February 14, 2010, Guangdong Guangzhi International Travel Agency 30 teams *** more than 1,300 tourists boarded the Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed rail, they are the Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed rail along the line of 15 provincial and foreign routes of the tour group friends.
After the opening of the Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed rail in December 2009, Guangzhou citizens Chen Yingyi and her mother have always wanted to experience a "high-speed rail tour". Chen Yingyi said: "We missed the first group of high-speed rail, deliberately chose to make up for it by taking a high-speed rail trip during the Spring Festival, and at the end of January 10, we signed up for a high-speed rail tour to Hubei departing during the Spring Festival."
According to the deputy general manager of the domestic tour headquarters of the Guangzhou Tourism Wen Shuang, after the opening of the Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed rail, the high-speed rail direct access to Hunan and Hubei has become a "popular choice" for Guangdong tourists in the Spring Festival snow-appreciation tour routes, some of the high-speed rail lines related to snow and ice tours, such as the "Changsha, Shaoshan, Hengshan snow appreciation Three days", "Shennongjia Ski Resort, Wudang Mountain six days" and so on are welcomed by tourists. During the period from New Year's Eve to the sixth day of the first month, the number of participants in the Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed rail tours exceeded 6,000, accounting for about 1/4 of the number of domestic tours in the Spring Festival, which became the "locomotive" to boost the growth of domestic tours during the Golden Week.
As many tourists choose to experience high-speed rail tours during the Spring Festival, the previous main train tours, plane tours in Hubei, Hunan tour products in the Spring Festival are all "big change", many travel agencies push high-speed rail tours, loved by tourists. Such as "Hengshan, Changsha high-speed rail two-day tour" "Hengshan, Changsha, Shaoshan high-speed rail three-day tour" "Xianning Yaochi Hot Springs, Wuhan Yellow Crane Tower, East Lake high-speed rail three-day tours" and so on. Train and airplane tours have been replaced by high-speed rail tours.
The reporter learned from the travel agency, in addition to ice and snow lines out of the province tour, by high-speed rail in the province tour is also welcomed by some Guangdong tourists, "Danxia Mountain ascension, Nanhua Temple blessing for two days," "Nanhua Temple blessing, style building, Walking Street for a day," and so on with the The lines related to praying for blessings in the New Year have become the most popular lines among the provincial tour lines of the Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed railway in the Spring Festival. The hot selling high-speed rail tour lines and along the route of the masses of the soaring enthusiasm for travel has been bad E Xiang Guangdong travel agencies, travel agencies in place to receive high-speed rail team business has increased dramatically. It is understood that in previous years, the Spring Festival, Wuhan travel agencies are busy sending groups out of the door in 2010 is busy at home to receive guests, and sixty percent of the high-speed rail to come to the tour group.
According to the Wuhan tourism sector and travel agency statistics, Wuhan during the Spring Festival **** reception of more than 300 tours, which took the Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed rail group of Guangdong accounted for 60%. Hubei Province, China Youth Travel Service, Wuhan Spring and Autumn International Travel Service and many other travel agencies, information shows that the high speed rail to play the Guangdong tourists increased significantly. The relevant person in charge of the Youth Travel Service in Hubei Province introduced that the travel agency received nearly 2,000 Guangdong high-speed rail group during the Spring Festival, and the number of tourists doubled, and the tour guides were understaffed and had to hire some temporary tour guides.
The high-speed rail tours have become a new tourism growth point for major scenic spots in Hubei. According to the Hubei Provincial Tourism Bureau, on the third day of the Lunar New Year, the Yellow Crane Tower received more than 1,600 group tourists, and the Guangdong team accounted for more than 70%; the Hubei Provincial Museum received nearly 3,000 tourists, and the number of Guangdong tourists accounted for 68%. In Guangdong, Hubei, Hunan direction of the two lakes "high-speed rail group", because the trip more in three or four days, become the public's favorite. During the Spring Festival, major travel agencies are busy with "high-speed rail group" northbound travel, some travel agencies only the first day of the departure of high-speed rail number of nearly 2,000 people.
Statistics from GTS show that the number of participants in the "Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed rail group" exceeded 6,000 from the New Year's Eve to the sixth day of the first month of the lunar calendar, and the snow and ice-related high-speed rail lines such as "Shennongjia Skiing Resort and Wudang Mountain for six days" were popular among the tourists. Guangzhou Railway Youth Travel "high-speed rail group" more than 5,000 people, accounting for about one-third of the agency's Spring Festival domestic tours.
Industry analysts, Guangdong tourists like to enjoy the snow, before more north to Shenyang, Harbin, far away and high tour fees. Hubei has Shennongjia ski resort, Guangdong tourists by high-speed rail round trip only three or four days, you can enjoy the snow skiing. And in the past, southern tourists to Hubei most of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, with high-speed rail, Wudang Mountain, Shennongjia, Red Cliff ancient battlefield and other attractions have become an alternative place. Wuhan is a very taste of the city, there are passionate elements, there is also a leisure side, people living here in the weekdays, "plugged into the electric fight", free time and immersed in fishing, tea, swimming in the leisure time. The opening of the Wuhan-Guangzhou high-speed rail, Wuhan for the Guangdong people is no longer just a tourist place to visit, here can act as Guangdong's "backyard", Wuhan, Wuhan, also launched the Wuhan flower map to facilitate the tourists.
East Lake: even if the daze is also enjoyable
The nearest attraction in Wuhan from the high-speed train station is the East Lake. After leaving the station, you can spend more than 20 yuan to take a taxi to this scenic spot. East Lake is quite large, it is no exaggeration to say that this is simply an "inner sea", alone along the lake to walk through, a day and a night can not finish. The lake water is clear and transparent, the lake side of the shade of green trees, just sitting by the lake, also feel excited. There are so many programs around the lake that you can spend 10 yuan to fish for a day here.
If you want a bit of excitement, you can take a speedboat or boat ride on Donghu Lake, which costs between 50 and 100 yuan; there are many natural baths along the lake, so you can take off your clothes and jump right into the lake for a refreshing swim.
Huanghelou: A good place to see the river
Huanghelou Park and Shouyi Square are another tourist-focused area in Wuhan, and a taxi from the East Lake costs about 20 yuan. It is recommended to visit this area as a second stop. The Yellow Crane Tower is Wuhan's most famous attraction, rumored to have been built in the Three Kingdoms period, and has been destroyed and rebuilt over the years, with the current building being rebuilt in 1981. If you are interested, you can ring the ancient bell on the side of the Yellow Crane Tower to pray for blessings, and the charge is 30 yuan for 9 rings. Yellow Crane Tower Park next to the Shouyi Square has a statue of Dr. Sun Yat-sen as well as the Museum of the 1911 Revolution, is the former site of the Wuchang Uprising military government, a come here there is a solemn atmosphere.
Mulan Eight Scenes: Mulan's hometown of ancient fame
Mulan Eight Scenes in the northeastern suburbs of Wuhan, where the mountains, water, flowers, wood, palaces, temples, pavilions, and almost all of them are closely related to the ancient fame of the General Mulan, this is also a Buddhist, Taoist attractions. Tourists who are interested in culture can come here to have a look.
Practical information
Transportation: After leaving the Wuhan High Speed Railway to the Wuhan Railway Station, you can take a bus or taxi to the nearest East Lake, and then go to the Yellow Crane Tower and the Shouyi Square. If you take a bus, you have to take 540 and transfer to 777 at Shahuwan to get off at East Lake Station. To go to Huanghe Tower from East Lake, you can take 578, transfer to Electricity 1 at Fruit Lake and get off at Huanghe Tower. You can take a bus to Mulan Mountain from major passenger stations in the city.
Gourmet: Wuhan's Jiqing Street and Tube Lane are famous food streets where you can savor duck necks, stewed prawns and other local delicacies.
Reporter's comments
Wuhan East Lake is an open attraction with no entrance fee at all, so anyone can come here to play. Slightly short of motorized vehicles can also be driven into the scenic area at will, compared to the West Lake in Hangzhou is not quiet enough.
Tourists who like the culture of Jing and Chu are advised to go to the Mill Hill scenic spot in East Lake, which can be called the grand stage of Jing and Chu culture. The Chutian Terrace at the top of the hill exhibits a large number of replicas of precious artifacts unearthed in Chu during the Warring States period, calligraphy and painting, as well as wax statues of celebrities such as Laozi and Zhuangzi. The Chimes Concert Hall here puts on seven antique-imitation cultural performances every day, with actors dressed in Chu costumes playing chimes instrumental music, singing ancient songs and dancing Chu dances with considerable flavor.
The Yellow Crane Tower is somewhat similar to the Chutian Terrace on Mill Hill, with a large number of ancient artifacts on display and chime performances, but you can also get a great view of the Yangtze River and the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge in the distance here. Or the Hubei Provincial Museum, Wuhan City Museum. Summer hot springs feel special
Hamming is known as the "Hot Springs Capital of China," and people here have had the habit of soaking in hot springs since ancient times, with a deep and long-standing hot springs culture that focuses on health and wellness. In the small urban area, there are nearly twenty hot springs of various colors.
Here we recommend going to Sanjiang Qianshan Hot Spring Resort, which can be regarded as the Xianning Hot Spring in the forest, combining forests, hot springs, osmanthus flowers and other ecological resources to form a "oxygen bar + hot springs" of the double material health care products. Guangdong people who are used to the traditional hot springs, you can try to soak in the forest hot springs here, while enjoying the original forest landscape, breathing fresh air full of negative ions, while soaking in the mineral-rich underground hot springs, very cozy.
Practical information
Transportation: Xianning North Station is only a few kilometers away from the city, after getting off the high-speed rail station, it is very convenient to take a cab to all the hot spring attractions in the city, and the general fare is only more than ten yuan.
Accommodation: The general hot spring resort area has a hotel, where there is a concentration of high school and low-grade hot spring hotels. During the off-season, there are plenty of rooms to choose from, and the prices are cheap, so it's a good value for money.
Gourmet food: the food here includes He Sheng local chicken soup, Xiliang Lake crab, Pagoda meat, bamboo shoots and roasted meat, etc., which can be tasted in the city's hotels and farmhouse restaurants.
Reporter comments
Don't think that soaking in hot springs can only be done in the fall and winter seasons, Xianning, due to the cool summer, pleasant climate, coupled with a wide range of hot springs, even in today's visit to the region, soaking in hot springs is also not lost in the travel and leisure of a major choice. Changsha is also a city of great leisure and entertainment. When night falls, the pedestrian streets, bars, K TVs, and commercial buildings in the city are crowded with people, and people begin to revel in the night. When you come to Changsha, besides experiencing the Hunan culture, the nightlife culture is also a chapter not to be missed.
The Mawangdui Han Tomb is a must-see for every visitor to Changsha. It is displayed in the Hunan Provincial Museum and is one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. More than 3,000 precious artifacts and a well-preserved female corpse were unearthed from the tomb. The female body is said to be Xin Chou, the wife of Li Cang, the prime minister of Changsha, who died in 186 B.C. at the age of 50. The hair on the body is still there, so dark and shiny that at first glance, it looks like the hair of a female model in a shampoo advertisement. The skin and muscles of the corpse still look elastic. There is also a restored statue of Xin Zhui in the museum, which is depicted by X-ray scanning of the corpse's skull, and the similarity rate is said to be as high as 90%. In addition, the Hunan Provincial Museum has a large number of Hunan cultural relics, which is the best window to understand Hunan culture.
Yuelu Academy, a symbol of Hunan's culture and education
The garden architecture of Yuelu Academy, with profound Hunan cultural connotations, is not considered gorgeous and exquisite, with an elegant and simple style. Every ancient building here has an endless story, walking into it as if into the literature and history classroom, touching all the culture. Sitting by the tree-lined garden lake, make a cup of tea and read Du Mu's "The stone path slopes far up the cold mountain, and there are homes deep in the white clouds. Stop and sit Love maple forest evening, frost leaves red than February flowers", the state of mind will feel extraordinarily peaceful.
Useful Information
Transportation: There are buses and cabs from Changsha South Station to the city. There are three special tourist lines in the city, which can reach attractions such as Hunan Provincial Museum, Yuelu Academy, Jia Yi's former residence, and Kaifu Temple, etc. Sightseeing buses can be used twice in one ticket for 3 yuan. Wenchang Station
From the Haikou high-speed rail station to reach the Wenchang station in 25 minutes, the Hainan East Ring Railway Wenchang section passes through Wenchang City East Road, Wencheng, Chongxing and other towns. From the train, all eyes are covered by whirling coconut trees, and patches of coconut groves are distributed along the side of the railroad.
Wenchang Confucius Temple Attractions Features:Wenchang Confucius Temple was built in the Northern Song Dynasty during the Qingli period, and was relocated to No. 20, Wendongli, Wencheng Township in the eighth year of the Ming Dynasty (1375), with a total area of 3,300 square meters. It is the most well-preserved ancient architectural complex in Hainan Province, is also one of the most distinctive ancient cultural tourism in southern China, known as the "Hainan first temple", is a provincial-level key cultural relics protection units Wenchang Confucian Temple in front of the gate there is a Confucian line of teaching statue, the Dacheng Hall is equipped with a shrine to Confucius, the statue of God, God card, four with twelve philosophers God, the Emperor's seal, Plaques, couplets, sacrificial vessels are complete, but also added the Confucius aphorisms, calligraphy, Beijing, Shandong Confucius Temple, Confucius House, Confucius Forest picture exhibition, Confucius seventy-two disciples of the atlas, Confucius holy sites map, Wenchang scholar monument and so on. Resumption of the Confucius Festival, held "Wen Scholar", "Science Scholar", "Junior Wen Scholar" Grand Prix, revitalization of the wind of teaching and learning. With its ancient Ming and Qing Dynasty architectural craftsmanship and the Confucian cultural atmosphere of enlightenment and wisdom, the Confucian Temple of Wenchang y attracts students, overseas Chinese and domestic and foreign tourists from all walks of life. Scenic Spot Address: No. 20, Wendongli, Wencheng Town Attractions Features: Boao is located in the territory of Qionghai City, Hainan Province, within the boundaries of the city, which is geographically equivalent to the location of Shanghai in the map of China on Hainan Island, is located in the Wanquan River at the mouth of the sea, bordering on the South China Sea. Wanquan River, Longluo River and Jiuqu River converge in Boao, winding through the Yudai Beach into the sea. Under the intersection of many water systems, Boao area naturally forms three main islands, namely Dongyu Island, Shapo Island and Yuanyang Island, among which Dongyu Island has the largest area of about 2,600 acres, which is the core area of Boao, and the site of Boao Forum for Asia International Conference Center, and it was awarded the National 4A Grade Tourist Attractions in 2008.