Furong Town

Have you ever fantasized about finding a tranquil paradise in the noisy world, where there are cascading waterfalls, ancient streets and stone alleys, as well as warm lights and the Milky Way? Today, let me take you into a secret realm on earth—Furong Town in Xiangxi, Hunan, a thousand-year-old town perched atop a waterfall. The beauty here is enough to move you to tears. 🚄【Easily Accessible Beautiful Legend】🚄 To catch a glimpse of Furong Town's charm, transportation is surprisingly convenient. The high-speed train goes directly to 'Furong Town' station, and after exiting the station, it's only a few minutes' drive to feel the blend of history and nature. For those driving, simply navigate to 'Furong Town Tourist Service Center' or 'Furong Town Scenic Area Tianze Parking Lot' for a quick dive into this beautiful embrace. 🎫【Tickets and Tour Routes】🎫 With a 108 yuan ticket valid for 3 days, you can come and go freely, exploring to your heart's content. The recommended route starts from the entrance of the scenic area, passing through Baishou Hall, Xizhou Copper Pillar, and Tuwang Bridge, each step echoing with history. On Taotao Road ancient street, each stone slab tells a thousand-year-old story. The exciting performances at the Guanpu Terrace Wing South Theater let you experience the carnival of Tujia culture. Don't forget, Hua Shao Camping Base and Chushu Tongjin are excellent choices to experience local life. And when you stand in front of the Furong Town Great Waterfall, the awe will be unforgettable. 🌉【Waterfall Beauty Under the Night Sky】🌉 When night falls, the waterfall in Furong Town turns into a dreamy world of flowing colors. From the Guanpu Terrace, you can capture 300% of the beauty; the Tuwang Xinggong Bapu Hall is a hotspot for internet-famous B&Bs; at Shui Yifang Music Restaurant, you get a 360° panoramic view of the waterfall; Tianquan Inn offers you the leisure of a slow live broadcast of the Xiao Xiang Morning News; and places like Hua Shao Camping Base are perfect for photo check-ins. 🏨【Accommodation Choices】🏨 During peak season, the price for a room with a waterfall view starts at 350 yuan, but if you're willing to stay a bit away from the scenic area, you'll find more affordable and convenient parking accommodation options. Whether you want to feel the shock of the waterfall up close or savor the beauty of travel in quiet, Furong Town can satisfy you. 🍲【Delicacies and Specialties】🍲 In Furong Town, your taste buds won't be lonely. Xiangxi pickles, rice tofu, stir-fried bamboo shoots with meat, and other authentic delicacies are waiting for you to taste. Unique Xiangxi-style secret symbol T-shirts, sunny and rainy umbrellas, silver ornaments, and other specialties are the perfect travel souvenirs. 🏞【Exploring Nearby Attractions】🏞 Beyond the charm of Furong Town itself, the surrounding natural wonders are not to be missed. The strange landforms of Red Stone Forest, the tranquil beauty of You Shui Gallery, the thrilling rafting on Mengdong River, the magnificent gorges of Zuo Long Gorge, and the pristine forests of Buer Men National Forest Park are all precious gifts from nature. 📷【A Paradise for Photography Enthusiasts】📷 Whether it's the golden glow of sunrise or the warm scene of night lights, Furong Town is a paradise for photography enthusiasts. Every corner, every moment, could become an eternal capture in your lens. This journey to Furong Town in Xiangxi is not only a visual feast but also a purification of the soul. Here, you can let go of worldly worries, coexist harmoniously with nature, and feel the beauty of life. So, don't hesitate, set off now, to pursue that thousand-year-old town hanging on the waterfall, to experience that paradise that belongs only to you.

Furong Town, under the jurisdiction of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yongshun County, Hunan Province, is located in the southern part of Yongshun County. It is adjacent to Changguan Town in the east, faces Hexi Town of Guzhang County across the river in the south, borders Liexi Township in the west, and is neighboring Gaoping Township in the northwest and north, and connects with Songbai Town in the northeast. The town government is 30.1 kilometers away from Yongshun County city. The total area is 225.96 square kilometers. As of the end of 2019, Furong Town had a registered population of 34,000 people. Provincial Road 229 runs through the town, with a length of 8 kilometers within its territory. There is one county-level highway, with a total length of 45 kilometers. In 1983, the Furong Town Public Transport Company was established, with 120 bus departures per day and a daily capacity of more than 2,800 passengers. Furong Town was originally named Wangcun Town and was renamed after the filming of the movie 'Furong Town'. Within the territory of Furong Town, there are attractions such as Xizhou Copper Column, the outdoor filming site of the movie 'Furong Town', Furong Town Waterfall, Tusi Palace, and the remains of the Turen Cave dwellings. In 2012, Furong Town became a national 4A-level tourist attraction.

Furong Town, originally named Wang Village, is nestled in the embrace of the Wuling Mountains and is a treasure of Tujia culture. The ancient town is built along the river and against the mountains, and is most famous for the 60-meter-high waterfall that runs through the town, earning it the reputation of a 'thousand-year-old town hanging on the waterfall'. Strolling along the five-mile flagstone street, the simple stilted buildings and the historical marks of the Xizhou copper pillars, every brick and tile tells the stories of the past. 🚗 Transportation Guide - **Plane**: After arriving at Zhangjiajie Hehua Airport, take a car for about 2 hours to get there. - **Train**: To Jishou Station, then transfer to a car for about 1.5 hours. - **Bus**: Direct bus service to Furong Town is convenient. 💰 Ticket Information - Adult ticket: about 100 yuan/person, including main attractions. - Special projects such as boat rides and experience activities may require additional fees. 👣 Three-Day Tour Itinerary **Day 1**: After arrival, first explore the five-mile flagstone street and experience the Tujia market life; in the evening, head to the Great Waterfall to admire the magnificent night view of the waterfall. **Day 2**: Visit the Xizhou copper pillar in the morning to learn about the history of the Tujia people; in the afternoon, take a boat tour of the You River to enjoy the tranquility of the water town. **Day 3**: Hike around the ancient town to experience the natural scenery; in the afternoon, enjoy free time to shop for souvenirs and enjoy local cuisine. 📸 Photography Spots Recommended 1. **Great Waterfall Night View**: At nightfall, the waterfall and lights create a magical scene. 2. **Five-Mile Flagstone Street at Dawn**: In the early morning, the first rays of sunlight fall on the ancient street. 3. **Stilted Building Cluster**: Overlooking from above, feel the harmony between architecture and nature. 4. **Boating on the You River**: Capture the scenery on both sides of the river from the boat, experiencing dynamic beauty. 🌟 Must-Visit Attractions 1. **Great Waterfall** 2. **Five-Mile Flagstone Street** 3. **Xizhou Copper Pillar** 4. **Tujia Folk Customs Museum** 🍽️ Accommodation and Dining - **Accommodation**: There are various inns and homestays in the ancient town, with accommodations near the waterfall recommended for a deeper experience. - **Dining**: Don't miss out on Tujia specialties such as rice tofu, cured meat, and You River fish. 🚫 Pitfall Avoidance Guide - **Avoid peak holidays** to prevent overcrowding. - **Book tickets and accommodations in advance** to ensure a smooth trip. - **Be environmentally conscious** and do not litter in the scenic area. - **Respect local customs and habits** and interact friendly with the locals. As your three-day journey comes to an end, what you take away is not just the scenery in your camera, but also a profound memory of the ancient and natural in your heart. Furong Town, a place gently treated by time, is not just a travel destination, but also a romantic encounter that spans a thousand years. May you, in the days to come, feel the heartbeat and beauty of that moment every time you flip through these photos. 【Furong Town】, waiting for you to embark on this journey to find the soul's destination again.

I didn't expect that besides Fenghuang, Xiangxi also has such a hidden gem of an ancient town. I regret not knowing about it sooner. It's a location for many film and TV series, and even the show 'Flowers' had been here for a visit. The whole ancient town is built above a waterfall, resembling scenes from TV dramas. Transportation🚄: Furong Town Station (It only takes 8 minutes to reach the scenic area by taxi from the station exit) Accommodation🏠: Furong Li (Close to the waterfall, you can see it as soon as you open the window) Tour route🗺️: Baishou Hall (performance spot) → Tongzhu Garden (performance spot) → Tuwang Bridge (performance spot) → Tingtao Road Ancient Street → Yinan Square (performance spot) → Flower Youth Camping Base → Chushu Tongjin → Furong Town Great Waterfall → Qifu Lang Bridge → Chengmen Wharf → Wuli Stone Street (search for intangible heritage, eat delicious food, experience Tujia customs) → Tiaoyan → Youyang Palace → Viewing Platform ✅The ticket price of 108💰 includes performances (see picture 13 for specific times), which are available from morning to night. The scenes are very impressive, featuring performances with distinctive Tujia characteristics. I think the cost-performance ratio is quite high, as watching a single performance outside usually costs over a hundred. ✅Baishou Hall is a unique stilted building of the Tujia people. During major festivals, people gather to dance the Baishou Dance, which is quite a spectacular sight. ✅In Tongzhu Garden, the Xizhou Copper Pillar is a national key cultural relic and a witness to the history of the Tujia people, as well as one of their beliefs. ✅The Furong Town Great Waterfall is 60m high and 40m wide. The night view is super beautiful❗ The waterfall runs through the town, with mist enveloping the area💦, creating an ethereal atmosphere as if a TV drama has entered reality. When night falls and the lights are lit, the golden glow is captivating, making it hard not to like it. ✅Wuli Stone Street has many special snacks and some intangible cultural heritage crafts. The bluestone-paved road is flanked by stylish stilted buildings, walking on it brings a sense of the past, making it very suitable for wearing Miao costumes and taking photos📸, very photogenic. Food recommendations🍜: Liu Xiaoqing's rice tofu, oil baba, Tujia smoked flavor pot, bandit duck, sour meat (the taste is peculiar, I'm not very fond of it), firewood pot crust

Furong Town, located in Yongshun County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province, is an ancient town with a history of more than two thousand years, also known as the 'Millennium Ancient Town hanging on the waterfall'. Originally named Wang Village, it was named after the movie 'Furong Town' was filmed here. It is located in the Wuling Mountain area, surrounded by green mountains and long flowing water, the quaint and deep alleys and the Tujia stilted buildings on both sides of the five-mile bluestone long street, everywhere reveals a strong ethnic style. In addition, Furong Town, together with Longshan Liye Town, Luxi Pushi Town, and Huayuan Chadi Town, is known as the 'Four Famous Towns of Xiangxi', and is the gateway to the Mengdong River Scenic Area, attracting a large number of tourists to visit. Here, you can stroll through the streets and alleys, experience the local rhythm of life and local customs, and appreciate the natural scenery, and deeply understand the history and culture of the Tujia and Miao ethnic groups.

| A millennium-old town hanging on the waterfall. . Compared to the neighboring Fenghuang Ancient Town, Furong Town is very niche and little known🙈. The town is not big, and you can stroll around in half a day🐥, but, it is still the town that the editor: has been longing for and finds astonishingly beautiful!😍 Especially on the first night when you arrive at Furong Town, the stilted buildings on the mountain cliffs🎑, light up with warm yellow pumpkin lights🌃, feels like walking into the dream world of 'Spirited Away'🎆, truly amazing, it's just too beautiful! . "The Wuling Mountains are serene, and the Three Gorges' Xiuxiu River flows. Cliffs and precipices are lush and green, leisurely boats sway. Cooking fresh fish, playing with clever monkeys, the Dragon Cave is a fairyland tour, Furong Ancient Town's stilted buildings, rich with Tujia affection." Mr. Hu Jiwei, the Chief Editor of People's Daily, once praised it like this😘. . Furong Town, originally named Wang Village, got its name from the movie 'Furong Town'!🔥 The cliff waterfall cascades down, the scenery is very spectacular‼️ . Address📍: 150 meters south of Furong Road, Yongshun County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province .

The town is not big, and you can see that some places are not very well renovated, but the ancient and ethnic style coupled with the babbling waterfall is full of charm, like a secluded paradise or mysterious fairyland in martial arts novels, I personally think it's quite worth visiting. Yongshun County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Furong Town

👉Originally named Wang Village, Furong Town is located on the sunny side of You River, in Yongshun County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province. Surrounded by water on three sides, it is an ancient town inhabited by the Tujia people. 🌟Fame of Furong Town: Furong Town became famous because of the movie 'Furong Town.' However, it is also a national 4A-level tourist attraction, featuring the Xizhou Copper Column, Furong Town Great Waterfall, Tusi Palace, and the ancient Tujia cave dwelling sites. 🌟Attractions of Furong Town: 🔹The waterfall next to 'Youyang Palace' is 60 meters high and 42 meters wide, cascading down the cliff in two stages. The waterfall splashes against the rocks, creating a spray of water droplets like strings of pearls. Furong Town is also known as 'the most beautiful ancient town hanging on a waterfall' because of this waterfall. There is a pathway between the waterfall and the rock wall, allowing visitors to pass through and experience the magnificence of the waterfall up close. On both sides of the pathway, there are statues of ancient cave dwellers. 🔹The 'Tuwang Palace' next to the waterfall is another highlight of Furong Town. The palace is adjacent to the cliff, with the waterfall plunging down, creating a thunderous sound and a vigorous atmosphere. 👣Walking along the streets paved with bluestone slabs, one can admire the nearby Tujia stilted buildings, which are staggered and spectacular; stroll around the surrounding plank shops, where a dazzling array of exquisite specialties with the characteristics of the ancient town are displayed. 📍Address: Yongshun County, Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province

|||A ancient town renamed because of a movie! Furong Town! Originally named Wang Village, it was renamed Furong Town because of a movie. Forty years ago, Xie Jin brought Jiang Wen and Liu Xiaoqing here to shoot the movie 'Furong Town', which has since become famous. Later, it was directly renamed after the movie. Furong Town is surrounded by water on three sides, high above, with a waterfall passing through the town and flowing into the river, so Furong Town is also known as 'the ancient town hanging on the waterfall'.

Getting There - go to the bus terminal in Zhangjiajie. buy the ticket and wait for the next available bus. It costs around ¥30 and takes around 2 hours. Wear your seatbelt - it’s a bumpy ride. Sitting in the bus is a beautiful way to observe rural farms and natural China mountain scenery. Attractions - you are required to buy the ticket to enter the scenic town. There’s a waterfall you can walk under, you can ride the boat, you can find a restaurant with a beautiful view. There’s even an outdoor cinema. Choose the things you like. You can do everything in one or two days. Hotels - the hotels inside the tourist area are more expensive. If you don’t mind walking for 10-15 minutes you can get a pretty cheap room on the main road before entering the water villiage. If you prefer luxury - try to find the hotel with the good view. There is good availability and many places to choose from. Food & Restaurants - many restaurants here serve delicious Hunan dishes. Try to find the place to eat where you can see the waterfall and enjoy fresh fish from the river. Delicious! Shopping - there are lots of little shops to buy souvenirs, cold drinks or ice cream. Good quality local goods. #ancientarchitecture #summervacation #waterfall

Green vines hang on the cliffs, lush and cascading. The pouring waterfall and the sparkling water surface reflect the swaying and hazy lights of thousands of homes, overflowing with light and color, like a palace in the sky. Because of the movie 'Furong Town', I became obsessed with this ancient town of a thousand years. The conclusion is: it's really worth a visit! Scenic area: Xiangxi·Furong Town Transportation: It only takes 5 minutes by taxi from the high-speed rail station 'Furong Town'. Tickets: Adults 103 yuan/person, children 60 yuan/person. Tour route: Furong Town 1-day tour route: Scenic entrance Baitang→Tongzhu Garden Tuwang Bridge Tingtao Road Ancient Street Yinan Square→Flower Camp Base Chushu Tongjin Waterfall Qifu Langqiao City Gate Wharf Wuli Stone Street (Liu Xiaoqing's tofu is here) Jumping Rock→Youyang Palace Xiangxi 6-day tour route: Changsha Zhangjiajie→Furong Town Phoenix Ancient City→Changsha This is a circular high-speed rail route, each station can be reached directly by high-speed rail; each place can be visited for 2 days, according to personal preference Check-in spots 1. Guanpu Terrace: Free, with a high rate of good photos. 2. Tuwang Xinggong Babutang Homestay: There are dining view seats. 3. Flower Camp Base: Close to Yinan Theater, not open to the public, but you can take pictures and check in. 4. Tuwang Bridge: Red lanterns hang high, many travel shots are taken here. Must-see performances (10:00-22:00 multiple shows): Large-scale situational drama 'Flower Blooming Furong·Bizi's Carnival', performing in multiple venues. Baitang: Most of the performances are held in this square.■Yinan Square: With the waterfall as the background, it's very shocking (if time is limited and you can only watch one show, it's recommended to come here). The specific performances are subject to the announcement of the tourist center. Note: Winter is the dry season, June to September is the most spectacular time for the waterfall; the ancient town is not big, you can finish it in one day, but it's recommended to stay in the scenic area for one night, not only can you see the night view and sunrise of the ancient town, but also there are few people after 21:00 and in the morning; the lights are on at 19:30, you need to arrive at the photo spot in advance; most of the homestays in the scenic area provide high-speed rail pick-up and drop-off services; you can walk through the plank road under the big waterfall, it's recommended to prepare a shoe cover.

It's big enough but not too large, so you won't get tired walking around. There are many traditional buildings, all built by the mountains and waters, which are very scenic. Now is the high water season, and the waterfalls are beautiful, especially the blue waterfalls under the lights. The dimly lit buildings next to it, along with the mist brought by the splashing waterfalls, make it feel like you've entered the mysterious scenery of Xiangxi from 'The Lost Tomb' series. You really have to see it for yourself, trust me, it's worth the price of admission.