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Collapse! Taking the kids into the secret realm of Chenzhou, this place is impossible to leave!

Just dragged my 8-year-old little monster back home from Chenzhou, and I deeply regret it! I wish I had thrown the summer homework into Dongjiang Lake!💦 Magical morning mist, moss-covered Danxia Mountain, a boatman dozing on a bamboo raft... Now the kid holds a clothes drying pole every day pretending it's a paddle to "row across the rivers and lakes." This exhausted mother kneels to hand over this pit-avoidance bible👇 🚗 Two-day itinerary (tested special forces version) DAY 1: High-speed train to Chenzhou West → 711 Time Town as an archaeologist → Ma Huangqiu Grand Canyon for a photoshoot → Bamboo raft drifting at Longweiping → Overnight at Ergeng Daizhu Homestay DAY 2: Chase the morning mist at Dongjiang Lake → Be a lake-circling knight at Bailang → Travel through the Republic of China era at Changjuan → Night tour of Yuhou Street → Crying while packing to go home 💥 Top 10 magical moments that drove the kid crazy 1️⃣ At 711 Time Town, the gatekeeper suddenly pulled out a pocket watch and said, "I'll take you back to 1971"⏳ The kid believed it and squatted in the corner waiting for the time machine 2️⃣ On Ma Huangqiu Danxia Mountain, an army of red ants performed "crossing mountains and ridges" for the kid🐜 Scared the water bottle was squeezed flat 3️⃣ Bamboo raft drifting to the center of the water at Longweiping, the boatman suddenly sang a Yao folk song🎤 Scared a flock of egrets to flap their wings 4️⃣ At the poolside of Ergeng Daizhu Homestay, the housekeeper brought a "rainy" fruit plate🌧️ (just dry ice effect but amazing) 5️⃣ Watching net fishing at Dongjiang Lake, the fisherman grandpa secretly slipped a small fish to the kid🐟 which then wriggled alive in the pocket 6️⃣ Sudden heavy rain while cycling at Bailang, a granny by the roadside gave the kid a banana leaf as an umbrella🌂 claiming it was a "treasure borrowed from the Dragon Palace" 7️⃣ Encountered a Hanfu parade in Changjuan district, the kid blended into the group as the "Beggar Gang leader" and was rewarded with lollipops🍭 8️⃣ Tasting lamp wick cake on Yuhou Street, freeloaded at five stalls and was crowned "Little Prince of Tasting"👑 9️⃣ Ate fish powder for breakfast at the homestay, so spicy that the kid drank three cups of soy milk🥛 and mouth swelled like a sausage 🔟 Found a heart-shaped red stone on Danxia Mountain, the guide said it was leftover from Nuwa mending the sky💔 (successfully tricked the kid out of two candies) 📸 Legendary photo spots for parent-child shots ✔️ Corner of Dongjiang Lake No. 2 Floating Bridge (shoot silhouettes when the morning mist is thickest) ❗ S-curve at Ma Huangqiu Grand Canyon (let the kid stand at the cliff edge waving a hat) 🎬 Bamboo raft passing through reeds at Longweiping (turn on continuous shooting mode on your phone) ⚠️ Third step of the arch bridge on Yuhou Street (background must have lantern boats) 💣 Blood and tears pit-avoidance guide 1️⃣ Chenzhou weather changes faster than the kid’s mood! Always carry a raincoat + sunscreen (I got three shades darker in one day) 2️⃣ No guardrails at Ma Huangqiu Canyon! Hold tight to your wild child (saw a kid roll down into a red mud ball) 3️⃣ Early bird tickets for Dongjiang Lake must be grabbed! Queue before 6 AM (we left at 5:30 and still got crushed by elders) 4️⃣ Rent electric bikes at Bailang! Pedaling human-powered ones is exhausting (dad’s legs shook for three days and he couldn’t get downstairs) 5️⃣ Yuhou Street’s popular restaurants have 2-hour queues! Eat off-peak for safety On the return high-speed train, the kid suddenly said: "Mom, let’s put the morning mist into a water bottle." Remembering the mist at Dongjiang Lake, like a fairy’s gauze skirt brushing the water surface, I suddenly understood what "the spirit of mountains and waters" means—nature’s art class really turns into stars sparkling in a child’s eyes✨ (We stayed at Ergeng Daizhu Homestay’s heated pool room, and in the morning you can watch the mist drift over Dongjiang from the balcony! The housekeeper will give the kid a small...
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