Transportation: After arriving in Huaihua, take the direct shuttle bus from Huaihua West Station to Phoenix. The fare is about 40 yuan. The journey takes about 3 and a half hours. The shuttle bus time is 7:00-18:00.

If you want to go to scenic spots outside Fenghuang County, such as the Ancient Southern Great Wall, Miao Village, market, etc., you need to take a bus at a different bus station.

There are many cars outside the bus station, all of which are chartered, but it is recommended not to choose this method.

Because they would charge a high price and said they could go there for a whole day, but the fact was that they asked to go back around 2 o'clock in the afternoon.

Qiliang Cave is less than 5 kilometers away from the ancient city. It is recommended to take a taxi directly, which costs about 20 yuan.

Itinerary: Fenghuang Ancient City → Miao Valley Miao Village → Rafting on the Tuojiang River Cost: 168 yuan (excluding transportation, food and accommodation).

This route includes the famous Nine Scenic Spots and Miao Village in Fenghuang Ancient City. It is a classic tour route.

The entrance fee to Fenghuang Ancient City is 148. It not only sells tickets, but also includes 9 attractions including the Ancient City Museum → Shen Congwen’s Former Residence → Hongqiao → Longevity Palace → East Gate Tower → Xiong Xiling’s Former Residence → Yang Family Ancestral Hall → Chongde Hall.

Lunch: Delicious street snacks can be found everywhere in Fenghuang Ancient City.

Such as chowder hot pot, duck with blood cake, stir-fried bacon with bracken, bovine bacilli, pickled cabbage soup, etc., all taste delicious.

Transportation: Take a minibus at Fenghuang Bus Station to Miao Village in Miao Ren Valley.

Tickets are included in the scenic spot pass.

Dinner: It is recommended to taste a pure and delicious Miao meal near the Miao Village.

Night tour: Take a minibus in Miaoren Valley back to the ancient city.

The night view along the Tuojiang River is definitely a must-see.

Colored lanterns flashed on both sides of the strait. Many people bought lanterns and put them in the river. I heard that making a wish would be very effective.

Boating on the Tuojiang River at night is also unique.

Ethnic Street → Diaojiaolou on both sides of the Tuojiang River → Ten Thousand Names Tower → Jumping Rock → Shen Congwen’s Former Residence → Qingshi Ban Street Cost: 0 yuan (excluding food and accommodation).

It includes famous natural attractions inside Fenghuang Ancient City and is a leisure and free tour route.

In fact, Phoenix has a very good natural environment and its unique local architectural design. It is the kind of place where you can enjoy the beautiful scenery just by walking around.

(It is strongly recommended to do nothing, wander around, be in a daze, and enjoy the leisurely atmosphere.) Must-visit attractions: Rock jumping, which is a unique mode of transportation in western Hunan. At Beimen River Pier, you can see two versions of rock jumping, the old one

The new ones make people feel the vicissitudes of life, and the new ones are more pleasing to the eye.

Great Wall of the South → Huangsiqiao Ancient City → Miao Village → Feishui Valley → Night tour of Qingshi Ban Street Cost: 188 yuan (excluding transportation, food and accommodation).

It includes famous scenic spots around Fenghuang Ancient City.

Breakfast: Have breakfast at the "Time-honored Noodle Shop" in Qiaotou, Hongqiao. It sells rice noodles, wontons, etc. It has the most repeat customers in Phoenix City and the taste is also very good.

Transportation: Take a minibus in the ancient city to the Southern Great Wall.

Admission to the Southern Great Wall is 45 yuan. It is one of the most mammoth ancient buildings in Chinese history.

Then take a minibus to Huangsiqiao Ancient City, which is the best-preserved castle in China. There is also an imperial garden built under the orders of Wu Zetian in the ancient city; admission fee is 20 yuan.

Lunch: Taste Miao farm dishes in the Miao village, order a plate of Miao sour fish, a few glasses of shochu, and experience the authentic Western Hunan style.

Afternoon: Visit Miaoren Valley and Feishui Valley.

Feishui Valley has a beautiful grand canyon, a large waterfall hanging hundreds of meters high, the only aerial plank road in the province, historical relics of an ancient rice grinder, and disaster avoidance caves and bandit caves across the river.

Then take the bus back to the ancient city.

Dinner: Enjoy authentic Xiangxi delicacies at the snack street in the ancient city. Bloody duck, beggar's chicken, bacon, river shrimp, bee pupae, pickled fish, etc. are all worth trying.

Night tour: Walking along the ancient and long bluestone street, you will see all kinds of silverware, mouth-watering snacks, and obscure local specialties, which will leave you wanting more.