High-speed rail direct! The underrated hidden gem of a hot spring town in southern Anhui
After the misty rain enters the Jiangnan region, built against the mountains, with small bridges over flowing water, the streams babble endlessly. Enjoy a cup of tea amidst the mountains and appreciate this tranquility; soak in the natural hot springs to relieve the fatigue of the year... Bonfire parties, Jiangnan flavors, the festive atmosphere of southern Anhui is really strong... Compared to the crowded Huizhou and Wuyuan, I prefer this less-known and less crowded treasure of a hot spring town...
🧭Location: Yongquan Town, Tongling, Anhui
🚄High-speed rail: Tongling North Station or Tongling Station, 2 hours from Hangzhou/1 hour from Nanjing
🅿️There is a large parking lot at the entrance, free parking for accommodation, high-speed rail pick-up service (reservation required one day in advance)
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✅Summarized a two-day and one-night winter hot spring soaking guide
🏃Tour route:
1️⃣Day: Arrive at Yongquan Town at noon ➡️ Check into the hot spring hotel ➡️ Folk custom performance🐲➡️ Jiubao Hot Springs♨️➡️ Jiangnan flavors🥢+ Stroll through the festive night market🏮+ Bonfire party🔥➡️ Return to the hotel for a private hot spring soak
2️⃣Day: Morning buffet breakfast ➡️ Visit the 12 Scenic Spots of Jiangnan ➡️ Climb to the top of Wangjiang Pavilion ➡️ Slide down the mountain on a glass slide ➡️ Stroll around the town (coffee, geese🦢, folk custom performance) ➡️ Buffet lunch
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✅The festive atmosphere of southern Anhui: In Yongquan Town, with colorful lanterns🏮, dragon dances🐲, light shows... everywhere is filled with the festive atmosphere of Hui-style Anhui... Writing spring couplets, sunning New Year goods, Huangmei opera... it's really bustling; don't miss the Tongling intangible cultural heritage 'bamboo horse flying', parades – in the dim light of night, meet after dusk, the town's night, with lights and decorations, full of colorful lanterns, holding hands to visit the night market, bonfire parties, so lively~
✅The 12 Scenic Spots of Jiangnan: One of the top ten tourist attractions in Anhui🔟; misty and rainy Jiangnan, the misty scenery is like a landscape painting, a paradise like Peach Blossom Land, mountain streams, clear springs ding-dong, glacial wonders, simply stunning~ Walking up the Orchid Valley, you'll see Wang Anshi's lecture hall, Jinggong Book Hall, the cave where Taoist priest Tang Ye realized the Dao, Hu's Seven Star Fort, glacial wonders from 300 million years ago, fortresses that have been through gunsmoke, and the natural Guanyin stone that 'grants children'... Every step offers a view, tea houses in the mountains, feeling the tranquility, it's really comfortable~
✅Jiangnan flavors: In the afternoon, you can sit in a coffee shop; in the evening, it's interesting to go to the district, exchange copper coins like ancient people, wander and eat in the Jiangnan district, local snacks, rice wine, baba, coarse rice candy... At night, copper pot mutton, barbecue, spicy crab... a street for foodies~
✅Jiubao Hot Springs: Real natural hot springs♨️, 2000 meters deep well, rich in minerals, large area, running a hot spring outdoors in winter, it's really awesome~
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🏨About accommodation: Inside Yongquan Town, the hot spring hotel offers private hot spring access directly to your room, soaking in a private hot spring after a tiring day, it feels too comfortable~
🧒Parent-child: There are also parent-child suites~ Both indoor and outdoor parent-child amusement facilities, perfect for a holiday with kids~
Very beautiful attractions, several up and down mountain roads, a few down mountain roads. There are clouds and slides. Very friendly to people who don't want to climb the mountain. The night view is also beautiful, even if it rains, it is great to play at night.
Be sure to wear shoes that are convenient to walk, there are still many steps, especially when you go down the mountain. The development in the mountains is not complete, the commercialization is not serious, and there seems to be no convenience store, so you have to bring your own whole items.
The first Spring Festival to cancel the epidemic prevention and control in recent years, let's go around the holiday. The town of Tongling is relatively close, so the whole family went out in the third day, and the traffic on the high-speed was not blocked. It took an hour to reach the destination. The scenic spot is an artificial historical district, plus essential literary performances and various snacks, as well as some traditional "technical" experiences. The circulation of "copper money" paid for in exchange is a fresh idea and conducive to revenue generation (for fear of waste, it will inevitably consume a bag of all). "Surprise Happiness" is the free ticket for 90 yuan on Trip.com at the entrance of the mountain behind. The mountain is coming down and planning to return, and the hot spring has no time to soak.
First of all, the scenery is beautiful, and the town layout is also very careful. But three tickets may have wasted half of the money, and the soft power of welcoming large-flow passengers is not yet available. There is no orderly queue for personnel diversion railings before the entrance ticket check-in, resulting in many tourists cutting in the queue, only a staff member is arranged to shout, basically no effect; The ticket gate of the ladder and slide is only one and small, and the electronic ticket inspection equipment cannot keep up. Finally, the handwritten ticket is changed. The staff has poor experience in maintaining order on the spot, and the on-site congestion is chaotic and disorderly; There are 12 scenes in the publicity, but there is a lack of eye-catching road signs along the way. It is difficult for tourists to find these scenes, and there are situations where they climb back and forth; the snack street is overcrowded, the food stalls are not able to receive, and a small bowl of fan soup takes an average of 20-30 minutes, and the small bowl is not full and then wait for the next 20-30 minutes; Finally too tired, the hot spring gave up. It can only be said that Yongquan at this time does not have enough reception level and ability to cope with large traffic passengers. This experience is average, I hope it gets better and better.
With copper money for shopping and consumption, the little pot friends are very interested, the last few copper money is reluctant to spend, and they bring it back to be a memorial. 12 scenery to climb the mountain, there is still a little tired, the scenery inside is not bad, at first glance, it is artificially decorated. Going down the mountain to choose to do the slide, the little pot friends like it very much!