Xi'an's Backyard! Qinling's Hidden Secret Summer Escape Guide!

### **【Qinling 2-Day Immortal Cultivation Guide】Only 300 RMB per person, become the "Mountain King" on your social feed!** **(Includes Pitfall Avoidance Tips + Hidden Activities)** --- ## **🚗 Itinerary Overview (Budget-friendly Outdoor Expert Edition)** **✔️ Cost:** 300 RMB per person (including food, accommodation, and transportation) **✔️ Suitable for:** Casual hikers/starry sky photographers/"Wilderness Survival Experts" wanting to post on social media **✔️ Highlights:** Sea of clouds + streams + wild fun = Xi'an locals' "natural air-conditioned room" --- ## **⛰️ Day 1: Hiking the Northern Foot of Qinling (Pretend You're an Explorer)** ### **📍 Morning: Zhuque National Forest Park (Entrance fee 45 RMB)** - **Three must-do things:** 1. Take the cable car to lazily go up the mountain (80 RMB/person, otherwise you'll climb until you question your life) 2. Take a "cloud check-in" photo at Bingjing Peak (caption for social media: "Just a bit shorter than Everest") 3. Find a pine tree and pretend it's the "Welcoming Pine" (no one really knows it anyway) **Fun fact:** It's only 25°C here in summer, Xi'an locals flock here to cool off, even the monkeys in the mountains find it noisy --- ### **📍 Afternoon: Taiping National Forest Park (Entrance fee 60 RMB)** - **Activities:** - Watch the Rainbow Waterfall (appears exactly at 2 PM on sunny afternoons, more punctual than clocking in at work) - Walk the hanging plank road (if your legs shake, you can hold the wall, but the wall might shake more than you) - Ask wild macaques for snacks (they snatch faster than you grab red envelopes) **Humorous reminder:** 🐒 Don’t take out your bag in front of monkeys, or they’ll "inspect" all your snacks for you --- ## **🌌 Day 2: Nanwutai / Farmhouse Stay (Immortal Cultivation + Relaxation)** ### **📍 Option A: Nanwutai (Entrance fee 50 RMB)** - **Artistic activities:** 1. Climb the mountain at 4 AM to wait for sunrise (only to find it’s full of college students) 2. Make a wish at Lingying Platform (said to be effective, but you’ve already used up all your luck climbing up) 3. Buy a blessing ribbon (10 RMB each, once the wind blows, it’s gone) ### **📍 Option B: Farmhouse at the foot of the mountain (50 RMB per person to relax)** - **Relaxed eating guide:** - Order a local chicken stew (the owner catches and kills the chicken on the spot, the chicken runs faster than you climb) - Pick wild vegetables (if you can’t identify them, don’t pick randomly, or you might get a "laxative") - Nap in a hammock (wake up with three mosquito bites on your face) --- ## **🍖 Foodie Radar (50 RMB per person to revive your soul)** ### **🔥 Three must-eats** - **Farmhouse free-range chicken:** 80 RMB each, chicken soup so fresh it can forgive your ex - **Guokui with chili:** 5 RMB each, carbs with carbs, a Shaanxi favorite - **Sour fish soup:** 10 RMB per bowl, sour and spicy to whet your appetite, you can even count the "fish" after eating ### **🚫 Pitfall avoidance** - "Wild honey" might just be boiled sugar - Scenic spot "lingzhi mushrooms" are mostly artificially cultivated --- ## **🏠 Accommodation Money-saving Tips** 1. **Farmhouse dormitory:** 50 RMB/person, listen to snoring symphony at night 2. **Hostel bed:** 40 RMB, perfect for chatting with fellow travelers 3. **Hardcore option:** Bring your own tent (might be watched by wild boars at midnight) --- ## **🚌 Transportation Tips** - **Xi'an → Qinling:** Bus 25 RMB/person, driver drives like starring in "Initial D" - **Self-driving warning:** Mountain roads with eighteen bends, motion sickness medicine is a must - **Ultimate saving:** Ride a shared bike (not recommended unless you want to be on the news) --- ## **📸 Photo Pose Guide** 1. **Outfit:** Outdoor jacket + trekking pole (even if borrowed) 2. **Props:** Pick up a stick as a "wilderness survival tool" 3. **Must-shoot scenes:** - "Immortal pointing the way" pose in front of the sea of clouds - "Wet and tempting" photo under the waterfall - "Feasting on farmhouse chicken" fierce face --- ### **💡 Veteran Advice** 1. **Bring a jacket!** Mountain temperature difference is bigger than your ex’s mood swings 2. **Wear non-slip shoes!** Stones by the stream are slipperier than soap 3. **Take your trash with you!** Or the forest rangers will chase you down with lectures 4. **Don’t pick wildflowers!** They might be protected plants, picking them means singing "Tears Behind Bars" --- **Finally, here’s a Qinling rap for you:** "Panting like a dog going uphill Shaking like a sieve going downhill Ask me if I’ll come again ...wait till my legs stop hurting" (Attached: Must-have list → Sunscreen + mosquito repellent + thermos + thick skin)