Shennongjia self-help tour reference route
Day 1: Arrive in Yichang by train from all over the country, depart from Yichang Long-distance Bus Terminal to Xingshan County in the morning (once every 30 minutes, it takes three hours in 30 yuan), have lunch in Xingshan, after lunch, you can visit the famous Zhaojun Village in Xingshan (the cost is 30 yuan, and the tour takes about 1 hour) and Panlong Cave (the ticket is 20 yuan), and take CMB to Muyu Town in the afternoon (every/).
Then walk 2 kilometers to Xiangxiyuan Scenic Area (ticket 8 yuan), where the water quality is excellent and you can take it home with a mineral spring pot. The tour takes one hour. Then walk back to Muyu and sit numb (15 minutes, 5 yuan). Arrive at Shennong altar to visit the Millennium-old trees (seven people embrace) and worship Emperor Yan (tickets for 25 yuan). The browsing time is about two hours. After dinner in this scenic spot, you can watch the national song and dance bonfire party on the spot (tickets for 25 yuan). After the party, take Numbness to Muyu Town for accommodation (standard room around 50 yuan).
The next day: In the morning, it takes about an hour to charter a car (buns can be shared every day in 200 yuan) to the Duck Mouth (entrance). After buying tickets, it takes about two hours to visit Banbiyan Scenic Area (which is easy to get lost, so you should pay attention to it), and then it takes about one hour to visit the scenic spot.
After dining in Xiaolongtan, it takes two hours to visit the "Savage" investigation exhibition and animal circle (with golden monkeys), two hours to walk through a section of virgin forest (with charming scenery) in the afternoon, and then two hours to eat and stay in Hongping Town (standard room 40 yuan) after walking to see Hongping Gallery (with colorful peaks on both sides of the canyon). You can also rent a tent in Muyu Town on the first day (one day in 80 yuan).
Day 3: Depart to Yantian Scenic Area in the morning (15km, ticket to 30 yuan, including all scenic spots). You can see the sea of clouds (sometimes you can see the Buddha's light), visit the swallow cave and take the "Ascending to Heaven" road (it is said that Shennong ascended to Heaven), where the vertical height difference is more than 2,000 meters, which is very spectacular, and it takes four hours.
After lunch, eat local specialties at the scenic spot (25 yuan per person). After dinner, it takes two hours to leave for Songbai Town (40km) to visit Shennongjia Natural Museum (ticket 15 yuan). Dinner and accommodation are in this town (standard room 45 yuan), and you can shop here in the evening.
Day 4: In the morning, you can go up the mountain to collect wild fruits such as chestnut and kiwifruit. Then take a bus to Yichang (fare 40 yuan, 7 hours) and arrive in Yichang in the afternoon. You can also take a bus to Shiyan City and turn around to visit Wudang Mountain.
Tangxi is a very old local drama in Shennongjia. Because of the small space required for performance, it is usually performed in the farmhouse, so it is a famous drama. Most of the plays are legendary costume dramas, and there are also modern dramas written and performed by folk artists. The singing style has typical local characteristics and strong local flavor.
On the gates of some farmhouses, there is often a woodcarving face with green face and fierce face, which is called "swallowing mouth". In the southern mountainous areas, enthusiastic hosts often entertain guests with wine, which is called "drinking cold wine"; There is a whole set of wine regulations for hospitality in the northern mountainous areas. Mountain people love to smoke, and each person has a long-stemmed Chinese pipe bag, which is about one meter long and is called a "bong". Women in mountain villages love to wear headscarves, and sometimes dozens of headscarves are wrapped around their heads.
The cultural ecology of Shennongjia, like its well-preserved natural ecology, contains great value and has long-lasting charm. Its unique cultural personality, rich cultural background and real resource value behind it bear the possibility of long-term stable economic development and give Shennongjia a real promise of peace and happiness.
Folk literature in Shennongjia forest area is an important part of Shennongjia culture. Precious Han myths and epics, beautiful and lyrical folk songs and colorful legends and stories constitute the treasure house of Shennongjia folk literature, and are also a powerful witness to the ancient culture sealed in Shennongjia before the last century.