A two-day and one-night trip from Changsha to Chenzhou.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, I planned to go to Chenzhou with my friends for two days. The specific itinerary is as follows: DAY1 Changsha--Chenzhou West--Yangtian Lake Prairie--Chenzhou Museum--Yuhou Street--B&B. The high-speed train departed from Changsha at 7:30 in the morning and arrived at Chenzhou West Station in 1 hour and 20 minutes. After exiting the station, I went to pick up the car that I had booked in advance on the platform. The scenic spots in Chenzhou are relatively scattered, so it is more convenient to drive there. After picking up the car, we set off directly to Yangtian Lake Prairie. The altitude of the prairie is more than 1,300 meters, so we took the winding mountain road all the way. The car seemed to be driving in a canyon and climbing up. On both sides of the road in the distance were rolling mountains covered with bamboo. There were many wind turbines standing on the top of the distant mountain. We saw breakfast in a valley with several shops, so we ordered rice noodles, rice dumplings and sesame candy buns. The taste was not amazing, but it was refreshing and clean. After eating, we drove for more than half an hour and arrived at the entrance of the scenic spot. There are plenty of parking spaces at the main entrance of the scenic area. We bought the tickets online in advance so we just swiped our mainland China ID card to enter. The weather forecast said it would rain all the time, but maybe because it was windy at the top of the mountain and the weather changed quickly, it didn't rain for the time being. There were quite a lot of people after we went in. The Hobbit hut was really beautiful. Basically, you could take pictures of it no matter how you took them. So we took a lot of pictures there, and then walked all the way up to the hut on the meadow to the top of the hill. The wind was very strong and there was a little fog, which felt very comfortable. The smell of school was indeed gone a lot, haha. Later we walked along the lake to another higher hillside and saw a group of sheep. There was a man herding them. We originally wanted to feed the sheep, but we felt tired from walking, so we sat down halfway up the hillside to eat. Suddenly, the sheep rushed towards us and tried to snatch the snacks in our hands. We almost I was a little confused so I was scared at first, but then I realized they just wanted to eat and had no intention of attacking us, so I felt relieved. I had wanted to spend 10 yuan to buy carrots, but now I saved the money. After sitting for a while, it suddenly started to rain on the hillside. We ran down the hill in a panic. We passed another hillside where sika deer were raised and looked at it from a distance. Because it was raining and we didn't bring enough rain gear, we went straight to the exit. After we came out, we remembered that there were still activities we could play, such as horseback riding and grass skiing. We were really confused. After coming out, we headed towards Chenzhou city. After arriving in the city, we did a quick search online and went to the Chenzhou City Museum for a tour. All of them were cultural relics unearthed from the surrounding counties. The venue was well decorated, but it was almost closing time so we just took a quick look around and prepared to go to Yuhou Street to find food. After arriving at Yuhou Street, we took a walk around. It was basically a more commercial ancient style street, with travel photography shops as the main attraction, and some snacks. After we finished walking around, we found that there was nothing we wanted to eat, so we prepared to go straight to the B&B on the Dongjiang side. It took about an hour to drive to the B&B. I didn't want to go out, so I ordered barbecue takeout. I went to bed early because I needed to get up early to see the foggy Xiaodongjiang. DAY2 Misty Xiaodongjiang River – catch up on sleep – Bailang – Mahuangqiu Grand Canyon – Changsha. I got up at five in the morning, washed up, and drove to the entrance of the scenic area in less than ten minutes. After parking the car, I swiped my mainland Chinese ID card to enter the site and took a bus to the observation deck. Then I walked along the plank road beside the Xiaodongjiang River. Because it rained last night, the air in the morning was very fresh and humid, and I felt intoxicated by oxygen. After walking for about half an hour, we arrived at the popular scenic spot, the fisherman casting his net. This was cast every ten minutes. We took pictures, and then didn’t want to go to the island and see the dam, so we walked directly up to the bus stop to wait for the bus to leave the scenic area. The staff asked us several times, "Are you sure you want to leave?" Maybe they haven't seen people as Buddhist as us. The car came a few minutes later. Because many people continued to walk inside, a few of us left the scenic area so early and chartered a car. We arrived at the entrance of the scenic area around 7:30 and prepared to have breakfast and go back to the B&B to catch up on sleep. I searched for a few streets and finally chose a shop with a lot of people. I ordered fish head noodles, pig-killing noodles, and fish fillet noodles. They were not disappointing but the taste was very ordinary. On the way back after eating, when I was almost at the B&B, I found a farmer's market. I got off the car and bought some fruits and buns. I saw a time-honored Qifengdu fish noodles. Even though I was full, I still rushed over and packed a bowl of noodles to find out if it was delicious. After eating it, I was really disappointed. After catching up on some sleep until 10 o'clock, we packed our luggage and set off for the Bailang Scenic Area. We had bought the tickets in advance, and after driving for half an hour, a Trip.com staff member contacted me at the entrance of the visitor center to reserve a parking space for us and exchange the tickets. We boarded the boat at the departure time, and the cruise ship sailed on Dongjiang Lake for 50 minutes. The scenery was really good, and there was no need for filters, just blue sky and clear water, which cleansed both our eyes and soul. It was a little sunny on the lake but not too hot. We bought some creative ice cream for the two kids on the boat. After we got off the boat on the return trip, there were many vendors selling dried goods, freshly fried fish and refreshing drinks in the square near the pier. We bought two fried fish, a bowl of peach gum soup, and some dried fish. There was a sister who was soliciting customers at a restaurant and kept telling my friend that we should go have dinner there. We thought since it was already dinner time we might as well give it a try. The name of the restaurant was Ci Lian Local Cuisine Restaurant or something, I can't remember. We ordered a steamed black carp for 195 yuan, 2.5 kilograms, and also ordered shredded potatoes, steamed bacon, fried egg with fish roe, and bitter melon and preserved egg soup. The total was 300 yuan. We didn't have high expectations, but the dishes turned out to be pretty good. After eating, we drove to Mahuangqiu Grand Canyon. This scenic spot is right next to Gaoyiling. Like Gaoyiling, it is Danxia landform, but Mahuangqiu is smaller in scale and not as spectacular as Gaoyiling. However, there is no entrance fee here, and the six of us saved 500 yuan directly. Parking cost 20 yuan, so it feels great value. However, the temperature in the rocky areas is a bit high and sunny, so you need to wear sunscreen. We took some photos in the canyon, which were quite beautiful. Then we climbed to the top of the highest hill with steps, and then walked down the mountain to rush back to the city. When we returned to the city, we encountered a heavy rainstorm. There was an open area between the place where we returned the car and the high-speed rail station, so we had to drive the car to the entrance of the high-speed rail station to drop off the luggage and those who were not driving. I left my dear husband to return the car, and we went into the station to wait for the train. Our two-day and one-night trip to Chenzhou ended here. The total cost for our four adults and two children was about 4,500, including all food, accommodation and transportation.