A rare way to play in Shennongjia, enjoy Xiangxiyuan alone on rainy days

📍Address of scenic spot: Xiangxiyuan is located 2 kilometers west of Muyu Town, Shennongjia Forest District, Hubei Province, close to National Highway 209, and is located in the core radiation zone of the six major scenic spots in Shennongjia. As the source of the Xiangxi River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, it is famous for the twin legends of "Emperor Yan's Medicine Washing Pool" and "Zhaojun's Silk Washing Stream". It is a mysterious ecological corridor located at 31° north latitude. The "No. 1 Yingbin Avenue" sign can be seen at the entrance of the scenic area, and it is only a 10-minute walk from the Muyu Town B&B cluster. 🚗 Transportation to attractions: Self-driving [Car] From Wuhan: Take the G50 Shanghai-Chongqing Expressway to the S68 Fanba Expressway, and drive along National Highway 209 to Muyu Town. The whole journey takes about 5 hours. Self-driving [Car] Towards Yichang: Take G42 Shanghai-Chengdu Expressway to Xingshan Exit, then connect to National Highway 209 to the north. Be careful during the rainy season as the winding mountain road is slippery. Take the high-speed rail [Metro] to Yichang East Station, transfer to the bus to Muyu Town (6 buses per day, 3.5 hours), and then walk or take a taxi to the town. Muyu Town provides a direct bus to the scenic area (10 yuan per person for one way). 👍️Must-see attractions: 1. Xiangxi River Source: Watching Waterfalls in the Rain: The spring water gushing out of the underground river surges in speed when it rains, forming a group of stepped waterfalls. Lu Yu, the tea saint of the Tang Dynasty, rated it as "the fourteenth spring in the world." 2. Peach Blossom Fish Observation Point·Illusion in the Rain: Legend has it that Zhaojun’s tears turned into peach blossom fish. The stream water turns red in the rainy season, making it easier to observe. The fish’s body is transparent with light red lines, just like peach blossoms in the water. 3. Glacial boulders and moss-marked secrets: relics of the Quaternary glacier, with boulders covered with emerald green mosses that look like jade carvings after the rain, and epiphytic orchids that emit a faint fragrance. 4. Zhaojun Cultural Gallery·Listening to the Pipa under the Rain Curtain: This is a reconstruction of the scene of Zhaojun playing the pipa to bid farewell. The water dripping from the eaves on a rainy day resonates with the stream, like the sound of the pipa echoing in the valley. 🎟️Ticket information: Adult tickets are 30 yuan per person, and seniors and children are half price. [!] Please note that the tickets for Xiangxi Garden are not included in the Shennongjia combined ticket. Free parking is available at the entrance of the attraction. 💗Other tips: Two legends bless the scenic spot. Shennong Medicine Washing Pool. According to legend, Emperor Yan washed hundreds of herbs here. The water in the pool is rich in medicinal properties. Local people still use the water to make tea for health preservation. The legend of Zhaojun states that the peach blossom fish by the stream turned into fish due to Zhaojun’s tears. Since the Tang Dynasty, it has become the subject of poetry by literati. Poets in the Qing Dynasty praised it as “flowers bloom in the stream, fish come to life, and fish play in the shadows of the flowers.” Xiangxiyuan in the rain is a double gift from nature and humanity. As raindrops hit the ancient trees, moss and stones, the sound of Zhaojun's pipa seems to travel through thousands of years, resonating with the footsteps of Shennong collecting herbs. There are no noisy tourists here, only the fantasy of rushing streams and the Zen feeling of clouds and mist. If you are willing to bid farewell to the brightness of sunny days, this journey to the secret place under the rain will become the clearest poem in your memory.