Wujianzhai Lightning Avoidance Guide (Detailed Version)

Friends who want to go to Wujianzhai during the May Day holiday might worry, as the holiday period is crowded. Wujianzhai attracts a lot of people, and you might not be able to see the shows you want to watch. How to enjoy your visit? Here starts the lightning avoidance guide, no thanks for hiding it well. The feature of this guide is to avoid the peak period of tourists entering the park in the afternoon of the May Day holiday, allowing for a relaxed visit focused on taking photos of the scenery. Firstly, the hotel: Book one or two weeks in advance. Try to choose a hotel or inn within the Wujianzhai park area. There are three grades of hotels in Wujianzhai: Accommodation includes Wujianzhai entrance tickets and park shuttle service. Miaowang Hotel (beautiful balcony night view, choose if you're willing to splurge, four to five thousand per night during May Day, close to the core scenic area, within a 400-meter range) Mushan Hotel (high cost-performance ratio, close to the east gate, 1.2 kilometers from the core scenic area, which is actually not too far) Various riverside inns: Because of the beautiful balcony views, the prices are also not cheap during the May Day period. The blogger chose Mushan, with a standard room price of 1260 during May Day, complete facilities, and good hotel service. Now comes the key to lightning avoidance: 1⃣️ Transportation: Since the hotel check-in is available from three in the afternoon, we can plan to enter the park at three, entering from the west gate, which is more convenient to reach the visitor center. There, you register for the hotel you have booked. After registration, staff will guide you to take the shuttle to the hotel. However, expect about half an hour of traffic jams near the Wujianzhai area (this is unavoidable). 2⃣️ Program itinerary: After settling into the hotel around four o'clock, you can go out lightly equipped and download the Wujianzhai show schedule (see the last picture, follow the Wujianzhai WeChat account to get it), from day to night, choose two or three shows you really want to see. For example, bamboo drifting and iron flower performance. Arrive forty-five minutes early (including fifteen minutes of walking and fifteen to thirty minutes of securing a spot) to lock down the best viewing point. It's impossible to see all the shows during May Day; it would be exhausting, and some performances are quite similar. 3⃣️ Food and drink: In the remaining time between shows, go wherever there are fewer people to eat and drink in the alleys (there are plenty of food and drink options in the scenic area, but don't expect too much from the service during the crowded May Day period, just grab a quick bite to satisfy hunger). Don't waste too much time taking photos on the first day; the crowd will ruin most of your compositions and mood. Leave the photo-taking task for the next morning. After watching the shows, around eight o'clock, head back to the hotel to rest. Dinner can also be ordered by scanning a QR code in the hotel, around 120 per person (depending on your budget), and can be delivered directly to your room. 4⃣️ Taking photos: The next morning, the hotel starts serving breakfast at seven. For those who want to take photos, pay attention, from seven-thirty to ten o'clock, there are very few tourists in the park. I spent about two hours to cover all the scenic spots in the park. The air in Wujianzhai is especially fresh in the morning, and savvy friends can treat it as a morning exercise and madly check in.