2025 Chaling Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in March)

|"Little Mount Heng" in Eastern Hunan. Yunyang Mountain is known as the "Little Guilin of Eastern Hunan" for its beautiful scenery of mountains and rivers. Visitors can climb the winding mountain path to the top and enjoy a panoramic view of Zhuzhou City. Yunyang Mountain is about 900 meters above sea level. The mountain is especially beautiful in spring. 🌸🌸🌸 There are many temples and Taoist temples on the mountain, which are located in different places. Therefore, the mountain is also known as "Little Mount Heng". 📍Address: Chaling County, Zhuzhou City 🎫Ticket: Approx. CNY 50 ⏰Recommended visit time: 1 day 🕒Opening hours Monday to Friday: 8:00–18:00 Saturday to Sunday: 7:30–18:30 Holidays: 7:00–19:00 🏞️Attractions Shengui Valley: The suspension bridge is fun to walk on. It shakes a little when you walk on it, but it is a great photo spot. There is a pavilion on the other side of the bridge, which is also very beautiful. Ancient Nanyue Palace: There is a temple with a large pond in front of it. There are many koi fish and swimming turtles in the pond. You can bring some bread or fish food to feed them. Qifeng Platform: The top of Yunyang Mountain⛰️. There is a bell on the top of the mountain, where you can enjoy a panoramic view of Chaling. Tips 1. Parking is free. 2. Tickets are CNY 45 for non-locals and free for locals. 3. You can drive directly to Yunyang Mountain. The mountain road is rugged, so drive slowly and be careful. 4. Bring snacks and water. There are not many supply points in the scenic area. 5. Please be careful.

Chaling❗️ This high-end hotel is so good! ❗️ ❗️ ❗️ If you want to find a hotel in Chaling with a good environment, view, and quality, you might want to check it out. 🏨 The hotel is quiet in the middle of the hustle and bustle, located on the side of Yunyang Mountain. ☀️ Lie down and watch the clouds roll by during the day. 🌙 Overlook the city night view at night. 🛵 There is a business district outside the hotel, convenient for eating, shopping, and strolling. ✨ Recommended reasons 🏚 Various room types! Family, dating, or audio-visual, all are available. 🍀 Mountain and city views! Every room has great lighting and views. 🎨 The hotel is full of design inside and out, and you can easily get a set of international blockbusters. 💡 24-hour butler service, rest assured to stay. 🚿 The room is fully equipped with branded toiletries. 🧡 The price is not expensive, cost-effective people love it. 🌟 New Year/Spring Festival 🗺 At Yunyang Mountain, you can also 🌄 Welcome the sunrise of the New Year with your family. Make the holiday atmosphere full. 🎉 🎉

Hey, guys! I'm back with another great find! This time, let's talk about Zhuzhou, Hunan, a vibrant city with a rich history. When you think of Zhuzhou, you might think of the historical Yandi Square or the bustling Hunan Suning Plaza, but today, I'm going to show you the real Zhuzhou, from food to accommodation! Let's start with some foodie benefits! You can't visit Zhuzhou without trying a few bowls of rice noodles! The rice noodle shops on the streets and alleys serve steaming bowls of noodles with red oil, sour beans, and crispy yellow sauerkraut. It's so satisfying! After eating, take a walk in Shennong City to digest. Life is good. Tired? Then stay with me at Tianlun Ruixi International Hotel, Zhuzhou, and I guarantee your trip to Zhuzhou will be "fully recharged"! This hotel is like a microcosm of Zhuzhou, with the convenience of the city and the comfort of home. [Dreamland, sleep under the stars] As soon as I entered the room, I was captivated by the window. Outside the window is a moving picture of Zhuzhou's night view, with neon lights shining like a galaxy falling to earth. The bed is soft but not saggy, and lying on it feels like being embraced by the gentle Xiangjiang River. A good night's sleep is guaranteed. [Space magician, large but not empty living art] The room is big enough to dance in (just kidding), but the layout doesn't feel empty at all. Every corner is carefully designed, and whether it's the rest area or the work desk, it exudes a sense of "just right" comfort. The privacy and space you want are all here.

📍A city that started with a railway has become the second largest city in Hunan and is known as the "city brought by trains" - Zhuzhou. ⭐ "Look at China for the world's orbit, and look at Zhuzhou for China's orbit." Do you think this sentence is exaggerated? But it is indeed true. Zhuzhou has the world's largest rail transit manufacturing workshop and is known as the locomotive capital of China. Zhuzhou has gathered more than 400 companies focusing on the production of high-speed railways, trains and other rail transportation, and its products are exported to more than 70 countries around the world. 😊There is a saying in the local area: in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, you can gather tens of thousands of parts to build a locomotive within a 5-kilometer radius. Zhuzhou has created 294 firsts in the development history of New China, including the first aircraft engine, the first air-to-air missile, the first electric locomotive, the first trackless train in China, etc. (After checking this, I am already proud that Zhuzhou is in Hunan. Hunan is such a big province.) ⭐Humanistic landscape: Zhuzhou is the resting place of Shennong, the ancestor of the Chinese nation. It has the Yandi Mausoleum, which is known as the No. 1 mausoleum in China, and the Shenlong Valley National Forest Park, a summer resort with the highest negative oxygen ions in Asia. Here is also the highest peak in Hunan, Shennong Peak⛰️, with an altitude of 2115.2 meters. There is also the Yunyang Mountain in Chaling, which is known as the Little Nanyue. Standing on the top of the mountain, you can have a panoramic view of the 72 peaks of Hengshan Mountain. ✅Attractions in the city 1⃣️Zhuzhou Museum This is a comprehensive museum integrating cultural relic collection, display, research and education, with a collection of more than 50,000 cultural relics. Here, you can learn about Zhuzhou's history and culture and feel the accumulation of time. Opening hours are from 9:00 to 17:00 every Tuesday to Sunday. Admission is free but reservations are required. 2⃣️Literary Street The street is full of artistic atmosphere, with various creative shops, cafes and art exhibitions, as well as iconic cat and dog graffiti. Take a stroll along the Art Street and feel the perfect fusion of art and life. 3⃣️Yuxin Bookstore The most beautiful bookstore in Zhuzhou, its design is like a time machine, taking you to where you want to go, with an elegant environment and a rich variety of books. Here, you can immerse yourself in the world of books and enjoy a quiet reading time🌞. Opening hours: 10 am to 10 pm 4⃣️Zhuzhou Clothing Wholesale Market. Most of the clothes in the surrounding cities are imported from here. It is a large clothing wholesale market. You can buy a bag here at the price of one piece elsewhere😁. 5⃣️Zhuzhou Fantawild Happy World, as the fourth-generation theme park in central and southern China, is full of science fiction and fantasy elements. Themed projects such as Flying Beyond the Limit, Interstellar Adventure, and Dinosaur Crisis will take you into a whole new world where both adults and children can find happiness here. 🎫Ticket prices vary according to season and event. 6⃣️Wanfeng Lake Park The natural scenery is beautiful, the lake is clear and surrounded by green trees. It is a great place to take a leisurely walk and relax. (The place is very big, the locals call Haizhuzhou "Little Sanya") 7⃣️Wynn Pier Here you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Xiangjiang River and watch the ships coming and going. It is recommended to go there in the evening, when the afterglow of the setting sun shines on the river, which is a beautiful sight. 8⃣️Jiulangshan Forest Park The air is fresh and the scenery is pleasant. You can go hiking, exercise, and enjoy the beauty of nature. 9⃣️Longshan Temple The temple has a long history and unique architectural style. Here you can feel the solemnity and mystery of religious culture. 🔟Jianning Inn📍 Zhuzhou was called Jianning in ancient times. This is a very interesting place in Zhuzhou, a five-star toilet 🚾. It is nicknamed "five-star toilet" by netizens because it contains various service facilities, supermarkets, and mother-and-child rooms. It is a unique Internet celebrity toilet! 🍛Food ✔️Zhongguling Night Market, recommended by foodies, a famous food street. I personally feel that it is commercial but has a lively atmosphere and the surrounding area is very lively. ✔️Zhuzhou noodles are generally not bad. You can order round, flat, thick, thin, dry, or stir-fried noodles. Each one is delicious (just thinking about the taste makes me hungry) ❤️Shennong blessed land, power capital, Xiangchu charm, thousand-year-old Jianning - Zhuzhou

| Check in Yunyang "Ten Thousand Steps Staircase".👍 Yunyang Mountain is located to the west of Chaling County, with a vast area. Yunyang is named after Shaohao Yunyang, the son of the Yellow Emperor, and it is proven that this was his fiefdom. In addition, it is said that the Yan Emperor Shennong once picked tea and tasted hundreds of herbs on this mountain, which is known as the old city of Shennong. Chaling County belongs to Zhuzhou, Hunan. It is the only county in China named after tea. Why is it called Chaling? Lu Yu explained in "The Classic of Tea": "Yunyang Mountain is Tea Mountain, named after the tea that grows in the valleys", so Yunyang Mountain is also considered the source of the national drink. 𓁷Start climbing the mountain from the mountain road. The initial part of the journey from Chisongxian to Shengui Valley is quite comfortable, as the vegetation in the mountains is dense and the air is high in negative ions, making you feel refreshed. Especially Shengui Rock and Shouquan Waterfall, with cliffs and waterfalls, are indeed beautiful. 𓁷When you reach the entrance of the Thousand Layer Cloud Ladder, you will pass through a large bamboo forest. Unexpectedly, it looks beautiful, but it is a slope of despair, with endless steps and endless roads. After a lot of effort, I finally returned to the main road. Continue along the road, downhill all the way, finally a lot easier. Following a branch of the road, I arrived at Baiyun Temple in the valley, which looks a bit old. 𓁷From Baiyun Temple, pass Zhang Liang's Sword Testing Stone, Wulei Pool, Guanyin Rock, and finally arrive at the Ancient Nanyue Palace. This section of the road is stone steps, with nice scenery. The Ancient Nanyue Palace is a Taoist temple, worshipping the Nanyue Emperor, and Yunyang Mountain is a sacred place where Buddhism and Taoism coexist. 𓁷There is a small road in front of Nanyue Palace, leading all the way down to Chisongxian. Although it is downhill, it is as hard to walk as the Thousand Layer Cloud Ladder. The Iron Tile Pavilion and Chiyun Pavilion on the road are actually just two ordinary rain shelters. 𓁷Walking all the way down, I feel that the best scenery is around Shengui Valley, and other places are mediocre. If it is used as a fitness trail, it is very suitable because the air is really good. 📍Address: West of Chaling County, Zhuzhou, Hunan 👍Recommendation: Shengui Valley, hiking fitness 💰Cost: Ticket 45