life seamlessly into its landscapes.
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