Visited Guifeng Scenic Area 4 times, finally figured it out!

Four visits to Guifeng, from a quick glance to an in-depth experience, this guide helps you avoid all the pitfalls and unlock the essence of the Danxia secret realm! 📍 Address No. 22 Yangqiao Road, Yijiang Town, Yiyang County, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province. 🚌 Transportation 1. High-speed rail: Arrive at Yiyang Station, then take a taxi about 20 minutes to the scenic area (fare about 20 RMB). 2. Bus: Take bus No. 2 or No. 8 directly from Yiyang Station; buses are infrequent, so check the schedule in advance. 3. Self-driving: Navigate to "Yiyang Guifeng Scenic Area," exit Yiyang on the Hukun Expressway, go west along National Road 320 for 6 km; the scenic area has a large parking lot. 🗺️ Travel Guide Three classic routes 1. Turtle Line (2.5 hours): Visitor Center → Osmanthus Garden → General’s Tower → Hero Slope → Guifeng Lake. Suitable for families or those with average fitness, easy to check off core attractions. 2. Xiake Line (3.5 hours): Visitor Center → Turtle Welcome → Century-old Path → Fairy Scattering Flowers → Glass Plank Road → Guifeng Lake. The same route as Xu Xiake, balancing scenery and fun, the top choice for photos📸. 3. Grand Loop (4 hours): Visitor Center → West Coast Viewing Platform → Camel Peak → Southern Sky Pillar → Guifeng Lake. Climb the highest peak Camel Peak at 486.3 meters, overlook the panorama, and challenge the thrilling 90° sky ladder! Must-see four sights 1. Elder Peak: A 51-meter-high natural stone pillar resembling the side profile of an old man, with different postures from various angles. 2. One Line Sky: A hundred-meter-high canyon crack, the narrowest part only 40 cm wide, looking up reveals a "line of sky light." 3. Qingshui Lake Boat Ride: Take a boat to see the Danxia reflections, the lake and mountains like a painting (boat ticket included in combo ticket). 4. Nanyan Temple: A thousand-year-old stone cave Buddhist temple, monks from the Jin Dynasty carved Buddha statues in natural caves, known as the "Mogao Caves of the South." ⚠️ Travel Tips 1. Tickets: Single ticket 60 RMB, combo ticket 160 RMB (includes sightseeing bus + boat), university students with ID free admission (except holidays). 2. Hours: Open 7:00-17:30, recommended to enter at 7 AM to avoid crowds. 3. Gear: Non-slip sports shoes are a must! Some mountain paths are steep (like Camel Peak sky ladder); bring sunhat and power bank in summer, travel light with a few snacks. 4. Hidden perk: Recite an excerpt from "Lovely China" within 15 minutes to get free admission (only for main gate ticket). 🍲 Food Recommendations 1. Guifeng Braised Pork: Intangible cultural heritage dish! Pork belly steamed with preserved mustard greens, oily but not greasy, winner of Hong Kong Food Gold Award. 2. Yiyang Rice Cake: Soft and chewy, can be stir-fried with cabbage and diced pork or dipped in osmanthus honey, intangible cultural heritage technique "three steams and two hundred hammerings." 3. Turtle Egg Soup: Resembling quail eggs, the soup is fresh and fragrant, considered a nourishing delicacy by locals. 4. National Road Fish: Sour and spicy grass carp, appetizing and perfect with rice, a must-order at restaurants around the scenic area. ✅ Recommended restaurants: "Guifeng Restaurant" inside the scenic area, "Tucai King" in Yiyang County town. 🌄 Nearby Attractions 1. Nanyan Scenic Area: Visit together with Guifeng, see the 416-meter-long natural reclining Buddha, explore the thousand-year-old stone cave group. 2. Dieshan Academy: Lecture site of Southern Song scholar Xie Fangde, Huizhou architectural style, rich in cultural atmosphere. 3. Fang Zhimin Memorial Hall: Red education base, learn about the life of the author of "Lovely China." 4. Longmen Lake: A tranquil lake inside Nanyan Scenic Area, perfect for boating and watching egrets. 💡 Summary and Insights The essence of Guifeng lies in "slow travel": climb Camel Peak early morning to see the sea of clouds🌤️, boat on Qingshui Lake in the afternoon to admire Danxia, and enjoy braised pork with rice cake at dusk—only then can you truly understand the vitality of this "World Natural Heritage"! 🌟 Ultimate tip: If time allows, stay overnight in a hotel inside the scenic area (such as Huajianfu · Yulang Wenjin), watch the starry sky at night and listen to birdsong in the morning, experience the cool 23℃ summer night.