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

Boyue Cave in Lengshuijiang is located in the northern suburbs of Lengshuijiang City, Loudi City, Hunan Province. It is a national 3A-level scenic spot and a provincial geological park, known as the "World's Karst Museum". Boyue Cave is not only the filming location for classic scenes such as the "Three Attacks on the White Bone Demon" in *Journey to the West*, but is also famous for its spectacular karst cave landscapes and abundant soda straws. 🎫 Tickets: 70 RMB 🗺 Navigation: No. 1 Boyue Road, Lengshuijiang City, Loudi City, Hunan Province ⏰ Driving time: 2.5 hrs from Changsha Unique scenery: Inside the cave, there are natural attractions such as the Jade Pillar Reaching the Sky, the Milky Way Waterfall, the Sea and Sky View, soda straw formations, and terraced fields. Among them, the soda straw formations vary in length and are scattered, making them the second largest in the world; the terraced fields are formed by "rimstone dams" made of stalactites, resembling a stretch of terraced farmland. 🍱 Recommended food Antimony Capital Spicy Tofu: A signature dish of Lengshuijiang, the tofu is spicy, savory, and tender. Beef Tripe Hot Pot: Made with fresh beef tripe and a unique hot pot base. The beef tripe is crisp and delicious. After being cooked in the hot pot, it absorbs the rich aroma of the base, becoming more flavorful with each bite. It is an excellent dish for warming up in winter 🥘. Zi River Fresh Fish: As Lengshuijiang is close to the Zi River, the river fish here are known for their delicious meat. Whether steamed, braised, or stewed in soup, the fresh flavor of the fish is perfectly presented. Savor a bite of the tender fish and experience the bounty of the Zi River 😋.

Loudi, a city full of charm, welcomes the most beautiful season in March🌸. The warm sunshine and gentle breeze make it the perfect time to travel. Pack your bags and join me on this spring trip! 🚗Transportation Guide - External Transportation: Loudi is easily accessible. You can choose to take the high-speed train🚄 to Loudi South Railway Station. Many cities across the country have direct trains, making it convenient and fast. You can also fly to Changsha Huanghua International Airport and then transfer to an airport bus or high-speed train to Loudi. - Internal Transportation: The city bus🚌 network is extensive and affordable. If you want to explore the city more freely, taking a taxi🚖 or riding a shared bicycle🚲 are also good options, allowing you to start your journey anytime, anywhere. 🌟Attractions 1. Ziquejie Rice Terraces📍Shuiche Town, Xinhua County, Loudi City - Tickets🎫: CNY 78/person - Opening Hours🕙: Open all day - Although March is not yet the golden season for rice harvest in Ziquejie, the cascading terraces, under the warm spring sun, outline a unique linear beauty. The mountains are surrounded by clouds and mist, resembling a beautiful ink painting. 2. Meishan Longgong Scenic Area📍Gaoqiao Village, Youxi Township, Xinhua County, Loudi City - Tickets🎫: CNY 150/person - Opening Hours🕙: 8:30am - 5:30pm - Stepping into Meishan Longgong is like entering a magical underground world. The cave is filled with various peculiar stalactites, which are illuminated by lights, creating a colorful, fairyland-like scene🧚‍♀️. 3. Daxiushan National Forest Park📍Daxiushan State-owned Forest Farm, Xinhua County, Loudi City - Tickets🎫: CNY 55/person - Opening Hours🕙: 8:00am - 5:00pm - The park boasts dense forests🌳 and fresh air, making it a natural oxygen bar. In March, wildflowers bloom one after another on the mountain. Strolling among them, the fragrance of flowers fills the air, refreshing and relaxing. 4. Zeng Guofan's Former Residence (Fuhoutang)📍F Tuo Village, Heye Town, Shuangfeng County, Loudi City - Tickets🎫: CNY 50/person - Opening Hours🕙: 8:00am - 5:30pm - With its ancient architecture and rich cultural heritage, you can experience the family traditions of Zeng Guofan, a famous official of the Qing Dynasty. The deep courtyards, green bricks, and gray tiles all tell stories of history📖. 5. Boyue Cave📍Underneath Dacheng Mountain, Lengshuijiang City, Loudi City - Tickets🎫: CNY 60/person - Opening Hours🕙: 8:30am - 5:00pm - Boyue Cave is famous for its unique karst landscape and is a filming location for *Journey to the West*. Entering the cave is like traveling to a mythical world, where you can see classic scenes such as Sun Wukong's "Water Curtain Cave". 6. Sanliantong Bingquan Scenic Area📍Inside Six Capitals Shenxiang Mountain, Weishan Township, Xinhua County, Loudi City - Tickets🎫: CNY 198/person (including some amusement activities within the scenic area) - Opening Hours🕙: 8:00am - 5:00pm - The scenic area is characterized by beautiful mountains and clear waters, with numerous waterfalls. In spring, everything comes back to life in the mountains. Walking on the plank road, you can admire the natural scenery and experience the thrilling glass walkway and zip line🎢. 🍱Must-try Foods - Sanhe Soup: This is a Loudi specialty. Beef, tripe, and beef blood are paired with fresh ginger slices and drizzled with rich soup. The taste is mellow, spicy, and satisfying🌶️. One bowl will warm you up. - Cup Cakes: Small and cute in appearance, with a soft and glutinous texture, they come in sweet and savory flavors. The sweet ones are delicious, and the savory ones have a unique flavor. They are a favorite traditional snack among locals🥧. - Xinhua Xiangdong Street Beef Noodles: Delicious beef soup, chewy rice noodles, and spicy chili oil. Every bite is full of rich aroma, leaving you wanting more🍜. 🏠Accommodation Recommendations - Loudi Huatian Hotel: Located in the city center, it offers convenient transportation and complete surrounding facilities. The hotel rooms are spacious and comfortable, with attentive service, allowing you to enjoy a home-away-from-home experience during your trip🛏️. - Homestays in Ziquejie Rice Terraces Scenic Area: If you want to admire the sunrise and sunset over the Ziquejie Rice Terraces, staying in a homestay within the scenic area is a good choice. You can see the beautiful terraced scenery right outside your window and experience the tranquility and beauty of the countryside🌄. 🎈Travel Tips - The weather in Loudi in March is changeable, so remember to bring rain gear and appropriate clothing. The temperature difference between day and night is significant, so pay attention to keeping warm🧥. - The distance between scenic spots is relatively far, so it is recommended to plan your itinerary in advance and arrange your time reasonably⏰. - When tasting the local cuisine, pay attention to the level of spiciness. Most Loudi dishes are spicy. If you can't handle spicy food, remember to tell the restaurant staff in advance🌶️. - When visiting historical and cultural sites such as Zeng Guofan's Former Residence, you can hire a tour guide to better understand the historical and cultural background📚. Loudi in March offers beautiful scenery, delicious food, and everything is just right. Come and embark on this romantic spring trip. Loudi is waiting for you to explore💕!

⛰【Attraction Guide】 📍Detailed address: Laowuli, Longtan Village, Duoshan Town, Lengshuijiang City, Loudi City, Hunan Province 🚗Transportation guide: 19 km west of Lengshuijiang City, about 27 minutes by car 🕙Opening hours: All day 💰Ticket price: Free 🌟Highlights: Xie Bingying's former residence consists of the new building "Shouyuan" (Garden Keeper) and the old building "Huazhuotang" (Flower Burning Hall). Shouyuan preserves the original appearance of Xie Bingying's residence before her four escapes from marriage. The interior decoration is exquisite, and the carved windows and painted flying eaves are full of central Hunan folk customs. Huazhuotang is her place of birth, carrying her childhood memories. The overall architectural style is elegant, and it is an important place to study Xie Bingying's life and local folk customs. Xie Bingying's former residence is a cultural relic protection unit in Hunan Province. 📌Tips: Parking is available in front of the former residence

On the way to the Ten Thousand Horses Galloping scenic spot, I found an almost abandoned small village. The village is built around a villa compound from the early Republic of China, spanning from the Republic of China to the Great Leap Forward and the end of the last century. Looking around, the entire village is in shades of blue-gray, dilapidated and quiet, full of historical traces. This is Kaiyuan Ancient Alley in Lengshuijiang, a village built around the villa of the largest mine owner in the area during the Republic of China.  The almost abandoned village is full of historical charm, and strolling through it is like stepping into the Republic of China and the 1950s and 1960s. The once bustling atmosphere is long gone, leaving only a few scattered tourists checking in. ✅Recommended attractions: 1️⃣Duan Family Courtyard: The villa courtyard of Duan Chuxian, a major mine owner during the Republic of China, is now dilapidated. 2️⃣Former Miners' Residence: Miners' dormitories from the early days of the People's Republic of China, with strong characteristics of the era, are still inhabited. 3️⃣Yangguling Watchtower: The largest and most complete watchtower from the Republic of China in Hunan. 4️⃣Ten Thousand Horses Galloping: An abandoned mine, like the spine of an ancient beast! 🚗Transportation guide: Duan Family Courtyard, Former Miners' Residence, and Yangguling Watchtower are all in one place. Navigate directly to Yangguling Watchtower to arrive. You can see the whole view of Duan Family Courtyard from the watchtower. Ten Thousand Horses Galloping and Till Death Do Us Part are in the same area. Navigate to Ten Thousand Horses Galloping to arrive. It is about two kilometers away from Yangguling Watchtower.  ✈️Travel route: Duan Family Courtyard - Former Miners' Residence - Training Ground, Observation Deck - Yangguling Watchtower - Ten Thousand Horses Galloping - Till Death Do Us Part Start at Duan Family Courtyard to experience the capital accumulation during the heyday of the mining industry in the Republic of China, then visit the miners' dormitories to experience the collective life of the planned economy era, climb the watchtower to overlook the entire industrial settlement, and finally go to the Ten Thousand Horses Galloping scenic spot to observe the geological profile of the mine and the ecological restoration process. History buffs can focus on the sawtooth-shaped factory buildings from the Soviet aid period, the slogan wall from the Great Leap Forward period, and the abandoned mine facilities from the 1990s. 📚Travel tips: ✅There are also Soviet buildings, abandoned school buildings, and mining bureau buildings in the village to explore. ✅There are also abandoned mines and factories nearby that can be visited, but pay attention to safety.

About 200 kilometers away from the center of Changsha, there is a unique attraction with a landscape similar to that of Sichuan Moshi Park - the tin mine in Lengshuijiang City. The mine was once an important antimony producing area, and its geological history can be traced back to the Ocean Age hundreds of millions of years ago. Walking through it, you can see gray rocks exposed on the surface, stacked layer by layer, like the spine of an ancient giant beast. Traveling through this bizarre landscape feels like being on a real-life sci-fi planet. [Angel] Must-see attractions: ✅Ten Thousand Horses Galloping: The rows of stones are like tens of thousands of horses galloping on the top of the mountain. ✅Sea and Stone: Shell rock next to Wanma Benten, where you can find fossils. ✅Yangguling Diaolou: the largest and best-preserved Diaolou building in Hunan during the Republic of China ✅Duan Family Courtyard: The residence of the mine owner during the Republic of China period, now in decline 🚗Transportation strategy: [One] Self-driving: It takes about two and a half hours to reach Lengshuijiang City from Changsha. It takes about 20 minutes to drive directly to the scenic spot from the city. [Two] Public transportation: You can take the train or high-speed rail to Lengshuijiang City, then take bus No. 43 to Chuanshan Chalukou Station, and walk about 10 minutes to the Wanma Pentium scenic spot. Take bus No. 43 and get off at David Gate Station. Walk for 5 minutes to Yangguling Diaolou and Duan Family Courtyard. [Rocket] Game Tips: All scenic spots are free to visit, please pay attention to protecting the environment. There are toilets at the top of the mountain, but no supermarket or convenience store. In the summer, there is a sea of ​​flowers to visit nearby, but in the bleak winter, the photos can give the feeling of being on an alien planet. [Fire] Food recommendations: Spicy tofu: Spicy tofu is more in line with the taste of Hunanese people, and one bite will definitely ignite your taste buds. Duoshan Beef Banquet: Dishes are made using various parts, organs and viscera of the cow. Every dish is related to the cow, so it can be called a full-cow banquet.

🕙Opening hours: 08:30-17:00 ☀️Ticket price: Adult ticket 69.7 yuan, student/senior/child ticket 40 yuan, double ticket 136 yuan, group ticket (5 people) 325 yuan 📍Detailed address: No. 1, Boyue Road, Lengshuijiang City, Loudi City, Hunan Province 🚉Transportation strategy: 1. Self-driving: Navigate to "Lengshuijiang Boyuedong Scenic Area", the nearest highway toll station is S70 Louhuai Expressway "Lengshui Jiangnan" toll station. 2. Public transportation: You can take bus No. 15 along the Tidu Middle Road in Lengshuijiang City. 👍Recommended attractions: ✅ Monkey King’s Throne: Located in the maze, it is the most attractive place in Boyue Cave. There is the throne of the "Monkey King". On the left side of the throne is a stone pillar that looks like a grass dragon. ✅Cuiping Golden Pagoda: It is composed of four 2-4 meter high stalagmites, three of which are like peacock wings spread out, and the single one is cone-shaped like a pagoda. The huge stone below was used as the White Bone Demon's bed by the crew of "Journey to the West". ✅Sea and sky 🌄 Panorama: The top limestone is covered with a network of stone grooves 🌅 up to 1.68 meters deep. The stone grooves 🏞️ are reflected in the pool below 🎑. The water and sky are one color, and the weather 🌆 is varied. ✅Goose tube group: different lengths, uneven, densely packed straight to the sky, large area, high density, the largest in the world. 📝Tips for playing: Boyue Cave is a natural limestone cave. The roads inside the cave may be a bit slippery, so it is recommended to wear non-slip shoes. The temperature inside the cave is low and relatively constant, so it is best to bring a thin jacket even in summer.

Traveling in Hunan, I found a great place for travel and vacation around Changsha. This place not only has a spectacular windmill corridor, but also a cloud cafe and a starry sky wooden house homestay, where you can watch the sea of clouds, enjoy the sunrise, and watch the starry sky. This is the [Ziyun Peak Scenic Area] located in Shuangfeng County, Loudi. Ziyun Peak Scenic Area is located on Huangchao Mountain in Heye Town, Shuangfeng County. It is the "first peak" of Shuangfeng County. Self-driving tourists can drive along S331 to the foot of Huangchao Mountain, and then there is a winding mountain road leading directly to the viewing platform on the top of the mountain. You will pass through a spectacular windmill corridor along the way, which is especially beautiful at sunset. Ziyun Peak Scenic Area has built a beautiful resort with various types of rooms to stay in. The balcony of each room offers a panoramic view of the mountain scenery. The rolling mountains are looming in the mist, like an ink painting. If you are lucky, you can also experience a "cloud journey". After the clouds and mist rise in the mountains, Ziyun Peak looks like a fairy mountain floating on the clouds, which is very shocking. There is also an internet-famous cafe in the scenic area. The store has a wide range of products, but the prices are very affordable. A cup of latte is only CNY 16. The cafe has a huge viewing platform and a reading book bar. You can come here to relax and check in when you stay on the top of the mountain. The restaurant in Ziyun Peak Resort is also very good. Various Loudi specialties make us Hunan people very satisfied. There are also Guanyin Hall and Fairy Hall on the mountain. You can visit them in the afternoon if you are interested. Ziyun Peak does not charge an entrance fee, and there is a parking lot on the top of the mountain, which is very suitable for a two- or three-day leisure trip. Don't miss this great place next time you come to Loudi!

Bomo Cave Scenic Spot is a national 3A-level scenic area and a provincial geological park, known as the "World Lava Museum". Famous sights inside the cave include: Monkey King's Throne, Giant Stone Dam, Hollow Goose Pipe Cluster, and Divine Monkey Seeing Guests off. The 1986 version of "Journey to the West" directed by Yang Jie and the TV series "Liu Hai Chops Wood" were filmed here. Geographical location: Inside Bomo Cave Scenic Spot, Lengshuijiang City, Hunan Province Bomo Cave is divided into three levels, and we visited the middle and upper levels. The tour route is over 1800 meters, with a total of 27 halls and 81 scenic spots, covering an area of more than 40,000 square meters. The grand scale of Bomo Cave and the variety of stalactites are rare in China's caves, earning it the reputation of an "Underground Karst Museum". Among them, the density of goose pipes, the depth of stone troughs, and the height of stone dams are hailed as the "world's best". Transportation: Self-driving, navigate to Lengshuijiang Bomo Cave Scenic Area. Or take a train to Lengshuijiang East Station, then take a taxi to Bomo Cave, which is about 8 kilometers away.

Yanbo Hotel, a witness to the history of the 5G era. Located in Lengshuijiang, Loudi, Hunan, Yanbo Hotel is not only a model of modern technology but also a meeting point of history and culture. This place was once a necessary path for ancient trade routes, carrying the prosperous memories of a thousand years of commerce. Today, with the advent of the 5G era, it welcomes guests from all directions with a brand-new look. The design of Yanbo Hotel integrates traditional and modern elements, preserving the architectural characteristics of the central Hunan region while adding the convenience of intelligent technology. Stepping into the lobby is like traveling through the long river of history; touching the intelligent devices instantly connects you to the future. What is most commendable is that the hotel has a 5G experience zone, allowing guests to personally feel the ultra-fast network life brought by 5G while enjoying comfortable accommodation. Whether for business negotiations or leisure travel, Yanbo Hotel can provide unparalleled intelligent services. In addition, the hotel has carefully planned a series of cultural activities, such as Hunan embroidery craft exhibitions and tea art performances, allowing guests to taste the local cultural features while also feeling the profound historical heritage of the Yanbo brand. Yanbo Hotel, a bridge connecting the past and the future, a sanctuary for experiencing the perfect combination of traditional culture and modern technology, awaits every traveler seeking an extraordinary experience.