[Xiangxi Folk Custom Tour] Zhangjiajie, Furong Town, Dehang Grand Canyon, Qianzhou Ancient City, Fenghuang Ancient Town Five-Day Tour

Morning: The guide and driver will meet the group at Zhangjiajie Airport or railway station with a sign. Depart from Zhangjiajie city area and drive 40 minutes to China's first national forest park -- Zhangjiajie National Forest Park (248 yuan ticket included, valid for three days). Visit the Great Oxygen Bar Square (8-10 ten-thousand negative oxygen ions per cubic centimeter of air), climb to an altitude of 1,200 meters at Huangshizhai Scenic Area, which has the reputation that "if you don't go to Huangshizhai, your trip to Zhangjiajie is in vain" (you may take the Huangshizhai cable car up and down at your own expense, 65 yuan/person/one way, or choose to walk up and down): a panoramic view of countless mountains and valleys, and walking along the mountain-top loop trail around the village, you can enjoy the extremely beautiful natural scenery of Huangshizhai. Along the way are attractions such as Liuqi Pavilion, Star-Picking Platform, Two Gates Welcoming Guests, Five-Finger Peak, Sea of Mist Golden Turtle, Natural Fresco, Huangshi Pine, Echo Wall, and Nine-Layer Wall. Afternoon: Stroll along "China's most beautiful grand canyon" -- Golden Whip Stream: Golden Whip Stream is 7.5 kilometers long, and the walking tour takes no less than 2.5 hours. Golden Whip Stream is a naturally formed beautiful stream, named after Golden Whip Rock. The valley vegetation is lush, and the stream water is clear in all four seasons. It is called a "landscape gallery" and "earthly fairyland." Along the way, visit famous attractions such as Golden Whip Rock, Divine Eagle Protecting the Whip, Cleaving the Mountain to Save the Mother, Drunken Arhat, Wenxing Rock, Purple Grass Pool, Meeting After a Thousand Miles, Water Surrounding Four Gates, Guanyin Sending a Child, Master and Disciples Obtaining Scriptures, Longevity Spring, Candle Peak, Two Turtles Exploring the Stream, and Scholar Hiding Books. At the end of Golden Whip Stream, walk out of Water Surrounding Four Gates, take the eco-bus for 25 minutes to Suoxiyu ticket station, arrive at the hotel, and end the pleasant day's itinerary! Accommodation: Wulingyuan Suoxiyu (scenic area) Recommended optional items: Huangshizhai cable car one way 65 yuan/person, folk custom evening show 228 yuan/person 

Morning: Depart from the hotel to Suoxiyu ticket station to enter the scenic area. You may take the world's number one elevator -- Bailong Elevator (72 yuan/person) at your own expense to reach Yuanjiajie Scenic Area: Yuanjiajie is Zhangjiajie's core landscape and boutique tour route. Yuanjiajie's scenery is famous for its majesty, wonder, steepness, and ruggedness. Along the more than ten-li mountain-loop tour road, the scenery along the way is too numerous to count. Among them, you can see: the prototype of "Hallelujah Mountain" in the movie Avatar -- "Qiankun Pillar," the natural stone bridge with the highest discovered drop so far -- World's Number One Bridge, Nine Heavens Mystic Ladder, Bagua Diagram, Ape Looking at the Moon, Worshipping Immortals Platform, and other attractions. Afternoon: Take the eco-bus for 45 minutes to reach Tianzi Mountain Nature Scenic Area, known as the "King of Peak Forests": "Whoever knows Tianzi's face will not look at other mountains after returning." This shows Tianzi Mountain's charming scenery, beautiful views, and numerous attractions. Visit Helong Park, Imperial Brush Peak, Fairy Presenting Flowers, West Sea Stone Forest, Stone Boat Going to Sea, and others, which combine nature and culture. You can climb to Tianzi Pavilion, the highest point of Tianzi Mountain, and look far into the panorama of Tianzi Mountain. Walk down the mountain for 2 hours or choose to take the Tianzi Mountain cable car down at your own expense for 67 yuan/person. After descending, take the eco-bus to Ten-Mile Gallery Scenic Area, where you can visit: one of Zhangjiajie's top ten wonders, the Herb-Collecting Old Man, Three Sisters Peak, Twilight Love, Golden Rooster Crowing at Dawn, Husband and Wife Embracing Child, Heavenly Dog Looking at the Moon, and other attractions (you may take the sightseeing mini-train for the entire route at your own expense, 38 yuan/person one way, 52 yuan/person round trip). Accommodation: Wulingyuan Suoxiyu (scenic area) Recommended optional items: Bailong Elevator one way 72 yuan/person, Tianzi Mountain cable car one way 67 yuan/person, Ten-Mile Gallery mini-train one way 38 yuan/person

After breakfast, drive about 2.5 hours to the Tujia folk custom town and thousand-year-old ancient town -- Furong Town, also known as Wangcun (the location for the film Hibiscus Town starring Jiang Wen and Liu Xiaoping). Stroll along the ancient bluestone street, see the chastity archway and Wangcun Waterfall, and taste Liu Xiaoping's rice tofu. Then drive about 2 hours to Dehang. (Dehang is the only national key scenic area in Hunan Province that integrates natural mountain and water scenery with Miao ethnic customs. It is located 23 kilometers west of Jishou City, the capital of Xiangxi Prefecture. The 216-meter Liusha Waterfall in the scenic area is called China's largest. Dehang has dense primeval secondary forest that blocks out the sky, and is a film and television shooting base favored by artists. Among them, the Tianwen Platform hanging alone on the cliff and the Pangu Peak piercing straight into the clouds are even more superb sights within the scenery. The Aizhai Road Wonder shows the ability and wisdom of the ancestors; there is China's first highway overpass and green island in the history of Chinese road and bridge construction, pioneering China's highways. Now, the world's number one expressway cable-stayed bridge spans the north and south of the canyon, blending the wonders of roads and bridges and turning natural danger into a thoroughfare.) After arrival, you can view the road wonder from afar (the world's number one bridge), experience the Miao gate-blocking wine ceremony, watch a large Miao wedding custom performance (you may participate), visit Dehang Miao Village, participate in activities such as learning Miao drums, playing lusheng, playing wooden leaves, husking rice, and pounding rice, and visit the Drum Culture Museum. Visit Jiulong Stream Canyon, Silver Chain Waterfall, and Liusha Waterfall. Accommodation: Jishou Recommended optional item: local Miao folk performance 120 yuan/person

Morning: Take a 1-hour drive to Jishou Qianzhou — today's Qianzhou Ancient City presents a new look with its new tourism layout of "one city, one park, one workshop." "One City" refers to Qianzhou Ancient City. As a folk saying goes: "Qianzhou's city, Fenghuang's soldiers." Since ancient times, Qianzhou has been a twin city on the Southern Great Wall, as famous as Fenghuang Ancient Town, with a ten-mile basin, two rivers encircling the islet, and three landmasses lying across, shaped like the Qian hexagram. Inside the city there is a ten-mile ancient street, a ten-mile river channel runs through the city, and a ten-mile wall surrounds the outside. It was an important commercial port and wharf during the Qin and Han dynasties, and a key military command center on the Southern Great Wall defense line during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Within the ancient city, there is Hujiatang, known as "small bridge, flowing water, and households," covering 2,800 square meters. The "Anlan Well" in the pond is the water source of the pond. The families living around the pond have well-preserved Ming and Qing ancient buildings with white walls, black tiles, and upturned eaves and ridges, uniquely styled. Inside the ancient city, there is the unparalleled Three-Gate Opening in the history of Chinese ancient architecture, composed of the South Gate, Tongji Gate, and Moon City (also called Ear City). It is a landmark building integrating transportation, defense, water access, and fire prevention, and an important military defense facility of the cold weapon era. There are also many precious cultural relic buildings here, such as the North Gate built during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty; Qianzhou Confucian Temple, built during the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty and one of the best-preserved Confucian temples in Hunan Province, and so on. "One Park" is the Xiangxi Intangible Cultural Heritage Park. Xiangxi Prefecture is a treasure trove of intangible cultural heritage. To date, the prefecture has more than 3,200 intangible cultural heritage projects of various categories, 24 of which are included in the national protection list. The Baigong Workshop in Qianzhou Ancient City is a grand garden that centrally displays Xiangxi's intangible cultural heritage. Among the masters settled here are Ye Shuiyun, an outstanding Chinese Tujia brocade inheritor; Shi Shunmin, the Miao Drum King of Xiangxi, China; Zhang Guangming, a national-level Tujia Hand-Waving Dance inheritor; Peng Lin, a Xiangxi paste painting craft artist, and 17 others in total. Here, we can see the masters' live demonstrations. "One Workshop" is the Xiangxi Workshop. Taste the most authentic and distinctive Xiangxi cuisine, and buy one or two gifts with the most Xiangxi characteristics. As a Hunan Provincial Ethnic Tourism Commodity Demonstration Site and Hunan Provincial Tourism Shopping Demonstration Site awarded by the Hunan Provincial Tourism Bureau, it gathers various specialty commodities, local food, and leisure culture of Xiangxi. Among the displayed famous, high-quality, and special tourism commodities of Xiangxi, Qianzhou Pressed Duck, Jiugui Liquor, Xiangxi Mushroom Oil, palm weaving crafts, Xiangxi aromatic vinegar, etc., are all excellent gifts for relatives and friends. Wandering here, what you see, hear, and feel allows you to truly experience "Greater Xiangxi." Afternoon: Take about a 1.5-hour drive to Fenghuang Ancient Town: enjoy Xiangxi folk customs along the way (Fenghuang Ancient Town, a national historical and cultural city, once praised by the famous New Zealand writer Rewi Alley as China's most beautiful small town). After arriving at the ancient town, enjoy the night view on both banks of the Tuo River. When thousands of lights on both banks of the Tuo River are lit one after another, everywhere is dazzling, placing you in a scene of golden splendor. Step into a bar in Fenghuang Ancient Town and experience its noisy yet romantic atmosphere. You can also choose a lotus lantern to make your best wish and put them together into the long Tuo River... Accommodation: Fenghuang Recommended optional activity: Xiangxi Miao Folk Performance 180 RMB/person

Morning: Tour Fenghuang Ancient Town — the ancient town has beautiful scenery, a long history, and many scenic spots and historical sites. Inside the town, ancient city towers and Ming and Qing courtyards still retain their charm, and the ancient and simple Tuo River flows quietly. Take a boat on the clear and emerald Tuo River, and along the way visit the century-old Tujia stilted houses on both banks. Visit the famous Nine Scenic Spots in the ancient town (148 RMB, tour duration no less than 3 hours) (the former residence of Shen Congwen, rural literature writer and Nobel Prize winner; the former residence of Xiong Xiling, first cabinet premier of the Republic of China; Yang Family Ancestral Hall; Tuo River boating; Wanming Pagoda; East Gate Tower; Hongqiao Art Building; Chongde Hall; Ancient Town Museum). After the visit, enjoy free time in Fenghuang Ancient Town, stroll along the ancient stone-slab streets on your own, taste Fenghuang's famous snack — ginger candy, and enjoy wax dyeing crafts along the street. In the shops, Tujia silver ornaments, Xilankapu, bamboo wares, and other handicrafts are dazzling. The Miao stilted houses on both banks of the Tuo River, the scenery on both banks, ancient city towers, ancient city walls, wharves, and Tuo River stepping stones. Let you experience a truly leisurely trip to Fenghuang Ancient Town! Afternoon: Depart from Fenghuang Ancient Town, drive 1 hour to Jishou Railway Station to see off the group, ending the pleasant Xiangxi journey! (If needed, we can also send guests back to Zhangjiajie for group drop-off free of charge.)