Autumn in Lishui.
Day 1: Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station - Lishui Railway Station, stay at Oriental Wenting Hotel. The hotel is next to Wandi Plaza, which is convenient for dining and shopping. There is a RT-Mart supermarket downstairs. After checking the travel guide, I decided to rent a car on Trip.com.
Day 2: Self-driving from the hotel to Chenjiapu Village - Yangjiatang Village - Songzhuang Village - Songyang County. These ancient villages are all located in the mountains, and you need to drive on a winding mountain road. You can only take a chartered car or drive yourself. They are all ancient cultural villages with a long history, typical terraced ancient villages, houses made of brick, wood and stone, well-preserved ancient buildings. Lunch at Chenjiapu Village, dinner at Songyang County, both are delicious. After dinner, drive back to Lishui and continue to stay at Oriental Wenting Hotel.
Day 3: Self-driving from the hotel to Guyan Painting Village, buy tickets + round-trip boat tickets. Guyan and Painting Village are separated by a river, and you can only take a boat to and from. First, take a boat to see the Tongjiyan Dam and Wenchang Pavilion, which are water conservancy projects with a thousand-year history. Then, take a boat back and cruise along the river to visit the Painting Village. There are small boats with white sails on the river, which is very artistic and suitable for taking photos and sketching. Drive to Yunhe Rice Terraces, stay at Yunhe Yunyide Courtyard Villa. This is a homestay developed by the Rice Terrace Company, with excellent hardware and software facilities. It is close to Jiuku Yunhuan, which is convenient for the next day's tour.
Day 4: Today's tour of Yunhe Rice Terraces, self-driving from the homestay to Jiuku Yunhuan for 2 minutes, park the car at the cable car parking lot. Entrance ticket check from Yunzhi Bridge - Moshang Yunqi - Hesheng Yunjian - Sunrise Yunhai, return by Guanyun Cable Car to Baiyingu, from Qixingdun - Yuwang Temple - Yinyin Pavilion - Wujian Waterfall, then return by cable car to Jiuku Yunhuan, self-driving to Kenggen Ancient Village, from Wind and Rain Stone Gate - Yinguang Bridge - Silver Mine Culture Exhibition Hall - Old Tea House. Yunhe Rice Terraces are very spectacular, with terraced fields and distant mountains, like an oil painting. Self-driving to Jinyun, stay at Jinyun Jinjiang International Hotel.
Day 5: Self-driving to Xian Du Scenic Area Visitor Center, buy tickets + scenic bus tickets on Trip.com, take scenic bus to Dinghu Peak, the scenic area has the "First Peak in the World", you can take the cable car to the highest observation deck. After returning, take the scenic bus to Zhu Tanshan, at 2:30 pm there will be an old farmer herding cattle performance at Dingbu Bridge, taking photos is very idyllic. Take the scenic bus to Ni Weng Cave, you can go to the nearby Yandang Study Room, which has won international awards. It was originally a mining pit, and after renovation, the terraced stairs and platforms became bookshelves. Light shines down from the narrow high ceiling, forming mottled light and shadow, which is very photogenic. Take the scenic bus to Xiao Chibi, finally take the bus from Xiao Chibi back to the visitor center.
Day 6: Self-driving to Heyang Ancient Residence, which is a provincial historical protection building, with more than ten ancient ancestral halls. After renovation, it is still a place where people live together. After the visit, drive to Yongkang Fangyan Scenic Area in Jinhua. The scenic area is still under construction, there are not many tourists, and you need to climb high steps. Along the way, you can admire the steep mountains with layers of folds, and look up to the ancestral hall at the highest point. There are also two mountains that look like granaries, called "Tianxia Liangcang".
Day 7: High-speed rail back to Shanghai
Summary: 1. Lishui's attractions are scattered, and many are located in the mountains, so it is only suitable for self-driving or chartered cars. 2. Most attractions require climbing stairs, which is a test for your legs.