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Jianshi Travel Guide

Jianshi County is located in the mountainous southwest of Hubei and is under the administration of the Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. It is near the main branch of the Yangtze River, and the Yangtze tributary Qing River passes through the county. Here, old traditions live on and remain quite popular. Locals continue to “marry off the caterpillar” by constructing paper caterpillars, coloring them with plant materials from their fields, and then using them to magically drive away pests. They also celebrate the festival for the Cow Lord Bodhisattva (Maitrāyaṇīputreṇa) and “dry the dragon robe” by setting their clothing out in the sunshine on an appointed day, in imitation of the old imperial tradition of the emperor setting his dragon robe out in the sunshine on a certain day. The Tujia people enjoy a range of entirely original tea beverages and soups. “Oil tea soup” (youchatang), is a complex concoction of fried tea leaves, noodles, and soybeans boiled into a soup with other vegetables. They also make “salt tea soup” (yanchatang) and “pot tea” (guanguancha), a tea made by a complex brewing process that includes roasting and steeping Chinese dates and longan fruit. Famous sights include the Chaoyang Guanfeng (“Chaoyang Lookout”) Scenic Area, the Jingyangxia (“Jingyang Gorge”) Scenic Area, and the Shizhu Guanfeng (“Stone Pillar Lookout”) Scenic Area.
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Enshi Dixin Valley Scenic Spot

Enshi Dixin Valley Scenic Spot

7.4
4.4/52,069 Reviews
"Hiking"
"Rivers"
Enshi Suobuya Stone Forest Scenic Area
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Enshi Suobuya Stone Forest Scenic Area

7.3
4.5/51,931 Reviews
"Geological Sites"
Enshi Tusi City
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Enshi Tusi City

7.5
4.3/53,976 Reviews
"Ancient Towns"
"Historical Architectures"
Enshi Grand Canyon
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Enshi Grand Canyon

8.2
4.4/510,161 Reviews
"Mountain Climbing"
"Geological Sites"
Baidi City Scenic Area
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Baidi City Scenic Area

7.6
4.5/51,843 Reviews
"Canyons"
"Historical Sites"
Enshi Three Wild Water Gorges

Enshi Three Wild Water Gorges

5.6
4.5/5408 Reviews
"Mountain Climbing"
"Canyons"
Wushan Little Three Gorges
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Wushan Little Three Gorges

7.5
4.4/51,506 Reviews
"Rivers"
"Canyons"
Qingjiang Grand Canyon

Qingjiang Grand Canyon

5.4
4.0/5173 Reviews
"Waterfalls"
"Canyons"
Three Gorges Summit
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Three Gorges Summit

6.9
4.6/5283 Reviews
"Mountains"
"Forests"
Enshi Qingjiang Butterfly Cliff Scenic Area
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Enshi Qingjiang Butterfly Cliff Scenic Area

6.5
4.2/5355 Reviews
"Rivers"
"Canyons"

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谭家菜农夫山庄

谭家菜农夫山庄

4.7/511 Reviews
Avg. GBP4/person
"Home-style Chinese"
牛筋米捞养生火锅

牛筋米捞养生火锅

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Avg. GBP7/person
"Hot Pot"
谈老幺风味馆

谈老幺风味馆

5.0/52 Reviews
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"Hubei Cuisine"
张关合渣(建始店)
姥家大锅台

姥家大锅台

4.3/53 Reviews
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"Hubei Cuisine"
石门河农家乐

石门河农家乐

5.0/51 Reviews
Avg. GBP6/person
"Home-style Chinese"
茨泉大厦餐厅

茨泉大厦餐厅

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九龙民俗大酒店·餐饮部

九龙民俗大酒店·餐饮部

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九鼎石锅鱼(高坪店)

九鼎石锅鱼(高坪店)

5.0/58 Reviews
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"Hot Pot"
七里香饭店

七里香饭店

4.8/54 Reviews
"Hubei Cuisine"
Chao Niu Dao

Chao Niu Dao

5.0/51 Reviews
"Hot Pot"

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Enshi Three wild water gorge
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Beautiful city of Jianshi,
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Enshi Earth's Heart Valley
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The Gourmet Globetrotter
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Upon arriving in Enshi Grand Canyon, one finds that even the men are reliable
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ERNEST SANTIAGO
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e Enshi Grand Canyon is truly beautiful and fun
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Near the Enshi Earth Valley!! Detached homestay! You will really regret not coming on National Day!!
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LEWIS YATES
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Enshi Dixing Valley is a great place to escape the summer heat in Hubei
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Living on the cliff, living in nature is simply amazing
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Vincenzo Waters
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