Phoenix Ancient City is a famous historical and cultural city in China, one of the first batch of strong tourism counties in China, and a national 4A-level scenic spot. It was once praised as the most beautiful small town in China by the famous New Zealand writer Rewi Alley.

The geographical location can be summarized as: "it controls Yunnan and Guizhou in the west, Chenyuan in the east, Sichuan and Hubei in the north, and Guangxi in the south."

It is adjacent to Dehang Miao Village in Jishou, Mengdong River in Yongshun, and Fanjing Mountain in Guizhou. It is the only way between Huaihua, Jishou, and Tongren in Guizhou.

As a national historical and cultural city, the scenery of Phoenix organically integrates natural and humanistic qualities into one place. The heavy feeling after perspective may be the essence of its charm that attracts tourists from all over the world.

The ancient city was built during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. This "Pearl of Western Hunan" is truly "small", so small that there is only one decent east-west street, but it is a green corridor.

Best time to travel: The climate in western Hunan is suitable for travel in all four seasons, but traveling to western Hunan in July or September can also catch up with the large-scale singing festival of the Miao people on the sixth day of the sixth lunar month or the Autumn Festival at the beginning of autumn, when you can experience the characteristic festivals of ethnic minorities

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In spring in Fenghuang Ancient City, the temperature is around 20 degrees. The weather is very good. Looking around, it is green. When you wake up in the morning, you can also see the beautiful scenery of the misty Tuojiang River. As the saying goes, Phoenix in the mist and rain, the sunny weather is conducive to the Miao and Tu people doing business.

, busy with farm work.

Going at this time can also allow you to fully experience the folk customs.

Fenghuang Ancient Town: 148 yuan/person (from April 2013, the ancient city scenic area and Nanhua Mountain Shenfeng Scenic Area have been combined into one) (including Shen Congwen’s former residence, Xiong Xiling’s former residence, Yang Family Ancestral Hall, East Gate Tower, Ancient City Museum, Longevity Palace, Hongqiao Art

Building, Chongde Hall, Tuojiang River Rafting); discounted ticket price for students: 20 yuan/person; ticket price for Phoenix Chen Dounan House is 40 yuan/person, which can be purchased separately; ticket price for Miao Wangcheng Ancient Village: 100 yuan/person; ticket price for Qiliang Cave

Price: 60 yuan/person; South Great Wall ticket price: 45 yuan/person; Shanjiang Miao Village ticket price: 68 yuan/person; The average average consumption per person for a meal in Fenghuang Ancient City is between 30 and 50 yuan. Are you afraid of being ripped off?

Generally, self-guided tourists are worried about being ripped off in tourist attractions. This problem is inevitable all over the country.

Of course, we will recommend some relatively affordable restaurants to save members from being ripped off.

Hongqiao is a special attraction in Phoenix City and also the middle zone.

With Hongqiao as the dividing zone, there are restaurants, bars and stalls with different characteristics in the southeast and northwest.

Breakfast: Usually rice noodles, fried dough sticks, steamed buns, etc. It costs about 10 yuan for a breakfast.

This is the latest price in 2012. Don’t use guides from many years ago to say why breakfast in Phoenix is ??so expensive. After all, it is a tourist attraction. Prices have increased all over the country. Phoenix is ??also a place to spend RMB. With Phoenix

As the reputation of the ancient city continues to rise, there are more and more tourists, the rents in the ancient city continue to rise, and it is normal for prices to rise.

Lunch and dinner: For dinner, you can order 2 to 3 dishes for an average of 30-50 yuan per person.

Try to choose restaurants with clear prices.

Vegetarian dishes are 3-15 yuan, meat dishes are 15-25 yuan, glutinous rice balls are 5 yuan per bowl (about 10 pieces), fried meat with canned mushrooms (15 yuan), blood cake duck (20-55 yuan), pickled fish, etc. are relatively famous.

vegetable.

Snacks include ice rice shrimp (1 yuan), jelly (2 yuan), fried crayfish (2 yuan each), Miao pickles (2 yuan), etc., all of which are very distinctive local flavors; Late night snacks: As for the many tourists at night

Friends chose to have late night snacks. There are two places to have late night snacks in Phoenix. One is the night market street in Hongqiaotou. During the peak season, it is crowded and every stall is full. If you go late, you may not have a seat.

There is also a night market on Xinma Road in Fenghuang County. At night, there are barbecue stalls a few hundred meters away. It is also very popular. Many locals in Fenghuang go there for late-night snacks.

Many years ago, online guides said that Xinma Road was much cheaper than the barbecue in Hongqiaotou. In fact, the prices and tastes in the two places were almost the same. Online guides said that the prices in Xinma Road were cheaper than those in Hongqiaotou, and locals all went there.

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It's true that locals go there, but that's because it's convenient and close.

For tourists, it is really inconvenient to go to Xinma Road to have barbecue. If you are not familiar with the road, it is easy to get lost.

Many netizens believe too much in online guides from N years ago. When you read the guides and do your homework, it is best to check the release time and whether they were copied and pasted. I have seen some outdated guides on the Internet that have misled many tourists. As a person and a half

We locals are still very sad.

The food in Fenghuang Ancient City is mainly sour and spicy, such as blood cake duck, fish in sour soup, Tujia rice dumplings, sour cabbage and tofu soup, stir-fried meat with bamboo shoots, stir-fried bracken with bacon, stewed chestnut chicken, fried bacon, spicy chicken, etc.

, the taste of wild vegetables is also very good, which is very appetizing.