[2025 Ningqiang Attraction] Travel Guide for Hanshuiyuan Forest Park (Updated May)

🌿【Private collection! Ningqiang "unique" roaming guide ✨Niche gameplay + local fireworks are fully included】 🌟 First encounter with Ningqiang: the double attack of fireworks and mountains and rivers🌶️ ✅Must-do things: Be a Ningqiang local for a day • 🥢Breakfast soul attack: the intangible cultural heritage "Wang's walnut bun" with freshly ground soy milk (burnt and crispy to the point of stamping your feet!) • 🏮Explore the secrets of the old town: Go through the alleys to find the old shop "Cai Doufu Jiejie", the sour and fragrant soup with oil and chili is amazing • 🌉Exclusive romance in the evening: Watch the fishing boats return to the port at the Han River Bridge, and buy a pound of freshly fried chestnuts 🌰 to warm your hands 🌿 Landscape Blind Box: Unpacking the Wizard of Oz in Qinling Mountains🌿 📍How to play the secret version of Han River Source (avoid the crowd route) • 🚶♂️Light hiking route: Jingangxia Entrance → Xiangba Waterfall (2h), step on gravel and listen to the stream, and encounter wild macaques🐒 • 🌊Hidden Easter Egg: Go to the "Didong River Waterfall" at 4 pm. The sunlight penetrates the cave and sprinkles on the water curtain, turning it into a Tyndall wonderland in seconds! • 🍱 Picnic Tips: Bring your own bamboo basket to pack walnut buns + braised beef, and have a picnic in the breeze by the "Tianxiang Lake" 🏮 Ancient Town Travel: Qingmuchuan's Double Life🌙 🌞How to open the Jianghu style during the day • 🏯Must-visit: Former Residence of Wei Futang (full of the atmosphere of the Republic of China, the old photo wall is perfect for taking atmospheric photos) • 🚶♀️Wandering route: Huilongchang Old Street → Tobacco House Ruins → Rongshengkui (three-story carved building, pretending to travel through the old times) • ☕️Recommended rest stop: "Fu Tang Teahouse" to listen to a Hanzhong folk song, drink tea with melon seeds and watch street shadow play 🌙Night·Poetic Mode is on • 🌌Rush to "Feifeng Bridge" when all the lanterns are lit! The river reflects the lights, wearing Hanfu standing on the bridge to take silhouette photos, it's so beautiful that it's breathtaking📸 • 🍢Surprise supper: The spicy chicken stall on the old street, the spicy chicken is soaked in pepper and sesame flavor, perfect with ice beer 🏡 Guide to lying down: Sleeping in the "mountain and water embrace" of Ningqiang🛏️ • 🌿 "Bamboo Courtyard": "Qiangyun B&B" next to Hanyuan Street, where you can see bamboo shadows when you open the window and hear birds singing in the morning • 🌟「Starry Sky Tent」: Camping site in Han River Source Scenic Area, watch the Milky Way in summer and lie on fallen leaves in autumn🍂 • 🏮"Old house in ancient town": Qingmuchuan "Furen Inn", carved wooden bed + blue brick courtyard, instantly into the script of the Republic of China 📌 Locals’ Secret List (Highlights!) • 🛍️Souvenirs: Buy Mingqian Queshe Tea from Qiangzhou Tea Industry on Beiguan Street. The tin can packaging is retro and delicious • 🚗Transportation Easter Egg: Rent an electric bike 🛵 and ride around the county town. It costs 20 yuan/day to unlock a small viewing platform next to the city wall. • 📸Photography skills: Use backlighting to take pictures of hair in "Han Shuiyuan Forest Park", the light spots are even more amazing than filters! ✨ Last words The beauty of Ningqiang is hidden in the burnt aroma of walnut buns, in the morning mist at the source of the Han River, and in the fragrance of tea in the old teahouse in Qingmuchuan. Avoid the crowds and follow the local atmosphere, you will encounter the most authentic secrets of southern Shaanxi~ 🚶♂️ Itinerary suggestion: 3 days and 2 nights is just right, leaving half a day to wander around the county town, feeling the slow time is the meaning of travel! (Save this post, you may be the next one to be asked this question in your circle of friends! 👇)

The Han River Source Scenic Area is located in Erdaohe Village, Hanyuan Street, Ningqiang County, Hanzhong City, Shaanxi Province. It is the source of the Han River, the largest tributary of the Yangtze River, an important water source for the National South-to-North Water Diversion Project, and the core area of ​​the Han River Source National Wetland Park. The scenic area integrates forest landscape, mountain landscape, canyon landscape, water landscape, and cultural landscape, and is a national AAAA-level scenic area. The scenic area is characterized by "majestic mountains, beautiful waters, secluded forests, steep gorges and magical fog". It embodies the majestic scenery of the Three Qins, combines the elegance of mountains and rivers, and combines cultural landscapes. It has formed the Jingang Gorge Adventure Area, Xiangba Health Resort, Sipingli Religious Culture Area, Laolinggou Leisure and Sightseeing Area, and Moon Lake Resort Villa. The unique attractions in the area include Shuanglong Waterfall, Feihong Waterfall, Cliff Waterfall, Ground Crack, Golden Toad, Stone Jar Pond, Tianxiang Lake, Tianxia Xuanmen, Shengshou Temple, Moon Lake and other wonders and sceneries are fascinating; the Yunhai Cableway, Ski Resort, Glass Suspension Bridge, Jungle Slide, Grass Skiing Field, Seven-Star Flying Snow, Internet Celebrity Park and Qiang Nuo Culture Performing Arts Center make tourists linger. Take the Xicheng High-Speed ​​Railway and get off at Ningqiang South Station. After exiting the station, go down the steps and take bus No. 6 to the East Gate Square of Hanjiangyuan Scenic Area.

▲【Hanjiangyuan Scenic Area Guide】 📍Detailed address: Erdaohe Village, Hanyuan Town, Ningqiang County 🚗Traffic guide: Self-driving: Depart from Xi'an, take the Beijing-Kunming Expressway to Ningqiang County, and then to the Hanjiangyuan Scenic Area. There is a shuttle bus directly to the entrance of the scenic area at the parking lot P. High-speed rail: Take the high-speed rail from Xi'an North Station to Ningqiang South Station, about an hour and a half drive. After getting off the bus, transfer to the No. 6 bus, which goes directly to the entrance of the scenic area. 🕒Opening hours: 08:00-19:00 (No entry after 15:00) 💰Ticket price: Adult ticket: 45 yuan/person Children (below 1.2 meters): Discounted ticket Package (ticket + cable car): 118 yuan/person Cable car: Round trip 88 yuan/person, one way 58 yuan/person ✨Highlights: A great place to enjoy snow in winter, only 25 minutes away from Hanzhong city by high-speed rail, and also very close to Xi'an and Chengdu. You don't have to go far to the northeast to experience the fun of playing in the snow. The mountain scenery is picturesque, a paradise for photography enthusiasts. 💡Tips: You can choose to take a cable car or walk up the mountain in the scenic area. The scenery along the way is picturesque and highly recommended. It is recommended to set off early, the scenic area is large, and it takes about 4 hours to walk the whole journey. There is also a ski resort on the mountain (not open when it snows on the glass plank road). There is a No. 6 bus directly to the scenic area at Ningqiang South Station, the fare is 3 yuan, WeChat payment is supported, and please prepare change. Prepare ice claws, hot water, trekking poles, and spare socks. The snow on the road has been compacted, so be extra careful when walking. There are shops along the way, you can replenish your energy in time. In short, the Hanjiangyuan Scenic Area is not only a natural oxygen bar in China and a summer resort, but also a great place to enjoy snow in winter. Whether you are driving or taking a high-speed rail, the transportation is very convenient. Come here, feel the charm of the snow, and leave beautiful winter memories!