Hello! I'm happy to answer your questions. I drove to Shennongjia and Dajiu Lake Scenic Area for sightseeing in 2017. Where to stay depends on how many days you plan to spend here. Let me tell you my itinerary for your reference:

I started from Wudang Mountain early in the morning, passed through Fang County along National Highway 209, and entered the Shennongjia Forest Area. While driving, I admired the scenery and walked to Hongping Town. There was a section of road called Gallery Road, and next to it was the Hongping Scenic Area. After a brief look here, we continued driving south, because the main attractions in Shennongjia Scenic Area are Shennongding and Dajiu Lake. When you arrive at the Shennongding Scenic Area, there is a prompt at the entrance. Buy a ticket to enter the scenic area. You can enter the Shennongding Scenic Area by yourself. Watch as you walk along the way, and stop and browse when you see scenic spots. Shennongding has the Central China Roof, with an altitude of 3106.2 meters. If you have the energy, go up and have a look. After visiting Shennongding, we continued driving and chose to stay in Pingqian Ancient Town. Almost every house here has an inn, and a night's stay in a standard room costs 80 yuan. Another advantage of living in Pingqian Ancient Town is that it is very close to Dajiu Lake.

After breakfast the next day, we drove a few kilometers to the entrance of Dajiu Lake Scenic Area. Park your car in the parking lot and buy a ticket to enter the scenic area. You need to take a shuttle bus inside the scenic area. There are nine scenic spots in the Dajiu Lake Scenic Area. You need to take a shuttle bus between each scenic spot. After sightseeing at one scenic spot, wait for the shuttle bus at the boarding point to continue sightseeing at the next scenic spot. The scenery of Dajiu Lake is beautiful, and every part is a natural scenery. The scenery there is pleasant, shrouded in clouds and mist, like a fairyland. Everywhere has its own unique landscape, which is worth seeing. Browsing here takes most of a day.

When sightseeing in the Shennongjia Scenic Area, you will find beautiful mountains and clear waters everywhere, and every scenic spot is beautiful. If you catch good weather, you will feel that your trip is worthwhile. I hope this article can help you, and finally, I wish you a happy journey.

The first place to stay in Shennongjia is Muyu Town

Muyu Town is located at the southern foothills of Shennongding, the highest peak in Central China. Shennongding, Shennongtan, Tianshengqiao and Xiangxiyuan are within the town. , also close to Dajiu Lake. Moreover, Muyu Town is the "window" of the Shennongjia Forest Area open to the outside world and is also the Shennongjia Tourism Reception Center.

Therefore, Muyu Town has the strongest reception capacity, the largest scale, and the most convenience in all aspects.

In addition to chain hotels such as 7 Days Inn, Muyu Town also has large local boutique hotels. Of course, the most common ones are the villagers’ own three- and five-story B&Bs.

There are many such small B&Bs on the travel APP. Parking is either in front of the house, or the boss can help you find a parking spot. Usually there is a one-stop package of food and accommodation, because there are very few independent restaurants in Muyu Town. They are all integrated with food and accommodation, and most of them are served by hostesses who serve home-cooked dishes with full local flavor.

Pingqian Ancient Town

This town was specially built for tourists from the Nine Great Lakes. Although the scale is much smaller than Muyu Town, it has all the internal organs even though it is small.

Another picture of the scenery of the Nine Great Lakes

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Early autumn is the rainy season in Shennongjia. Shennongjia in the rain and fog has a different kind of hazy beauty. In late autumn, Shennongjia is endless. The mountains are like drawing boards, with changing colors of maple trees, tulip trees, tangerine trees, crabapples, walnuts and chestnut trees, mixed among the evergreen vegetation, with golden monkeys occasionally jumping among them. For this reason, there is an endless stream of tourists and photography enthusiasts.

The following are recommended accommodation places for you to rest and travel up the mountain:

1. Muyu Town

Muyu Town is located in the south of Shennongding, with an average altitude of 1,200 meters. Mi Shang, the nearby attractions such as Shennongding, Shennong Altar, and Tiansheng Bridge are not too far away. Travel agencies or tourists who drive here have to pass by here. As a relatively well-developed accommodation spot in the scenic area, Muyu Town has the best accommodation, catering, medical care, shopping, and transportation in Shennongjia. Moreover, Muyu Town has better accommodation conditions. Self-driving friends can consider staying here at night. How to get to major scenic spots and towns is clearly marked with road signs, so there is no need to worry.

2. Hongping Town

Hongping Town is located in the west of the Shennongjia Forest Area. It is the highest altitude and sparsely populated place in Shennongjia and even Hubei Province. The accommodation here is average, but it is the only way to go to Tianyan Scenic Area. If you want to shoot the sunset at Hongping Gallery and other scenic spots in Tianyan Scenic Area, it is recommended to stay here.

3. Pingqian Ancient Town

Pingqian Ancient Town is the only way to go to Dajiu Lake. When you get to Dajiu Lake, you must see the morning fog, so you will basically visit Pingqian Ancient Town. Accommodation in Qian Ancient Town. Compared with Muyu Town and others, Pingqian Ancient Town focuses on accommodation and catering. There are about 200 hotels and inns of various levels in the town. Because the hotels in Pingqian Town were basically relocated and renovated at that time, the exterior decorations of the inns and B&Bs were all very similar, and each one had its own unique name. Moreover, the inn has food and accommodation, which is very convenient, and the local farm food tastes pretty good.

This is the best recommendation for Shennongjia B&B. I hope you like it.