Wang Han once mentioned in the program that he wanted to go to Jinggang Ancient Town for the aged in the future. In "Smell", he described it like this: "Waterbirds there always return to their nests along a fixed route at dusk. The carpenter there always wakes up at the same time after a nap, then opens his tools and opens his window. The tofu workshop there knows when it is best to start grinding without any clocks and watches. Then, the ground bean fragrance spread to the whole slate strip. " That's the way it is. A small town is quite different from a big city.
Located on the west bank of Xiangjiang River, it used to be a prosperous commercial port for the distribution of Sanxiang materials, with a good name of "Little Hankou". The old people said that it used to be a paradise on earth. At noon, the delicious smell of the river wafted from the stoves of every household. Roasted fish and Mao Mao fish, fried casually, are super home-cooked dishes.
Self-driving route: from Changsha to Wangcheng via Jinxing Avenue or Leifeng Avenue, and from Shanggao Avenue to Jinggang New Town; Changsha West Bus Station takes the 9 18 coach to the terminal and then transfers to the minibus in Jinggang Ancient Town.
Specialty: ginger sugar, wooden hammer crisp, roasted fish, dried fragrant, Mao Mao fish, bean sesame tea, wooden hammer sugar;
Experience: Hongtaifang (brothel history and culture museum,1the former site of Hunan Provincial Committee in mid-930, the legacy of "Jinggang Water War", etc.;
2. Xinhua-the ink and purple magpie world under the farmer's hoe
To get to the purple magpie world, you have to follow the driveway to the mountain. Standing on the high observation deck, the dignified and delicate terraces spread in front of us: the hazy drizzle turned the surrounding mountains into an ink-and-wash landscape background painting, and the farmhouses that popped up from time to time in the middle of the terraces were looming in the misty rain and fog. Looking down from a distance, the terraced fields filled with water are sparkling and dotted.
The waterwheel bacon produced here abides by the traditional craft, is smoked with firewood, is fragrant, golden and shiny in skin color, and ruddy in lean meat. After the holiday, it brings a few large pieces of yellow fat back to the city, and it is not only delicate and mellow to eat, but also the expectation of the elders.
Self-driving route: from Changsha Shangchangtan expressway, turn to Tan Shao expressway in Xiangtan, turn to Louxin Expressway in Loudi, get off at Xinhua Toll Station, and then drive from 3 12 provincial highway for 50 minutes to Shuiche Town;
Gourmet: Waterwheel bacon, air-dried salted duck, fish jelly; If you are in the mood, you can also make pork balls with the local people, make a glutinous rice cake, and then take your "labor results" home;
Experience: You must stay for one night when you arrive at Zique. Experience transplanting in spring, harvesting and mixing in autumn;
3. Xinning-Magnificent _ Shandanxia
Xinning _ Mountain, a famous poet Ai Qing once taught in the local area. In his poem, "Why do I always have tears in my eyes because I love this land deeply?" That's what he said. Feng Xiaoning, the director, made the film "Falling Mountain" and also came here to shoot the scene. The mountain in the film was heartbreaking.
However, they come and go, and the rest need to continue to live. Those empty names and talks are just tea scraps after dinner. Chew them and they will pass. It is completely inferior to the delicate "pig blood meatballs" that are practical and delicious, and they are hungry and full.
Self-driving route: Changsha-Changtan Expressway-Xiangtan (Tan Shao-Shaoyang (Shao Huai-(Zhushi Xiakou Expressway-Wugang-Xinning _ Mountain, about 4.5 hours;
Specialty: navel orange, duck with blood sauce, pig blood balls, fern strips;
Experience: _ The mountain is divided into six scenic spots: Tianyi Lane, Pepper Peak, Fuyijiang, Bajiaozhai, Zi Xia Cave and Tianshengqiao. The tour routes are different, so choose according to your own preferences.
4. Yongzhou-antique Millennium in Gan Tang.
ShangGan Tang Village is located in Xiazipu Town, 25 kilometers southwest of Jiangyong County, Yongzhou City. The whole village is surrounded by mountains and waters, facing east and west, with Pingfeng Mountain in the east and the clear Xiemu River in front of the village, forming an excellent feng shui closure. The houses built in the late Qing Dynasty, with an acre of rape fields, are not deliberately beautiful, but impressive, which is the poetry and rivers and lakes in life.
Because the land here is rich in aromatic cluster element selenium, the specialties here are all related to the word "Xiang": are these fragrant pomelo, taro, fragrant ginger, fragrant rice and mushrooms in big cities? Perhaps only by staying away from prosperity, noise and crowding and returning to the original color of nature can we smell the fragrance and return to the hometown of human body and mind.
Self-driving route: Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway-Hengzao Expressway-Erguang Expressway in Guangzhou direction (Lanshan Ancestral Hall Interchange-Xiamen-Chengdu Expressway in Guilin direction (Daozhou South-Daohe Expressway in Hezhou direction;
Experience: drilling into the crowded lane and walking through the lane that only allows one person to pass is the narrowest lane in the whole ancient village. You may wish to look up at the towering walls on both sides and the blue sky overhead while walking. Stroll up the Yingqiao Bridge, listen to the sound of running water under your feet, look at the ancient buildings in, and lament the progress of the times and the changes of society. Buying Bridge is the only ancient bridge in the Song Dynasty discovered in Hunan Province so far.
5. Shaoyang-to the Pure 80-mile Da Nan Shan
Pick "tea" under the east fence and see "Nanshan" leisurely. 80 kilometers southwest of Chengbu County, Shaoyang, there is a good place called nanshan pasture. It is located in the southern section of Xuefeng Mountain, stretching for more than 80 miles, and is called "80-Li Da Nan Shan"-many Hunan people grew up eating this brand of milk powder! Are you?
One side of the soil and water raises one side, and the people here are kind and simple. Xiaobian's sister once taught here. The children will sneak the cowshed that they just squeezed in the morning under the windowsill of her dormitory, and occasionally there are hot earth eggs and freshly picked wild flowers, which shine with touching colors in the morning light.
Self-driving route: Changsha-Changtan West Line expressway-Shanghai-Kunming-expressway-S217-Xihu Road-Baoqing Middle Road-Zhongxin Road-Chengbei Road-Shaoyang-Nanshan in Chengbu County;
Gourmet: In Nanshan Town at the foot of Nanshan Mountain, you can drink fresh milk in hotels and merchants' homes on the roadside, which is very delicious;
Specialty: Nanshan brand bracken, Miaojia sweet wine, Gutian bamboo clothing, Miaojia fragrant pepper, Chengbu tomato, Chengbu glutinous rice, preserved vegetables, Chengbu insect tea, Nanshan milk powder;
Experience: In addition to Nanshan scenery, there are Miao language stone carvings, dragon hanging performances, Lan ancestral hall and Miao village.
6. Huaihua Passage-"Shangri-La in Hunan"
The full name of Tongdao Dong Autonomous County is located in the southwest of Hunan and the southern end of Huaihua City. Dong, Han, Miao, Yao and other ethnic minorities live there. The quaint and simple folk customs, the endless Danxia Wanfo Mountain, the key point is that there is a complete minority life here, which has hardly been destroyed. Compared with Shangri-La, it is not praised at all.
Self-driving route: Changsha-Shanghai-Kunming Expressway-Huaihua Xia-209 National Road-Passage (shuang jiang;
Experience:
1 Go to Huangdu Cultural Village to enjoy authentic Dong songs and dances, experience Dong village customs and understand Dong village culture. It is said that the ancient Yelang country was built here as the "Emperor Capital";
2. Taste the authentic closed banquet in Dong Village and enjoy the bitter wine of Dong family. Although the bitter wine is delicious, don't drink too much.
3. Set foot on the shiny ancient green flag post road, look at the rows of diaojiao buildings in an orderly arrangement, and walk into the quaint Dong and Miao villages;
4, view the natural ecological landscape, enjoy the natural oxygen of nature, be sure to go to Wanfo Mountain in Danxia landform;
7. Hengyang-childhood memories in Cai Lun Bamboo Sea.
Before Zhang Yimou's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, for Hunan people, the greatest significance of bamboo forest is to eat bamboo shoots! If we must treat bamboo forests as scenery, we should go to Huangshi Town and Dayi Township in leiyang city, Hengyang, where there is a "Cai Lun Bamboo Sea". Vast area, green shock, don't lose the peerless beauty in Zhang Yimou's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Yes, digging bamboo shoots in the bamboo grove in childhood is an unforgettable good time for the girls in Hunan province. Digging winter bamboo shoots in winter and frying them with smoked bacon at home are delicious as long as they are recalled. Even in the Qingming Festival, you can dig up bamboo shoots that have just emerged, which are equally delicious!
Self-driving route: expressway Fair Exit of Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao-18km-tourist center of scenic spot;
Specialty: Lake wine, fish balls, pianba, beef tendon sweet potato, sweet potato powder;
8. Longshan Liye-unchanged for 6000 years
Liye, located in the hinterland of Wuling Mountain in Hunan Province, is at the junction of Hunan, Hubei, Chongqing and Guizhou provinces, and belongs to Longshan County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. As early as 6000 years ago, people lived there. Although it has magical natural scenery and peculiar ethnic customs, its economy and culture have been relatively backward due to the inconvenience of self-driving routes. It is a remote town. But also because of this remoteness, no one has been disturbed, and I have lived a good life of idleness.
Among Xiangxi snacks, rice tofu is very representative. This kind of popular food, which is made of fine rice and cooked by grinding, has always been the favorite of people in western Hunan. There will be rice tofu stalls at the bridge head, gazebo and shady places on the way to the fair. People here are used to eating a bowl of rice tofu when they go to the streets and go to the market to satisfy their hunger and thirst and rest for a chat. But this simple bowl of delicious food is rare in big cities.
Specialty: Chuanmingshen, Yam, Tujia Brocade, Lily, Amorphophallus, Ge Fen;
Self-driving route: from Zhangjiajie: about 300 kilometers from Sangzhi to Longshan County and Liye Ancient City. You can also go through Yongshun County to Baojing County, Huayuan County to Liye Ancient City, and the whole journey is about 200 kilometers. Starting from Phoenix: via Jishou and Huayuan to the ancient city of Liye, the whole journey is about170km; Starting from Xiushan, Chongqing: the whole journey is about 5 1 km;
9. Huitong-an ancient village with high chairs like a maze
Gaoyi Ancient Village is located on the banks of Wushui River in Huitong County, Hunan Province. It was once the hub of land and water self-driving routes, and it was the only place on the historic smoky road. The roads connecting every household, village and village are criss-crossed, like a net, like a maze. People in the village usually only take a few main roads, and many buildings are connected, but no one dares to walk. Even the local elderly people may not know whose house every path in the village leads to. Even our own people don't know where the road goes. Due to the complex terrain, this village has never been harassed by bandits and robbers for hundreds of years.
Huitong navel orange is very famous. It is necessary to eat oranges in Hunan during the Spring Festival. In your hometown, you can rarely buy oranges that are not delicious. Once peeled, your hands are full of sweet and sour aftertaste.
Go on road trip route: After Changsha drives Shaohuai Expressway to Huaihua, take a bus to Huitong Gaoyi Ancient Village;
Specialty: Huitong navel orange, Huitong huotang bacon, Huitong flower cake, fried pepper, blood cake sausage, black rice and Huitong winter bamboo shoots;
10. Hongjiang-the ancient city of Qianyang, 900 years earlier than Fenghuang.
The ancient city of Qianyang in hongjiang city is really famous. Wang Changling wrote here that "Luoyang's relatives and friends are like asking each other, and a piece of ice heart is in the jade pot", and Li Bai also left a poem here. Surrounded by water on three sides, it is an important town on the border of Miao Di in Hunan and Chu, which is 100 years earlier than Dayan ancient town in Lijiang, Yunnan, and 900 years earlier than Fenghuang ancient town in Hunan Province. This is a place where historical sites and real life coexist: ancient houses are densely arranged, the voices of chickens and dogs are heard, and some elderly people are sitting in twos and threes on the old street, either smoking cigarettes, sipping tea or playing _ _, which is ominous.
Eating wind-blown sweet potatoes during the Chinese New Year is a custom handed down from the ancient city of Qianyang for thousands of years. The villagers hung sweet potatoes under the eaves, letting the wind blow the red peppers under the eaves, and the ancient city of Qianyang, a spider web, concentrated the light and shadow for more than 2000 years. "Power" iron lock can lock the vicissitudes of wooden doors, but it can't lock the massiness of history, and it can't lock the footsteps of wandering home.
Go on road trip route: Changsha-Xiangtan-Hongjiang-Qianyang Ancient City;
Specialty: Zhijiang duck, preserved fish and meat in Dongxiang, stone carving, Nuo mask, Dong brocade and Lusheng;
Experience: Eat a bowl of Huaihua rice noodles with heavy oil and special fragrance, and visit this ancient town that has existed for more than 2,200 years and has a leisurely life.