Above the mysterious latitude of 30°north latitude, Enshi hides “the most beautiful karst secret realm in China”-there are the cliffs of Enshi Grand Canyon that can touch the clouds, the Pingshan floating boat that “boats float in the water, and people swim in the painting”, the Tujia Tu Shi Wangcheng that dates back thousands of years, and the Tujia Tu Shi Wangcheng.Primitive villages like Luyuanping and Yumuzhai that are “raised in the deep sea’. The 7-day itinerary is not rushed or crowded. It will not only take you to check in to the core attractions of “must-see in a lifetime’, but also go deep into the niche secret realm to avoid the crowds, and you can experience the living culture of Tujia camellia, Silankapu, and swing dance in an immersive manner, allowing you to truly ‘read the mountains of Enshi and fall in love.’The love of the soil family’.
Itinerary overview
| date | Itinerary theme | Core attractions | Place to stay |
| Day1 | First sight of Enshi・First experience of Tujia Culture | Enshi Tushi City, Tujia Daughter City | Enshi City Hotel |
| Day2 | Wonders of the canyon・Touch the cliffs in the clouds | Enshi Grand Canyon (Qixing Village + Ground Seam) | Near the Grand Canyon Scenic Area |
| Day3 | Wonderland Rafting・Pingshan Floating Boat | Pingshan Canyon (suspension boat, first sky, Taohuadu) | Hefeng County Hotel |
| Day4 | Exploring the Stone Forest・A Geological Miracle of Hundreds of millions of Years | Sobuya Stone Forest (Qinglong Temple, Lianhuazhai, Mozigou) | Enshi City Hotel |
| Day5 | Cave Adventure・Asia’s Largest Cave | Tamron Cave (Dark River Cruise, laser Show, Song and Dance performance) | Lichuan City Hotel |
| Day6 | Niche Secret Realm・Hiking Primitive Village | Luyuanping (ground seam waterfall, ancient village, terraces) | Enshi City Hotel |
| Day7 | Qingjiang Gallery-Farewell on the Return Journey | Qingjiang Butterfly Cliff Scenic Area (Cruise + Canyon Scenery) | None (drop-off / station) |
Detailed itinerary
Day1: First sight of Enshi・First experience of Tujia Culture (Live: Enshi City)
- Morning: Arrive in Enshi and start the journey
Arrive at Enshi Xujiaping Airport / Enshi Railway Station by yourself, take a special car to the city hotel to check in (it is recommended to choose Wuyangba Business district for shopping and eating), take a break and adjust to adapt to Enshi’s humid climate and slow pace.
- Afternoon: Explore the city of Tu Shi Wang and read the history of the Tu Family
Go to [Enshi Tushi City] (1.5 kilometers from the city, 10 minutes by car): This is the only well-preserved Tushi cultural site in China. Follow your guide to visit the ‘Tushi Palace’-see the majestic gatehouse and the towering bell Tower, walk the ‘Wind and Rain Bridge’ to feel the wisdom of Tujia architecture, and you can also encounter it by chance.Tujia girls dressed in ethnic costumes danced and waved their hands, and checked in to the ”Toast City Wall’ to take pictures of ancient style blockbusters.
- Evening: Visit Daughter City and taste Tujia fireworks
Go to [Tujia Daughter City] (8 kilometers from the city, 20 minutes by car): This is the ‘blind date Capital of China”. During the day, you can watch the ”bowl of Wine’ performance (you can experience it at your own expense, and the auspicious meaning is thrown out), and visit the Silankap handmade shop; eat authentic Tujia at night.Cuisine-Recommend Zhang Guanhe dregs (braised bacon with tofu dregs), Kang potatoes, bacon and stir-fried ferns. After the meal, watch a live performance of ‘Daughter’s Club’ and feel the Tujia marriage and love culture.
Day2: Wonders of the Canyon・Touch the cliffs in the clouds (Live: Near the Grand Canyon Scenic Area)
Morning: Hike to Qixing Village and challenge the cliff Plank Road
Depart from the city (1.5 hours by car), arrive at [Enshi Grand Canyon] and take the cableway to Qixing Village: walk along the cliff plank road, with an abyss under your feet, and in front of you is “a stick of incense” (a lonely peak 150 meters high, standing for tens of millions of years), ”mother and child love’ (shaped like a mother holding a child), and ‘mother and child love’ (shaped like a mother holding a child).The child’s rock), if you are lucky, you can still meet the sea of clouds, as if walking in the clouds.
- Noon: Dining in the scenic area
Have a light meal in the Qixingzhai Service Area (Tujia bacon rice and Heji soup are recommended) to replenish your strength.
- Afternoon: Explore the cracks in the Yunlong ground and watch the waterfall flying down
Take a sightseeing bus to [Yunlong Seam]: This is a rare “U-shaped seam” in the world. Follow the stone steps to the bottom of the valley and watch the ‘Yunlong Waterfall” pouring down from an altitude of 30 meters. The splashing mist is cool and pleasant, and you can also check in to the ‘Rainbow Bridge”. On a sunny day, it’s probablyRate meets rainbow.
- Evening: Stay near the scenic area and enjoy a quiet time
Leave the scenic area and stay in a nearby homestay (mostly in the style of Tujia hanging foot building). For dinner, you can eat farm dishes made by the homestay owner (such as stewed chicken and stir-fried seasonal vegetables). After dinner, you can listen to insects in the courtyard and feel the tranquility of the mountain village.
Day3: Rafting in Wonderland・Pingshan Hovercraft (Live: Hefeng County)
Take a boat trip [Big morning: Go to Pingshan and go to the ‘Floating Covenant”
Depart from the Grand Canyon (2.5 hours by car) and arrive at [Pingshan Canyon] (where the net celebrity “floating boat” is located): After putting on your life jacket, take a boat into the canyon. When you reach the vicinity of ‘First Line of Sky”, the boatman will stop and let you experience the ‘floating boat”-the clear river is as transparent as glass., The ship seemed to be floating in the air, and it was all shot in the same style of the “Xianxia Drama” blockbuster.
- Noon: Dining in the canyon
Eat Chinese food at the Pingshan Canyon Visitor Center (fish soup hot pot is recommended, the ingredients are local Qingjiang fish).
- Afternoon: Hiking in the canyon, looking for quiet and exploring
Hike along the canyon trail to see the ‘peach Blossom Crossing’ (the peach blossoms on both sides of the strait are beautiful when they are in full bloom, and the best in spring and autumn) and the ‘five-foot gate” (a narrow rock-walled passage that can only be passed by one person), listen to the guide tell the historical story of Pingshan’s “Tushi Tibetan Soldier Cave”, and feel the canyonThe tranquility and mystery.
- Evening: Stay in Hefeng County and relax
Leave Pingshan, go to Hefeng County City (30 minutes by car), and stay at the county hotel. For dinner, you can taste Hefeng’s specialty “Gexianmi Egg Stew” (a rare local ingredient, rich in nutrition).
Day4: Exploring the Stone Forest・A geological Miracle of hundreds of millions of years (live: Enshi City)
Morning: Walk into Sobuya and see the ‘Billion-year-old stone Forest”
08:30 Depart from Hefeng (2 hours by car) and arrive at [Sobuya Stone Forest]: This is an Ordovician stone forest formed 460 million years ago, 200 million years earlier than the Yunnan Stone Forest! Follow your guide to visit the four major areas: ‘Qinglong Temple“ to see the ”Longtou Stone“ vividly, ”Lianhuazai“ to see the ”Lianhuatai“ layered on top of each other, ”Mozigou“ to walk the ”first line of heaven’ to feel the changes in light and shadow, as if traveling through ancient times.
- Noon: Farm vegetables near Shilin
At 12:00, I will have a meal at the farmhouse restaurant at the exit of Shilin. “Shilin bacon stewed potatoes” and “fried wild mushrooms” are recommended. The ingredients are fresh and authentic.
- Afternoon: Non-human body examination, made by the Tujia family
14:30 Return to Enshi City (1.5 hours by car), and go to [Tujia Intangible Cultural Heritage Workshop] on the way: experience ”Silankapu“ weaving (Tujia ”brocade“, follow the non-genetic inheritor to learn to weave simple patterns, you can take away your own works), or learn to make ‘Tujia’ weaving.Home camellia soup’ (boiled with tea, sesame seeds, and peanuts, take a sip to warm up and be appetizing).
- Evening: Free shopping and eating in the city
When you return to the city at 18:00, you can go to the “Selenium Tea City” to buy Enshi specialties (such as selenium-rich tea and Enshi yulu). For dinner, “Ba Rentang” is recommended to eat authentic Tujia dishes (steamed bacon, potatoes, pumpkin).
Day5: Cave Adventure・Asia’s Largest Cave (Live: Icheon City)
Morning: Explore Tamron Cave and feel the wonders of ‘cave to Cave’
08:00 Depart from Enshi City (1.5 hours by car) and arrive at [Tenglong Cave] (Asia’s largest cave, which can accommodate 200 Boeing 747s): First take a sightseeing bus to the entrance of the cave to see the ”Wolong Tun River’ Waterfall (Qingjiang water flows into the cave, majestic), and then walk into the cave: The constant temperature in the cave is 18℃, cool in summer and warm in winter. Look at the ‘thousand Hills Field“ (stalactites shaped like terraces) and the ”fairy Cave’ (stalactites dancing like fairies).
- Noon: Meal near the cave
At 12:00, have Chinese food at the Tam Longdong Visitor Center. I recommend “Icheon Heji’ and ‘Stir-fried bacon with Sea Pepper’ (Icheon specialty home-cooked food).
- Afternoon: Watch laser show + cabaret show, taste Tujia art
Watch the [laser show] in the cave at 14:00 (15 minutes, with the rock wall of the cave as the curtain, telling the legend of Tenglong Cave); watch the [Tujia Song and Dance Performance] at 15:30 (‘Yishui Lichuan’, showing the Tujia marriage customs and labor scenes, the actors have solid singing skills, and the pictureBeautiful); After that, you can freely visit the “intangible cultural heritage shop” in the cave and buy handmade embroidery from the Tujia family.
- Evening: Live in downtown Icheon and enjoy a slow life
At 17:30, go to Icheon City (30 minutes by car). After checking in at the hotel, you can visit “Icheon Binjiang Road” (see the night view of the river and blow the river breeze), and eat “Icheon Dragon Boat Water Village Fish” for dinner (Qingjiang fish is freshly killed and cooked, tender and delicious).
Day6: Niche Secret Realm・Hiking Primitive Village (Live: Enshi City)
- Morning: Hiking to Luyuan Ping, looking for ‘Xanadu”
08:00 Depart from Icheon (1.5 hours by car) and arrive at [Luyuanping] (the only ancient village in Enshi that is not connected to the highway, you need to walk 1,500 stone steps down to the bottom of the valley, it is recommended to wear comfortable sports shoes): The original Tujia hanging scaffolding and terraces are preserved here. Walk along the trail to see “Luyintan Waterfall’ (the pool under the waterfall is crystal clear and you can play in the water), “ground crevice Plank Road” (built along the ground crevice, looking at the lush green plants on both sides).
- Noon: Eat farm rice in the village
At 12:00, I had a meal at the home of the villagers in Luyuanping. They ate “farmhouse pork trotter hot pot”, “cold ear root salad” and “fried shredded potatoes”, which are all ingredients grown by the villagers themselves. The taste is simple.
- Afternoon: Visit ancient villages and listen to the stories of the Tujia
13:30 Visit the ancient village of Luyuanping: chat with local elders and listen to them talk about “the origin of Luyuanping” (Legend has it that deer drank water here in ancient times, and the villagers named it Luyuanping after they settled), and watch the ‘Tujia waterwheel” (an ancient tool used for irrigation, you can experience pushing water).Car), check in at the ‘centennial hanging foot building” (wooden structure, well-preserved, suitable for filming cultural blockbusters).
- Evening: Return to the city to summarize the journey
At 16:00, follow the stone steps back to the top of the valley, and take a car back to Enshi City (a 2-hour drive). After checking in at the hotel, you can have dinner freely and share photos and stories from the 7-day tour.
Day7: Qingjiang Gallery-Farewell on the return journey (including drop-off / station)
- Morning: Tour the Butterfly Cliff of Qingjiang River and watch the ”Water Karst’
Depart from the city (1 hour by car) and arrive at [Qingjiang Butterfly Cliff Scenic Area]: Take a cruise to visit Qingjiang (the whole journey is about 4 hours) to see the ”Butterfly Cliff“ (named after the shape of a butterfly spreading its wings, the waterfall flows down from the cliff during the rainy season, like a butterfly flying with water), ‘Five Brothers Peak’ and ‘Butterfly Cliff’ (named after the shape of a butterfly spreading its wings, the waterfall flows down from the cliff during the rainy season, like a butterfly flying with water).”(Five mountain peaks are connected, shaped like brothers side by side), ‘smiling Sleeping Buddha” (the mountain peaks are shaped like sleeping Buddha, with a serene expression), on the way to the boat trip, the guide will explain the legend of Qingjiang and listen to Tujia folk songs.
- Noon: Meal on board
Eat Chinese food on the cruise ship (buffet, including Tujia specialties such as Qingjiang fish nuggets, bacon fried bamboo shoots).
- Afternoon: Return trip, end the journey to the secret realm
The cruise ship docks and returns to Enshi City by car (1 hour by car). According to the flight/train time, a special car will drop off/drop off at the station to end the 7-day Enshi trip.
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Have you long been tired of traveling “to see the flowers and flowers”? Do you want to find a place where you can not only see the wonders of the landscape, but also taste the temperature of the humanities? This 7-day tour of Enshi will help you avoid the trap of crowds, so you don’t have to check your own strategy, book a hotel, and plan your route; from ‘net celebrity floating boat” to ‘primitive ancient village”, from ‘cliff canyon” to ‘underground cave’, from ”Tujia cuisine“ to ‘non-traditional’.Experience’, every place allows you to feel the charm of Enshi in an immersive manner.
While now, the mountains and waters of Enshi are green, the camellia of the Tujia family is still steaming hot, and the pride of throwing a bowl of wine is still waiting for you to experience-don’t let “no time” and ‘fear of trouble’ become a regret, pack your bags and come to Enshi for a “30° North latitude’. ‘The Secret Covenant’, let the landscape and customs here become the most vivid chapter in your memory!
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