One-day tour guide to Tonglu! Ancient villages, waterfalls, forests, schools of fish, karst caves, and flying cars!
One-day tour guide to Tonglu
1. Transportation
Tonglu's attractions are relatively scattered, so self-driving is recommended. From Hangzhou, you can reach Tonglu Station by high-speed rail in 30 minutes, or by car in about 1 hour. If you choose to travel by high-speed rail, you can rent a car at Tonglu Station and drive around.
2. One-day tour route
✔First stop: Depart in the morning
📍Daqishan National Forest Park, Tonglu County, Zhejiang Province
🚄Transportation: Take the high-speed rail from Hangzhou East Station directly to Tonglu Station, which takes only 30 minutes. After leaving the station, take a taxi to Daqishan for about 10 minutes. You can also drive from Hangzhou downtown, which takes about 1 hour.
✔Second stop: Depart at noon
📍Yaolin Wonderland, Tonglu
🚄Transportation: It takes about 30 minutes to get there from Daqishan National Forest Park.
3. Recommended attractions
💚Daqishan
Known as the "Little Jiuzhaigou" of Hangzhou, it has spectacular waterfalls and is a natural oxygen bar. Here you can breathe fresh air, admire the jelly lakes and koi, the lake water is crystal clear, and you can take photos at the lakeside. There are also various plants and waterfalls along the way, making you completely away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
💚Shishe Village
With a history of more than 400 years, it is named after its many and unique stones. The village is surrounded by water on three sides and surrounded by mountains, with lush trees. Although there are only about 100 households, it brings together ancient roads, homestays, coffee shops, handicraft shops, and intangible cultural heritage snacks, well preserving the quiet and simple appearance of the ancient village.
💚Yan Ziling Fishing Platform
Take a boat on the Fuchun River, the scenery on both sides is beautiful. There are various ancient buildings, pavilions, and towers on the island, with an ancient charm.
💚Tianzi Di
There are real-life QQ flying cars, spectacular purple silk hands, and exciting forest rafting, which are just as fun as Disneyland.
💚Yaolin Wonderland
Come here to spend a summer at 16 degrees. Not only is it cool, but the various rock wonders inside the karst cave are also a feast for the eyes. Each karst cave has a different light show, paired with naturally formed stalactites, it's incredibly beautiful. If you go further inside, you can also see the firefly starlight internet celebrity check-in point, which is very romantic. You have to admire the magic of nature, there are also snow, snowmen, and Christmas trees at the exit, which are great for taking photos.
💚Fangyu Kong Village Capsule Bookstore
A treasure bookstore hidden in the mountains, with a full sense of design. When the blue lights are on, it looks like a yellow gem.
💚Heartbeat Park
There are projects such as flying cars, swings, karst caves, and rafting, which are more playable and very suitable for parents with children.
💚Maling Ancient Road
Connecting Shishe Village and Maoping Village, it is the essence of tourism, with a total length of about 3.5km, most of which is a stone path. Lush trees and wildflowers bloom along the way. On one side of the road is a water channel, where mountain springs roll with flower petals. On the other side is a hillside, where you can overlook the entire Shishe Village.
4. Recommended food
Misipa, Fuchun River fish, spring bamboo shoots with cured meat, zongzi, stir-fried chicken, pickled fish, mung bean cake.
5. Precautions
1. Prepare drinks and replenish water.
2. You can bring some bread to Daqishan, and when you feed it, the fish will come in groups, which is very impressive.
3. The temperature in Yaolin Wonderland may be relatively low, so it is best to bring a coat in case of need.