中心老饭店

The food in this restaurant tastes good. It is worth recommending: the flavored goose and blood duck. It is an authentic local food restaurant.

🚄 Transportation: Take the high-speed train directly from Changsha South Station to "Fenghuang Ancient Town" Station, approximately 2 hours. After exiting the station, it's recommended to take the shuttle bus (7 yuan/person), a 20-minute ride to the Nanhuali Visitor Center, which is very close to the ancient town and convenient. 🏨 Accommodation｜Rating: ★★★☆☆ I booked a "Deluxe View Room" at the Nanhuali Hotel, but the view from the window was incredibly noisy, with the square, renovations, and elderly people singing and dancing with loudspeakers! ✅ Advantages: Good location, direct shuttle bus, walking access to the ancient town. ❌ Disadvantages: Limited hot water, average breakfast, poor soundproofing. 🍽️ Food Recommendations: 1️⃣ 【Shawanli Sour Soup with Cured Pig Trotters】 Huge portion! Unique flavor; the cured pig trotters hot pot with sour soup is very appetizing, a different flavor from Hunan cuisine. 2️⃣ 【Central Old Restaurant】 We ordered three dishes and a soup for only 168 RMB. The food was good, and the pickled radish was free and super delicious! The portions are huge, so don't order too much. 🥤 Milk Tea "Cui Cha": They're everywhere on the street, imitating the style of Cha Yan (I'm not sure if it's the real one, sorry if it isn't), but the taste is just average. You can try it, but you can skip it. "Yuan Nuo Nuo": Glutinous rice + yogurt smoothie. The texture is okay, but some of the glutinous rice wasn't fully cooked, which is a minus. 📸 Photography｜Jasmine and Fusu The makeup and styling were good, but: If you're wearing makeup, you need to use the store's makeup remover wipes (they're not very good) + wash your face with cold water (there's no hot water, and the weather is super cold)! The free eyelash extensions were ugly; applying upper and lower eyelashes costs extra (negotiable! We bargained down from 60 to 40 for two people). The in-store photography was mediocre; photos were quick to take but the quality was average. During the photo selection process, they'll try to sell you retouching (10 yuan per photo). They'll tell you the 5 free retouched photos are just average, and then show you the retouched version on the spot. However, if you're good at photo editing, I suggest getting the original photos and retouching them yourself. I retouched mine myself. 💰 Cost (average after splitting the bill): High-speed rail 381.5 + shuttle bus 14 + photography 239 + food 197.24 + hotel 148.5 + souvenirs 25 ≈ 1005 yuan 📌 Summary: Fenghuang Ancient Town isn't large, perfect for a weekend getaway. Accommodation depends on the environment; remember to bargain for photos; be mindful of portion sizes at restaurants. Overall, it's worth visiting, but doing your research beforehand can save you a lot!

Two days and one night in Fenghuang Ancient Town, my true feelings! I drove to Fenghuang Ancient Town with my partner for two days, two days and one night, and it was quite fun. The average cost was 600 yuan per person, and I also took the beautiful photos that I had been thinking about. Day 1 We set off from Changsha at noon and arrived at the accommodation in Fenghuang Ancient Town at about 4 pm. We also decided to go to Fenghuang on a whim, and the accommodation we chose was also outside Fenghuang Ancient Town, which cost more than 200 yuan per night. It was okay. We also had a parking space for our accommodation. The disadvantage was that the place we stayed was on the mountain (to be precise, the houses there were all built on the mountain). The road to the accommodation was always uphill, narrow, and there were many cars parked on the roadside, so it was really difficult to drive. In the evening, we had dinner (the boss store in the center P12) and then went to Fenghuang Ancient Town to see the night view and take photos. The night view is really beautiful. The photos are also beautiful. (I chose a photo shop online, 30 negatives with 10 retouched. I was worried that it would be hard to find a photo shop in Fenghuang, but there are many photo shops in Fenghuang Ancient Town, and you don’t have to worry about waiting.) I chose the traditional Hongmiao, which is super photo-producing and absolutely amazing. If you don’t know what kind of photo shoot to go to, I really recommend Hongmiao. I took three outdoor photos, all by the river. There were props and a photographer who would teach the movements step by step. The beauty business was also online. After taking photos in the evening, I walked around the ancient town. I drank Cuicha and Cuibing (Cuibing was delicious, Cuicha was average). It was really scary to walk on the wooden bridge without a fence at night. There were so many people, so be careful not to fall into the water. The next day Sleep until you wake up naturally and have dinner (Ambassador Hotel P15). Go to watch the dragon boat race (there are a lot of people, so it’s not clear, just watch the excitement). On the road, I saw aunties everywhere asking if I wanted to take photos, tie my hair, buy a wreath, and all kinds of embroidered items with ethnic characteristics and various silver ornaments. Today, I ate 3 corn cakes for 10 yuan. They were delicious. I bought an embroidered bag for 35 yuan, which was a bit expensive. My boyfriend was in a hurry to pay and didn't bargain! (I beat him up when I got back) We basically walked along the river. There were really a lot of people taking photos, all kinds of beautiful makeup. Walking along the stone bridge, there were really a lot of aunties who took photos of people randomly at the end (they were aunties, they didn't look like artists, they felt like they were trained, and the photos they took of passers-by were not bad). We were also captured by an aunt, and the photos were okay. The price for 6 photos was 10 yuan each, and I successfully bargained down to 20 yuan and took them all away. (Be sure to bargain!) #Phoenix Ancient City #Phoenix Ancient City Travel Guide #Hunan Tourism #Hunan Travel Guide Then it was back to Changsha To sum up, Fenghuang Ancient Town is nice, but not suitable for long-term play. One night and one day are enough to visit all the attractions. It is really commercialized, and there are so many photo shops. You must go to see Chang'an as described by Maomao!

I just got back from Fenghuang Ancient Town, and I'd like to share my thoughts with you! Food: I highly recommend the Center Old Restaurant. The portions are generous and the prices are affordable, making it a great value. If you can't finish your meal, you can take it away and eat it again later. Accommodation: I stayed at the Yinshe Art Hotel. The lady who managed the restaurant was very friendly and highly recommended! Travel: It's very difficult to get a taxi in Fenghuang Ancient Town. It's quite far, so I recommend going to Nanhuamen to take the shuttle bus. You can also hail taxis on the street near Nanhuamen if it's not too far away. I went with my two young children. Although the cobblestone streets are difficult to push a stroller, traveling with children without a stroller is a real challenge; it really tests your driving skills. It's impossible not to get lost in the streets once you're in Fenghuang Ancient Town. The night view is truly beautiful, and there are so many people. I hope everyone enjoyed themselves!