Author: a photographer who travels around

Tell me about this trip

When it comes to lu 'an, Anhui, I know for the first time that I called "liu 'an" before coming, so that I was laughed at by my friends for a long time. Its actual pronunciation is "Lu 'an". I like this city very much. There are four national scenic spots: Baimajian in Dabie Mountain, Wanfo Lake in 5A scenic spot, Yanzi River Grand Canyon in 4A scenic spot, Tiantangzhai, which is known as "the last virgin forest in East China" in 5A scenic spot, as well as the first pot of Wanfo Lake, melon slices in Luan, Dendrobium huoshanense, hanging pot food and so on, all of which make me feel good about Lu 'an.

this time, I will walk into Lu' an with my friends and show you the beautiful scenery and delicious food of Lu' an.

Prepare before departure

1. Because the epidemic has just passed, scenic spots in China have been opened one after another. If you travel and play, you must pay attention to protection and hygiene. Masks are indispensable. Gloves and goggles are necessary according to your own situation, because there are still many people at the station. It is better to pay attention.

2. In which city to go, apply for the local health code in advance. You need the health code for flying, high-speed rail, subway, etc., and you can travel with the green code. In other parts of high-speed railway station, transfer at the same station is not supported. You need to leave the station before entering. Please make good preparations for your trip and leave enough time for transfer.

3. Take as little cash as possible, and take good care of valuables. Therefore, when traveling abroad, try to choose to bring less cash. Nowadays, it is very convenient to pay by mobile phone. At the same time, when traveling, valuables such as cameras and computers should be kept as close as possible and properly kept.

2. Ticket category: Make sure the travel time, choose the means of transportation, plane or train in advance, and download a travel app, which is more convenient for booking tickets.

3. Digital category: SLR cameras, mobile phones, notebook computers, mobile hard disks, chargers, mobile power supplies and patch panels.

4. watch the weather when you go out, and you'd better choose a sunny day.

5. If it is go on road trip, determine the route in advance;

itinerary

the first day: gathering at Lu' an Station-collecting wind at Jiuxianzun Dendrobium Base

the second day: collecting wind at the West Anhui Rift Valley-September Mountain Villa-Dabie Mountain Grottoes-collecting wind at Wanfo Lake

the third day: collecting wind at the main peak of Dabie Mountain-collecting wind at Yanzihe Grand Canyon

the fourth day: collecting wind at Tiantangzhai-Xicha Valley

plane: there is no airport in Lu' an, so it is relatively troublesome to fly. You need to fly to Hefei airport first, and then take the high-speed train to Lu' an.

transportation in Lu' an: there are buses to various scenic spots in Lu' an, and most of them can be paid by mobile phone. However, because the scenic spots are scattered, individuals still recommend chartered cars or self-driving, which is convenient.

About the ticket

Collecting the wind at Jiuxianzun Dendrobium Base: Free

Wanxi Rift Valley: 71 yuan/person

Dabie Mountain Grottoes: 81 yuan/person

Wanfo Lake Scenic Area: Ticket+Boat Ticket 95 yuan/person

Xicha Valley: Free

Swallow River Grand Canyon: Pure ticket 55 yuan/person. Slide 51 yuan/person

Tiantangzhai Scenic Area: ticket+bus 128 yuan/person

photographic equipment

mobile phone: Apple X mobile phone can shoot some short videos. Very convenient

Camera: CANOEOS 5DMAR4 (CANOEF 16-35mm F4 L, CANOEF 24-71mm F/2.8L IS II USM CANOEF 71-211mm F/2.8L IS II USM)

UAV: DJI 2 Professional Edition is mainly used for aerial photos and videos. It looks shocking from the perspective of God.

Later software: Lightroom, ps

Lu 'an special food

Traveling abroad, special food is not necessarily necessary for some people who just want to experience the local customs and visit the scenic spots around the world; But for some foodies like me, food is essential. When you travel to a place, you will definitely eat the most famous things there. Personally, you must eat these things, otherwise it will be like going to this place for nothing.

I've heard about it from people around me a long time ago, but I haven't eaten it because I didn't have a chance. Now I finally have a chance, so naturally I won't miss any delicious food.

the first fish pot in wanfo lake

the fish head in wanfo lake casserole is a special food in Shucheng county, Lu' an city. "Wanfo Lake Casserole Fish Head" is made from the authentic head of bighead carp in Wanfo Lake, with pure lake water and unique seasoning, and stewed with slow fire. It is delicious, unique in taste, fresh but not fishy, fat but not greasy, rich in tender juice, high in protein and low in fat, and rich in trace elements necessary for human body, such as potassium, sodium, iron, phosphorus and selenium.

This fish head pot is different from what I thought. It tastes great like a hot pot. Not just a fish soup pot. It's really worth driving so far to eat a pot of fish head.

Hanging Pots in Tiantangzhai

Generally speaking, the hanging pot banquet with special features must be missed in Lu 'an, especially when you arrive in Tiantangzhai, which is the most authentic. The iron pot is hung from the ceiling by a chain connected with a wooden hook, and a fire is made below. When the pot is hot, the ingredients are put into the iron pot. Some places are chicken and some places are fish soup. We ate a fish soup pot.

charcoal under the iron pot not only makes the soup in the pot more delicious, but also makes the whole house warm and suitable for eating in cold weather.

hanging pot in Tiantangzhai means eating "dirt", eating "taste", appreciating food and wine and feeling. Before the pot was hung, the aroma was overflowing, and the green chopped green onion was dotted in the center, which immediately aroused people's appetite.

Jiuxianzun Dendrobium Base

When we entered Liu 'an, our group came to Jiuxianzun Dendrobium Base and felt the magic charm of Xiancao.

We first came to the inoculation workshop and watched the technicians cultivate Dendrobium. In the soilless culture base, Dendrobium seedlings raised in glass bottles are green and luxuriant, and their growth is gratifying. I can't help but admire the advanced technology now.

In the Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Center, workers show the production process of Dendrobium herb. Winding strips, airing, cleaning, frying, sorting, defoliating ... a series of complicated processes can create this herb.

In the Hundred Herbs Garden, different kinds of Dendrobium bloomed all over the garden. Dendrobium flower can nourish yin, moisten lung, nourish stomach, promote fluid production, improve eyesight and clear heat, enhance immunity and resist aging, and has certain effects on respiratory diseases, chronic hepatitis, chronic gastritis and other diseases.

First of all, I listened to the staff's introduction of Dendrobium. It turns out that this small Dendrobium huoshanense is called the first of the "Nine Immortals in China", and it has magical effects such as nourishing the brain, nourishing the heart muscle and reducing the heart fire.

Go to the museum to see various introductions of Xiancao, from wild provenance protection, seedling raising, wild cultivation, product research and development to cultural experience. Have another cup of freshly brewed tea, it tastes great!

West Anhui Rift Valley

Today, we are going to the West Anhui Rift Valley. It is basically only a walk from the hotel to the Rift Valley, which will save a lot of time. After a night's rest, I have recovered my strength. In the morning, I packed my luggage with my friends, and then I began to walk to challenge the West Anhui Rift Valley.

The geology of the West Anhui Rift Valley developed about 61 million years ago, which is a geological wonder integrating canyon landform and cave landscape. The rift valley is about 1,511 meters long, the narrowest part is only tens of centimeters, and the height is more than 11 meters. The canyon can reach nearly 111 meters from the bottom to the top.

The mountain range of Dabie Mountain is steep and rugged, and the mountain range here in the Great Rift Valley in western Anhui concentrates the steepness and precipitousness of Dabie Mountain. It has always been in a primitive state and has not been over-developed. The original vegetation is rich and varied, the vegetation is well protected, and the ecological environment between the whole valley is excellent. Strolling between canyons is like being in the natural oxygen bar of nature, and the air is fresh and pleasant.

The West Anhui Rift Valley is formed by the long-term erosion and undercutting of flowing water along the fault structure, and the caves on the west side are also caused by the selective dissolution of flowing water along the weak parts of the rock structure, which is a rare mountain fissure spectacle in China. Mountains, forests, springs, caves, waterfalls, lakes, ponds, gorges, pits and fissures are all available, and each step is a unique natural landscape.

The majestic mountain range of Dabie Mountain winds here, splitting in two, facing each other to form a long and narrow V-shaped rift. Standing at the bottom of the valley and looking up at the sky only half an inch; Climb to the top of the valley and look back. It's bottomless.

in the rift valley, it is an adventure in nature. There is no road here, even in sunny weather, it is difficult to walk here. It is rainy season all the year round between canyons. In the rift valley, you have to put on boards and pull chains in crevices to walk between canyons, and only one person can pass at the narrowest place.

When you cross the West Anhui Rift Valley, you will appreciate the wonders of nature, and you have to marvel at its ingenuity. Throughout the rift valley, thousands of caves, large and small, and narrower and narrower canyons are all amazing and amazing. This should not be China's version of the "Great Rift Valley in East Africa", but the only unmanned "Great Rift Valley in West Anhui" in the world.

It takes about one and a half hours to climb from the canyon to the top of the mountain. There is a glass slide on the top of the mountain to experience. In order to save time, we take the slide down the mountain. It only takes more than 1 minutes to get out of the Bay Creek Grand Canyon and go to our next destination-September Villa.

September Mountain Villa

Drive from Wanxi Grand Canyon to September Mountain Villa, which is a rural tourism demonstration base integrating characteristic ecological planting, interesting sightseeing and picking, outdoor sports base, farm products with local flavor, health care, vacation and leisure.

Walking in the villa, you can see red propaganda slogans everywhere, where you can inherit the red genes, innovate the characteristic experience and participate in the little Red Army sitcom.

There is a good characteristic experience here: traditional hand-cranked stone mill, making eco-delicious tofu. Experience the folk culture and beat the food with traditional stone mortar-Ciba.

There is also a snack street-Qiandian Houfang, which is made by restoring ancient methods and has no additives. Buy some special snacks here, which are absolutely handmade and pollution-free.

After eating and drinking enough, we can experience online celebrity Swing Bridge, Go-kart Club, Horse Riding Field and Live CS Field Camp ...

During the epidemic, we can't go far away, so let's come to the leisure September Villa, eat farm food and play extended training.

Dabie Mountain Grottoes

September Villa didn't take up too much time, just enough time to visit Dabie Mountain Grottoes.

I've been to Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, Yungang Grottoes in Shanxi and Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, and I've all felt their ingenuity. But do you know that there are natural grottoes that have not been carved artificially in the vast land of China? That kind of geological wonders can only be formed by natural forces after tens of millions of years or even billions of years of weathering and stripping.

Dabie Mountain Grottoes, located in Lu 'an City, Anhui Province, are natural grottoes, grottoes with individual temperament, and geological wonders in Jurassic period 61 million years ago. If the four grottoes in China are the masterpieces of ancient artists, then the Dabie Mountain Grottoes are the masterpieces of nature.

The Dabie Mountain Grottoes and the three China Grottoes have the same characteristics-they have a strong Buddhist color. However, the Dabie Mountain Grottoes are different from them. The Dabie Mountain Grottoes do not carve Buddha statues in the grottoes, but only have a temple hidden in the Dabie Mountain. Go deep into the mountains, listen to the Sanskrit, and purify the soul.

Dabie Mountain Grottoes Scenic Area has written a strong stroke in history. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was an unprecedented peasant war in the history of China and the world, in which a branch of Hong Xiuquan's family camped in the Dabie Mountain Grottoes, and the local people called it "Hong Shanzhai", which became the witness of history.

As soon as you step into the Dabie Mountain Grottoes Scenic Area, you can see the uneven surface of a mountain in the distance, which is a natural cave group-"Dabie Mountain Grottoes" formed by water erosion, weathering and denudation and gravity collapse of rocks and minerals after 61 million years.

Climbing up the stairs, the mountain in front of us looks like a big mouth torn open, swallowing up the scenery in front of us. It's like a lion just waking up, opening its jaws and devouring the food in its own trap. Located halfway up the mountain, this huge grotto formed by a huge rock gap is known as the largest cave in western Anhui-Open Rock.

There are countless grottoes in Dabie Mountain Grottoes Scenic Area. The smallest grottoes can only accommodate a child bending, and the largest can accommodate thousands of people at the same time-the open rock. At that time, a branch of Hong Xiuquan's family in Tianping Kingdom took a fancy to the concealment of the open rock, and the temperature in the cave was suitable. There was a waterfall hanging down at the entrance of the cave, which could provide water, so it decided to camp here.

We didn't have much time to stay in Dabie Mountain Grottoes. After a brief tour, we hurried to Wanfo Lake.

Qiandao Lake in Anhui-Wanfo Lake

It is always good to go out and walk more. Traveling has many benefits, perhaps to relax and relieve stress, or to see the bigger world and increase your knowledge, or just to enjoy beautiful scenery and eat delicious food. As we all know, there are many famous mountains in Anhui, among which Huangshan Mountain, Jiuhua Mountain and Tianzhu Mountain are the most famous, but there are not many famous lakes in Anhui. The most famous one is Wanfo Lake in Liu 'an City. Today I came to Wanfo Lake.

wanfo lake scenic spot, formerly known as longhekou reservoir, belongs to the national 5A-level water conservancy scenic spot and is a lake-type sightseeing scenic spot centered on wanfo lake. Known as "Qiandao Lake in Anhui", it is known as "Beidaihe in Anhui and the back garden of Hefei".

Wanfo Lake is a large-scale artificial lake, surrounded by mountains, full of waves, with an open water surface, winding harbor forks, floating green islands, gull islands and boats.

Wanfo Lake is wide in water, surrounded by mountains, clear and sparkling, and there are many small islands in the lake, such as Yanzi Island, Furong Island, Zangxian Island and Wanfo Island, which can all be visited. The air on the island is fresh, the trees are lush and the scenery is pleasant.

We went to Swallow Island by boat. There are many birds and peacocks on the island. Here we can feed the peacocks to enjoy proud as a peacock and all kinds of birds. The ecological environment here is very good.

Next, go to Zhouyu Island, where there is a zip line between the two islands. The zip line looks very exciting, and you have to go through some ideological struggle before playing. Courageous people must experience it. Hanging in mid-air to see the scenery is simply a kind of enjoyment, and the vision is very broad.

Traveling to Wanfo Lake and climbing mountains are still a good choice. You can take beautiful photos and exercise along the way, killing two birds with one stone. Why not?

there is a view from the top of the hill in the distance.