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Best Things to Do
Top 10 Best Things to Do in Chenzhou [2025]
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Gaoyi Mountain Tourism Resort
4.5
/5
3619 reviews
8.0
From SGD 17.20
25.4 km from downtown
Phone +8607352672866
Address: Gaoyiling Village, Qiaokou Town, Suxian District, Quzhou City
Recommended sightseeing time: 3-4 hours
No. 3 of Fall Viewing Attractions in Chenzhou
Highlights:
Danxia: landscapes, springs & caves
Via Ferrata & cliff swing thrills
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The scenery is really beautiful. Seeing such a scenery makes all my worries disappear. It's a pity that we can't visit all the attractions when we are traveling with our family, including the elderly and children.
Beautiful! I saw truly stunning scenery at Gaoyiling. I was very satisfied. I wouldn't recommend going to Ximen. It's quite remote and closed when we went.
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Yangtianhu Grassland
4.4
/5
3117 reviews
7.8
From SGD 19.55
Based on 5 reviews
34.2 km from downtown
Phone +8607357755333
Address: 湖南省郴州市北湖区仰天湖瑶族乡212省道
Recommended sightseeing time: 0.5-1 day
No. 1 of Fall Viewing Attractions in Chenzhou
Highlights:
Horseback riding & prairie vibes
Interact with alpacas & archery
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The only free children's activity is the slide. Everything else is charged, including grass skiing, boating, and feeding the deer. If you want to try these activities, buy a children's package for a discount. The rest are fitness activities, and the journey is all uphill and downhill. If you're not physically fit, you'll have to ride horses.
The first thing that catches your eye upon entering the scenic area is the Hobbit's hut. It's a great place for photos and check-in, but it's also quite crowded. Then we walked around the lake. The grassland is particularly steep, not flat, and the hike to the highest point, 1314, is quite strenuous. If you prefer not to walk, you can ride a horse for 150 yuan. There was a comic festival recently, all about pumpkins, and golden pumpkins were placed along the path, making for great photos and check-in. Avoid going during thunderstorms. The weather on the mountain suddenly changed. At first, it was overcast and not very hot without the sun, but the breeze was quite cool. Soon, it started to drizzle, and within three minutes, it became a heavy downpour, forcing us to rush through the trip. It was easy to slip and fall on the grass in the rain. Most of the attractions are under maintenance, so the only activities currently open are grass skiing and feeding the sika deer. Both are optional. If you want to enjoy the grassland activities, you might consider buying a package ticket for a better deal. There is a restaurant, but prices are a bit high; a bottle of Pocari Sweat is 8 yuan. Overall, it's a good place for photos and check-in, and I think a one-time visit is enough. The distance is too long. I drove here by myself and took a very narrow and bad road. The navigation signal was not very good, so it was easy to get lost. The best route to Chenzhou is to take Provincial Highway 212. The road up the mountain also has many bends and turns. It was raining and foggy, so you must drive carefully.
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Dongjiang Lake Tourist Area
4.5
/5
6318 reviews
7.8
From SGD 14.48
Based on 15 reviews
33.8 km from downtown
Phone +864004000073586
Address: Dongjiang Lake, Zixing, Chenzhou, China
Recommended sightseeing time: 0.5-1 day
No. 4 of Fall Viewing Attractions in Chenzhou
Highlights:
Glass walkway & stunning canyon
Mist-shrouded Dongjiang: ethereal beauty
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Book online in advance and enter directly by swiping your ID card, which is very convenient. This trip focuses on a leisurely vacation and not rushing to visit attractions, so I didn't enter the site early and missed the foggy Xiaodong River and the fisherman casting his net. It's a little regretful, but I will come again next time.
The scenery is beautiful, with fog covering the Xiaodongjiang River, a paradise on earth. If you have time, you must walk there. Staying at the Yishang Hotel at the entrance of the Dongjiang Lake Scenic Area is perfect. It is only a few minutes' walk away, so you can sleep a little longer.
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Wuzhifeng Scenic Area In Mangshan
4.5
/5
1969 reviews
7.4
From SGD 31.13
86 km from downtown
Phone +8607357402122
Address: Rongjia Cave (East Gate of Mangshan Scenic Spot), Yizhang County, Quzhou City
Recommended sightseeing time: 0.5-1 day
No. 1 of Family-Friendly Attractions in Chenzhou
Highlights:
Top 10 new attractions & more
Rhododendron blooms in spring
Saved by 241 users1754 positive reviews
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I bought a ticket for the Wuzhifeng Scenic Area in Chenzhou, Hunan, along with a shuttle bus and cable car. No need to pick up a ticket, I could just scan my ID or the park QR code to enter and board the cable car. It was really convenient. The scenic area is well-managed, and the scenery, sometimes shrouded in mist and sometimes with a dramatic view, is truly picturesque. Well worth a visit.
The scenery is very good. It is indeed not necessary to climb the mountain. You can take the elevator. However, the scenic area is very large. It takes several kilometers to walk around it. It is very tiring to walk around. But I think it is worth going.
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Mount Feitianshan national geopark
4.4
/5
43 reviews
6.6
From SGD 9.96
20.4 km from downtown
Address: 郴州市苏仙区翠江路与飞天山路交叉口西220米
Recommended sightseeing time: 0.5-1.5 days
Highlights:
Boat ride & ancient wonders
Ancient town's 2000-year-old waterway
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It is a typical Danxia landform scenic area with a total area of 110 square kilometers, 18 kilometers away from the city, with convenient transportation. There are 48 valleys, 9 villages, 4 ponds, 3 temples, 2 rivers and 1 spring in the scenic area. It is characterized by Danyan Fortress, rare caves and caves, hot springs and green rivers as links, and stone Buddha hanging coffins as historical veins. It integrates mountains, waters, forests, caves and Buddhas, and is majestic, strange, dangerous, beautiful and ingenious.
You don't need to go to Feitian Mountain, you can directly buy bamboo paper tickets to Jiulong Water Village. You can see the Danxia landform on the water, suitable for sunny days. Especially to see the thousand-year-old hanging coffins, there are not many tourists, and swim in Cuijiang River. After the tour, you still return to Damianzhou Wharf and have dinner directly at the hotel next to the wharf.
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Mangshan Tourist Area
4.4
/5
871 reviews
6.2
From SGD 13.58
92.4 km from downtown
Phone +8607353991182
Address: Yizhang, Chenzhou, China
Recommended sightseeing time: 1 day
No. 2 of Family-Friendly Attractions in Chenzhou
Highlights:
Mangshan Five Finger Peak: Must-see spectacular landforms
Thrilling and magnificent Tian Tai Mountain Glass Walkway
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We visited the West District of Mangshan. The entrance fee is 80 yuan, with children free. Self-drive vehicles are free, and parking is also free. The Monkey King Village scenic area is located near a rafting transfer station. There's a caged monkey house with two monkeys at the entrance. We walked for 20 minutes into the area, reaching the Water Curtain Cave, but then returned. We didn't see any wild monkeys. We passed a small stream near a hydroelectric power station, and the children had a blast playing in the water. So, bring some clothes. We didn't visit General Village. The road to Tiantai Mountain Scenic Area is steep and winding, so drive carefully. The parking lot is small, so we parked on the side of the road. We bought a one-way ticket for the Tiantai Mountain elevator, which cost 36 yuan for adults and 18 yuan for children. Since we wanted to watch the sunset, the elevator stopped at 5:30 p.m., making it difficult to get up and down. Sunset was at 6:30 p.m. on our day. After ascending the cloud ladder, we first climbed the First Peak of Central and Southern Taiwan, which requires some stamina. Alternatively, you can skip the climb and visit the Longevity Pagoda. The First Peak of Central and Southern Taiwan offers a sunrise view from the platform of the Five Finger Peak, the highest point in the West District, with beautiful views. From the First Peak of Central and Southern Taiwan to the Longevity Pagoda, you can watch the sunset all the way down the mountain. Drinks and snacks are available at the Wanshou Pagoda. From there, we continued north to the Guanyin Temple Alpine Rhododendron Observation Deck and the Xiaotiantai Observation Deck. The road was mostly flat, and the journey to the Xiaotiantai Observation Deck took over 20 minutes. The Xiaotiantai Observation Deck offers another platform for viewing the Five Finger Peaks and the sunrise from the west side. We then returned to the Wanshou Pagoda to watch the sunset. Afterward, we walked down the 660 steps from the Wanshou Pagoda parking lot, which took 20 minutes. The total hike took over five hours.
Driving up the mountain, there are many bends, which tests driving skills. If you have the physical strength to hike, you can completely skip the escalator and walk all the way. Along the way, cicadas chirp in the forest, birds sing in the mountains, climb the stairs, and take a look at the mountains and walk in the sea of clouds.
The sun was scorching on the day we went there, but clouds rose from time to time, especially in the Golden Whip Stone Pillar Valley. There was always an illusion of riding on clouds and mist, which was not like the human world.
If you also want to go to Monkey King Village and General Village, one day is not enough and you will be very tired. If you like hiking, you need two days. For general tourism, you can focus on one or two attractions.
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